FirmDistribution@lemmy.world to Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyz · 15 hours agoIt looks like iFixit won't be getting any more Steam Deck LCD spare partswww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1141cross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1141external-linkIt looks like iFixit won't be getting any more Steam Deck LCD spare partswww.gamingonlinux.comFirmDistribution@lemmy.world to Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyz · 15 hours agomessage-square40fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.zip
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-211 hours 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-up2·10 hours 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.