• SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
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      transparent custom shells already exist. the problem is, that transparent plastics tend to be more brittle than solid colors

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        Ive done a shell swap on my steam deck and while Its worth it and it looks amazing it was a PROCESS because you have to unglue the screen and the touch pads (if you want to swap those too) you basically disassemble the entire device

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        There’s actually an official transparent case Steam Deck too. They had the limited edition OLED when it first came out.

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      The white looks, cool but I think it will look dirty a bit faster. Also, the white boarder may be a bit distracting

      I always prefer the dark colors around screens.

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      You can still shell swap or vinyl wrap your OLED, replace joysticks and buttons, etc. It’s cooler to customize it in that way imo

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        The notion of getting a special edition white one, then swapping the shell to a custom black is funny.

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      Idk where you live, but a number of countries give you a 14 day cool-off period where you can return purchases for any reason.

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      Eternally thankful this isn’t a rerun of the translucent black edition. I too got my first OLED delivered last week.

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    white plastics have a history of becomig yellow

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      It’s called a patina, and it’s an intended side-effect of repeated use that increases performance.

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        ah, just like how cam out is a feature of phillips screws that improves the spinning performance of the driver

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      Ngl I was convinced for a good while it’s mostly a result of smoking near them.

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        I mean that will do it too, but it will be sticky and stain your skin and also smell awful

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    Man, I couldn’t get one over the fear of it getting yellowed but it looks cleannn, love the grey buttons

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      If you already own a steamdeck they sell replacement shells. Be forewarned though installation is absolutely insane and takes a loooot of time. I’ve had white installed on mine for about a year and have had no issues with it yellowing.

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      I thought this wasn’t really a thing anymore with modern white plastic, no? It’ll still get more visibly dirty though.

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    Finally a good solution to my white sd-card. It looks so bad in my black Steam Deck.

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    I owned a white original model PSP and that thing never looked clean after the first week no matter what I did.

    Honestly people who go all white on everything kinda terrify me…