That may sound weird to you, but my favorite devices are those that grew on me and became special.
Like the Nokia N900, my first Gameboy or my favorite X24/X60 thinkpads. They have served for years and have a place in my heart.
My steam deck became special too as it took this type of special place.
I will not abandon the poor thing to the siren of a lightly upgraded hardware.
We have still great gaming times to live.
If you already own a Steam Deck, I think it’s better to wait for the next major revision (Steam Deck 2 or whatever they’ll call it). The original deck is just fine, and I’ve never had any issues with battery life, because I just don’t have time to play it much. Of course everybody is different, so that’s just me.