Warranty in Europe is typically stronger. And you might want to be closer to the shop where you'll have to return it to, if it's defective.
this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2025
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This is a really good point, thank you!
Especially considering that warranty is usually region-locked. You usually can't claim warranty from outside of the country where you bought it.
So if your friend in France has to claim warranty, they'd have to first ship it to Canada so that someone else (e.g. you) can do the warranty claim for them.
Mostly just EU consumer protections and ease of warranty service. If you buy in the EU you should get the standard 2y consumer electronics warranty but only 1y in NA. Verifiy that you can actually get a deck in france, apparently availability is spotty. Typically warranties are handled where you bought the item too, so if you ever need to make a warranty claim you might have to send the deck to Canada if you buy it before you leave.
Also, warranty is usually region-locked, even if the device is not.
Buying a steam deck in Canada usually gives you warranty in Canada. So of you then use the device in France and it breaks, then you have to first ship it to some friend in Canada, so they can do a warranty claim.
I would try to somehow order it in france.
Having the EU plug on the actual charger is just nicer, but more importantly, the warranty is longer.
The power adapter accepts 100-240V, and the same one is used worldwide. They just put different plugs on it (you can see the seams if you look close).
Any brick can output 60w these days. The charger is definitely not worth it
It's less about the output and more about the fact that having to carry an adapter makes the whole setup larger, heavier and uglier.
Adapter? What are you talking about? Any usb c charger works gor steamdeck and they are super cheap rn.
So you're saying buy the US one, throw the charger that comes with it in the trash, then buy another?
Wasteful.
I didn't have a USB PD charger that went above 15W until the one that came with my Deck. I use it as a slightly slightly faster phone charger, too.
And no, the vast majority of new ones do not go above 20W, either. It just checked. Sure they all work, but your claim that "any" charger hits 60W is complete nonsense.
Eh I'm not petty pinching e-waste on a charger
I'm having trouple parsing this comment into a sentence that makes sense. You don't penny pinch e-waste? What?
Either way, a lot of people won't think about this in terms of mere monetary value. Every bit of plastic counts.
And that's before considering that not everyone can afford to make trivial purchases. And even if you can afford it, I can't imagine making purchases without thinking about it beyond whether I have the money. That some people don't think past that, contributes to tons of problems.
I could easily afford a more convenient and smaller GaN charger to replace the one I got with my Deck, but it wouldn't really bring me any new value. Every cent I'd spend on that purchase would be more efficient when used for something else.
If not for my needs, then someone elses.
People care. And they should. You bother me, because behind your comments, is the suggesting that we shouldn't. To you, one less piece of waste is "not worth it". That's wrong.
Nah man thats a waste of time. There are much better way you can reduce e-waste and buy 1 more charging brick.
That's false mutual exclusivity. What other thing could you not also do, without buying an extra one?
I'd say dont worry about it. You are absolutely free to take it and there are no region locks between Canada and Europe. I always travel with full suitcases of Japanese gear back to Europe no problem and it's like 50% cheaper compared to European prices.