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Dropped my Steam Deck. Is it fixable?
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this post was submitted on 16 Apr 2026
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And if you watch some video tutorials of these repairs and feel like it’s outside of your skill level, valve’s repair service is accessible through customer support. They provide a shipping label, and when it gets there they assess the cost of repair, inform you of the cost and ask if you want it done or not. If not they’ll ship it back as is. I believe I paid about $135 USD to have buttons replaced and machine cleaned out internally. It’s an option, if you lack either the time or gumption to fix it yourself.
That's probably my preference. After looking through the ifixit tutorial, my hands aren't steady enough, and my close work eyesight isn't good enough for me to do that with any confidence. I don't mind paying, either, if it gets done properly. The only catch is I'm in Australia. Will I need to send it to the US?
Because it's so repairable, you might be able to find a 3rd party to fix it for not too much. I don't know what that would do with your warranty, but I figure that attempting the repair yourself would also void the warranty.
High availability of parts and repair guides tends to lower the price of repairs, even from 3rd party people. It's why right to repair is so important
I'm pretty sure it's out of warranty by now anyway.
You know, I’m not entirely certain. The American repair service is a partnered business, so I would assume it would be in valve’s best interest to partner with such companies regionally.
I guess I'll have to face the gauntlet of Steam Support to find out. Thanks.