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=='''Cyberdecks'''==

If you’re a decker, your cyberdeck is your life’s blood, your all-in-one ticket to controlling the Matrix. It provides you with your Matrix attributes, especially the Attack and Sleaze that are vital to hacking. It also has a built-in sim module, so all you need is a DNI to use it for VR right out of the box. Other important features include a universal data connector and about a meter of retractable data cable, so you can connect to other devices directly. A cyberdeck usually has a small screen for displaying status messages. It is most often a flat rectangle, but it can be just about any shape that has the same volume as a small book; the “hackpack” model, a cyberdeck in a belt pack, is popular for deckers on the go.

Each deck has a Device Rating, which determines its Matrix Condition Monitor and is used in a few other rules. It also has a listing for four attributes (called the Attribute Array), but it does not specifically list which numbers go with which attributes. This is because decks are more versatile than your average device or host. You can configure your deck for different uses at different times. There’s also a listing for the number of programs you can run at a time on a deck, although you can have any number of them in storage.

'''Deck Configuration''': When you first boot your deck, assign each of its four attribute values to one of the Matrix attributes. This covers the various software that you’re running in your deck’s memory. This lets you describe with ratings how much software your deck is currently running for offense, stealth, computing, and defense. For example, let’s say you’ve got a Microtrónica Azteca 200 with the attribute values of 3D+1, 2D+2, 2D, 1D+1. Your plan for the evening is to surf the Matrix legally, maybe play some games, find a movie, or just hang out in JackPoint. You assign your Matrix attributes Attack 1D+1, Sleaze 2D, Data Processing 3D+1, and Firewall 2D+2.

'''Files & Matrix Attributes''': Files do not have ratings (although protection on files does). Instead, they use the ratings of their owners when defending against Matrix actions.

*The device's Attribute Array ratings are added to the user's own Computer Programming/Repair or Security skills when using the cyberdeck.

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| style="text-align: center;"|<u>'''Deck''' </u>
| style="text-align: center;"|<u>'''Device Rating'''</u>
| style="text-align: center;"|<u>'''Attribute Array'''</u>
| style="text-align: center;"|<u>'''Programs'''</u>
| style="text-align: center;"|<u>'''Availability'''</u>
| style="text-align: center;"|<u>'''Cost'''</u>
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Erika MCD-1
| style="text-align: center;"|1
| style="text-align: center;"|2D+2/2D/1D+1/2 pips
| style="text-align: center;"|1
| style="text-align: center;"|1; R
| style="text-align: center;"|49,500
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Microdeck Summit
| style="text-align: center;"|1
| style="text-align: center;"|2D+2/2D/2D/2 pips
| style="text-align: center;"|1
| style="text-align: center;"|1; R
| style="text-align: center;"|58,000
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Microtrónica Azteca 200
| style="text-align: center;"|2
| style="text-align: center;"|3D+1/2D+2/2D/1D+1
| style="text-align: center;"|2
| style="text-align: center;"|2; R
| style="text-align: center;"|110,250
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Hermes Chariot
| style="text-align: center;"|2
| style="text-align: center;"|3D+1/2D+2/2D+2/1D+1
| style="text-align: center;"|2
| style="text-align: center;"|2; R
| style="text-align: center;"|123,000
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Novatech Navigator
| style="text-align: center;"|3
| style="text-align: center;"|4D/3D+1/2D+2/2D
| style="text-align: center;"|3
| style="text-align: center;"|3; R
| style="text-align: center;"|205,750
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Renraku Tsurugi
| style="text-align: center;"|3
| style="text-align: center;"|4D/3D+1/3D+1/2D
| style="text-align: center;"|3
| style="text-align: center;"|3; R
| style="text-align: center;"|214,125
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Sony CIY-720
| style="text-align: center;"|4
| style="text-align: center;"|4D+2/4D/3D+1/2D+2
| style="text-align: center;"|4
| style="text-align: center;"|4; R
| style="text-align: center;"|345,000
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Shiawase Cyber-5
| style="text-align: center;"|5
| style="text-align: center;"|5D+1/4D+2/4D/3D+1
| style="text-align: center;"|5
| style="text-align: center;"|5; R
| style="text-align: center;"|549,375
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|Fairlight Excalibur
| style="text-align: center;"|6
| style="text-align: center;"|6D/5D+1/4D+2/4D
| style="text-align: center;"|6
| style="text-align: center;"|6; R
| style="text-align: center;"|823,250
|}

*'''Attack''': Your Attack rating reflects the programs and utilities you have running on your deck that inject harmful code into other operating systems, or use brute-force algorithms to break encryptions and protections to lay the virtual smackdown. Attack software is high-risk, high-reward, because firewall protocols tend to treat it harshly, doing damage that could hurt your persona if you blow it. Attack actions are good for making quick break-ins, damaging devices, and dealing with Matrix threats in a very fast but loud way.
*'''Sleaze''': The applications making up your Sleaze attribute mask your Matrix presence, probe the defenses of targets, and subtly alter a target system’s code. Sleaze software is delicate, and one mistake will spill the soybeans on you to your target. Sleaze actions are good for intrusions in which you have plenty of time and in dealing with Matrix problems in a slow but quiet way.
*'''Data Processing''': Your Data Processing attribute measures your device’s ability to handle information, datastreams, and files. It is used for Matrix actions that aren’t, as a general rule, illegal.
*'''Firewall''': Your Firewall attribute is your protection against outside attacks. It contains code filters, file checkers, virus detection and eradication software, and other defensive programming. Firewall actions are defensive in nature. The most important role of the Firewall is as virtual armor against Matrix damage.