It’s the inner metal frame that adds a lot unnecessary weight. I’m not sure why they need it. If you open up an Ally, they get away with not having one. Moreover, I don’t even think it helps the structural integrity of the Steam Deck because both LCD and OLED versions I own has shell misalignment and weird creaky issues.
It’s funny though as the Switch would also hurt over time due to the tiny joypads.
But yeah I wish it were lighter, I like the size but it’s just a bit too heavy. I hope the Steam Deck 2 aims for 400g.
I wonder what the heaviest components are atm.
I actually have seen pics of the oled being as light as 320g
Probably the battery
It’s the inner metal frame that adds a lot unnecessary weight. I’m not sure why they need it. If you open up an Ally, they get away with not having one. Moreover, I don’t even think it helps the structural integrity of the Steam Deck because both LCD and OLED versions I own has shell misalignment and weird creaky issues.
Probably the cooling and the vibration / haptic motors I’d say. I doubt SD 2 will be much lighter.