256 GB and 512 GB Steam Deck models can now ship with PCIe x2 SSDs.
This change was first noticed byGerman hardware site HardwareLuxx.
The x4 or x2 refers to the number of PCI lanes the SSD has access to.
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More lanes equals more bandwidth.
So the change means that some units of the Steam Deck have half the bandwidth as compared to others.
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In our testing, we did not see any impact to gaming performance between x2 and x4.
Valve also recently announced it isramping up production on the Steam Deck.
The microSD card slots are also standard across all three models.
Valve also recently recommended againstmodding the Deck to put in a larger SSD.
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