iFixit throws its hat in the ring with its own 2TB SSD upgrade for Steam Deck

Steam Deck with Windows 11 installed
(Image credit: Future)

First spotted by GamingOnLinux, DIY repair outfitter iFixit is now offering its own Steam Deck SSD replacements. iFixit is offering 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB configurations at $100, $180, and $300 respectively, with the option to spend $5 extra for a screwdriver, tweezers, heat spreader, and plastic pry tools.

iFixit is the third big DIY retailer in just under two weeks to start offering SSDs for the Deck, joining the likes of Framework and Scan UK. Up until now it's been much harder to find reputable sources for the 2230 NVMe drives used by the Deck⁠—the portable only has room for this particularly stubby configuration, and there haven't been consumer retail options until now.

It's still a pricey upgrade though, with the 2230 stubbies commanding much higher prices than equivalent sizes in more standard configurations. They're going for similar prices at all three retailers as well, with Scan only going up to 1TB in size. Framework is sourcing theirs from Western Digital though, while iFixit is selling Micron drives, if manufacturer loyalty factors into this for you.

As it stands, this will probably remain a niche option unless prices come down in the future. I've been burned by a defective micro SD card in the past, but these days I'm pretty content with my combo of 512GB Deck with a 512GB Samsung card⁠—it definitely helps if you prefer older games and indies on your Deck instead of some of these triple-A monster installs we've been seeing. As far as Steam Deck DIY upgrades go, my favorite is still this translucent backplate kit offered by JSAUX.

TOPICS
Associate Editor

Ted has been thinking about PC games and bothering anyone who would listen with his thoughts on them ever since he booted up his sister's copy of Neverwinter Nights on the family computer. He is obsessed with all things CRPG and CRPG-adjacent, but has also covered esports, modding, and rare game collecting. When he's not playing or writing about games, you can find Ted lifting weights on his back porch.

Read more
The WD Black SN850X 8 TB out of the packaging.
WD Black SN850X 8 TB NVMe SSD review
Annapro carrying case, GameSir Nova Lite controller, SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds, and Asus ROG Falchion RX Low Profile keyboard on a blue background with PC Gamer Recommended logo
Best Steam Deck accessories in 2025: These are the add-ons that I'd let keep my handheld company on its travels
An out-of-focus image of an SSD, surrounded by a colorful border, with a PC Gamer Best SSD 2024 logo in the center
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming SSD of 2024
Western Digital NvMe SSDs.
Quit worrying about game install sizes with these future-proof SSDs
A collection of NVMe SSDs on orange.
Best cheap SSD deals for gaming today
Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 2025 with the underside panel removed.
The SSDs and RAM on this new Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 can be upgraded entirely without tools
Latest in Handheld Gaming PCs
Valve Steam Deck OLED handheld PC
'The future of hardware at Valve is bright': Valve celebrates the success of Steam Deck and Steam OS
Still from a CNET video highlighting the Samsung concept device from MWC 2025
Samsung's handheld prototype delivers folding phone screens to Switch-like gaming hardware, and I am absolutely here for it
Xbox handheld
Microsoft is reportedly prepping a handheld Xbox for later this year with new consoles coming in 2027
OneXPlayer 2 pro on a table
I never thought a handheld PC bloated with Windows could replace my Steam Deck, but after gaming on an old OneXPlayer 2 Pro I can see now I judged it too harshly
A Razer Handheld Dock Chroma with a Steam Deck OLED
Razer Handheld Dock Chroma review
The Logitech G305 Lightspeed gaming mouse floats in a teal, deal header image void. This is the black colourway with silver-y grey accents. A stylised 'G' is painted on to the lower portion of the palm rest.
Clicking fingers at the ready—you can snap up the best budget gaming mouse for $30
Latest in News
Crying laughing emoji with disturbing realistic elements for REPO
REPO's first update will add a new map and a 'duck bucket' so we can finally give that pesky quacker a time out
Man facing camera
The Day Before studio reportedly sues Russian website for calling infamous disaster-game a 'scam'
Will Poulter holding a CD ROM
'What are most games about? Killing': Black Mirror Season 7 includes a follow-up to 2018 interactive film Bandersnatch
Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers
Sony, which is making a Helldivers 2 movie, is also making a new Starship Troopers movie, but it's not based on the Starship Troopers movie we already have
Assassin's Creed meets PUBG
Ubisoft is reportedly talking to Tencent about creating a new business entity to manage Assassin's Creed and other big games
Resident Evil Village - Lady Dimitrescu
'It really truly changed my life in every possible way': Lady Dimitrescu actor says her Resident Evil Village role was just as transformative for her as it was for roughly half the internet in 2021