Older Sister threw my Steam Deck to the ground full force😿 Need Advice
By ShadowVibe354 · ISSUE · About Steam Deck OLED
Hello! I had a "fight" with my older sister recently. Long story short she got mad and threw my Steam Deck down at the ground. The front shell is pretty broken, especially along the left bumper, whereas the left bumper is now also rendered completely useless since I can't press down on it (think it's because of the shell/the impact constantly pushing down on it). Otherwise it seems to work pretty well.. I contacted support and they said repairs would cost likely around 225€, but that's kinda out of my budget considering I'm 16 and had to sell my PC(which I bought by myself) for my steam deck and money isn't really something I have a large sum of, or at least for right now. I could maybe fix it by myself but I heard the front shell is the hardest part on the steam deck to fix independently (in Germany we say: "Pech gehabt", basically saying the worse case scenario happened/tough luck). It also looks quite fugly with the scuffs and cracks.. but it's the beauty in the inside that counts!! Does anyone have any recommendations? Is it really that insanely difficult to replace the shell? I could scrap up some stuff to maybe sell for a replacement shell but I don't really have that much experience with tech. I'm kinda a tech geek in theory (but also a noob so don't expect that much), which is why I love my steam deck so very much and would hate to see it go😿
Thank you in advance!
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SwiftMaker952: I would get my parents to force my sister to pay for the repairs...
Update: Holy crap, don't listen to these maladjusted individuals telling you to harm your sister.
SwiftMaker840: # Older sister breaks, Older sister pays. Problem solved.
ThunderCoder34: Your sister needs to replace it. She can't just break your stuff with no consequences, especially as she is older. Speak to your parents. If they refuse to enforce this ask them what would happen if you went and deliberately smashed her phone right now? Obviously don't break her phone but to give th
ShadowEcho853: And your sister couldn't pay for the damages? I mean, I don't know what kind of "fight" you had, but I've had disagreements and arguments with my sister, but I never went so far as to throw any of her things at her, and she never did that to me either...
JordanReed: Make your parents force your sister to pay for repairs. Or else buy a new one.
NeonVibe275: You can most likely fix it yourself for cheaper by ordering parts from iFixit and following their guides:
[https://www.ifixit.com/Parts/Steam\_Deck\_OLED](https://www.ifixit.com/Parts/Steam_Deck_OLED) ([EU Store Link](https://www.ifixit.com/en-esomeone/Steam_Deck_OLED))
[https://www.ifixit.com/Dev
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