FirmDistribution@lemmy.world to Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyz · 4 days agoIt looks like iFixit won't be getting any more Steam Deck LCD spare partswww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down18
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkIt looks like iFixit won't be getting any more Steam Deck LCD spare partswww.gamingonlinux.comFirmDistribution@lemmy.world to Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyz · 4 days agomessage-square40linkfedilink
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days agoI can speak from actual industry experience: even major players in the hardware space have significant trouble sourcing the quantities they want if their names don’t start with “Samsu” or “App” - and sometimes, even then.
minus-squaremarlowe221@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoLenovo, HP, and Dell are also pretty big players too. But even Microsoft priced the Surface line as high as they did because they just weren’t moving much hardware in comparison.
I can speak from actual industry experience: even major players in the hardware space have significant trouble sourcing the quantities they want if their names don’t start with “Samsu” or “App” - and sometimes, even then.
Lenovo, HP, and Dell are also pretty big players too.
But even Microsoft priced the Surface line as high as they did because they just weren’t moving much hardware in comparison.