I bought a Steam Deck maybe 1.5-2 years ago. I bought the 1-TB OLED version.
Up until recently, it's been an uneventful user experience.
I'm usually not rough on my equipment but I noticed that the left joystick would stick, but only in the UP position. When I looked at the stick, a chunk was missing under the stick knob, in the area where a user would press up on the stick. It adversely affects the gaming experience.
I did some research and found that ifixit.com sold Steam Deck parts, so I bought a replacement kit that includes the thumbstick module. I bought it maybe six months ago and had been neglecting to change the stick ever since.
Today, I installed the new stick. ifixit.com has a nice write-up on how to replace the stick.
After I replaced it, I experienced an issue where the Steam Deck wouldn't boot up. I panicked because I thought I did something wrong - I ended up re-opening the case (twice, actually) before researching the issue. This is a normal thing. I did a hard reset (held the power button for 30 sec) and then waited maybe 60 seconds for the Steam Deck to reset itself, which it did. The SD is now functioning without issue.
I didn't even have to recalibrate the sticks - they're Hall Effect sticks, and don't drift.
Working on the Steam Deck is super easy, as well, since it's so modular.
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