Your device will very likely be 100% fine. Keep in mind that the relatively tiny minority of people who receive defects are way more likely to report it online than the significantly bigger group of happy customers who received a perfect device and don’t have any reason to share their experience on Reddit.
Edit: deleted some advice that neglected your RMA cost barrier
That’s a pretty underrated big-picture benefit tbh. I’m one of the people who upgraded but the more Steam Decks that reach people’s hands and convince Valve to keep growing and supporting this awesome device is an absolute win for all handheld enthusiasts
Label created doesn’t mean it’s in UPS hands. It just means Valve has initiated things on their end but hasn’t actually dropped it off at UPS yet.
Did not even think about that. That’s a great question