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OK, yes, I’m late to the Steam Deck game, only getting mine back in August 2023. And over that time, I’ve looked at a ton of different blogs, and played around with different software, and nothing was a true one size fits all, and depending on what you’re use is, so much changes. If you’re just using it to play your games in your Steam library, you’re done! The only things I could recommend are:
- SABRENT 6-Port Docking Station for Steam Deck ($29.89)
- It’s a great dock with 95W PD, so you can use your Steam Deck power adapter to power the dock, and charge your Steam Deck. An HDMI port to plug in your Steam Deck into your TV, or monitor, to play on a bigger screen, and some of the following
- An Ethernet adapter
- TP-Link USB to Ethernet Adapter (UE306) 1Gbps – USB 3.0 – $14.99
- TP-Link USB C To Ethernet Adapter(UE300C) 1Gbps – USB C – $19.99
- Anker USB C to 2.5 Gbps Ethernet Adapter – USB C – $39.99
- An external hard drive, or an SSD or NVMe with an enclosure
- A MicroSD card, no matter the size of your Steam Deck’s storage, it’s a quick and easy upgrade
- Team Group 512GB Elite microSDXC UHS-I U3, V30, A1 – $39.99 (Frequently on sale)
- Team Group 1TB Elite microSDXC UHS-I U3, V30, A1 – $9*.99 (Frequently on sale)
Yes, SABRENT also does make one with all of the following included, the SABRENT Docking Station Compatible with Steam Deck, 7-in-1 Steam Deck Dock with M.2 SSD Slot ($79.99). I just was lucky enough to have some spare NVMe and SSD drives laying around from some previous PC upgrades, and deals that pop up on Slickdeals.net
OK, so wait, you’re saying you have games from other services like Epic, Ubisoft, maybe EA/Origin, because game services are like streaming services? Well, then I am definitely going to recommend a microSD card of around 512GB, or internal storage of 256GB or more, which is can easily be upgraded, if you feel comfortable popping open your Steam Deck. I went with this one SABRENT Rocket 2230 NVMe 4.0 512GB High Performance ($59.99), and followed this guide from iFixIt Steam Deck SSD Replacement, the one thing I do recommend, which isn’t in the guide, use the storage/carrying case as a way to hold the Steam Deck up, so you’re not putting pressure on the buttons and joysticks, and this adapter JSAUX USB C to USB Adapter [2 Pack] to allow you to use your USB drive that you create with the Steam Deck OS recovery media
After all that, lets continue to Lutris and more…