The main benefit of upgrading the storage in the Steam Deck (open in new tab) is more capacity for playing games. But it can also improve battery life."

This is the potential of Sabrent's Rocket 2230 (open in new tab) drive, a small SSD with high capacity and low power consumption.

This is especially true of the 512GB drive, which improves both the performance of the top-of-the-line Steam Deck 512GB SSD that ships with the most expensive versions of Valve's handhelds and the power consumed while loading games.

And it's a double win for devices that don't need to run at full power for long periods of time, and therefore don't require a lot of power, but need all their battery power to keep gaming for as long as possible.

The new Sabrent Rocket 2230 512GB (opens in new tab) costs $90, and if you already have a 512GB drive in your deck, it may be a little hard to recommend it 100% as an upgrade.

Now you can double your capacity with the 1TB version for only $170 (opens in new tab), but it doesn't save as much power as the half-terabyte version. Still, read speeds are improved, and at least doubling the capacity is a worthwhile endeavor in itself.

The upgrade process itself is relatively straightforward, thanks to Valve's desire to make Steam Deck as open a platform as possible. Right, Katie?" (opens in new tab)

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