Do you maybe have background downloads enabled and something is downloading while you’re playing?

It looks to be based on the classic Steam color scheme you can set for the Deck’s virtual keyboard. Might be custom made.

That’s incorrect. There is also a non LE model with 1TB.

I thought I had that as well, but after it happened a few times I realised it wasn’t the haptics at all, but the sound the fan makes when it turns on. Sounds very similar though, so maybe that’s also what it is in your case.

Got mine a few hours ago. The screen is gorgeous, obviously. Some other thoughts (and nitpicks):

I underestimated how much difference the touchscreen polling rate makes. I always thought the Deck’s touchscreen was kinda meh due to software, but it’s so much more responsive now. Might actually be a good device to play Osu now.

Most of the buttons feel slightly improved. The exceptions are the dpad and the back buttons. Both of those feel a bit stiff compared to the LCD. Maybe that’ll improve with use over time though.

The fan is awesome, barely audible. I had the loud/whiny type of fan before, so the difference is huge.

Speakers, unfortunately, sound worse to me. The sound curve might well be more flat and accurate, but that makes them sound a bit hollow and less punchy than the OG in my opinion.