• xploit@lemmy.world
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    8 minutes ago

    If I had to guess, I’d think somewhere in the 1500 usd region. Which will make it more expensive than some prebuilts, but still somewhat justifiable to enough people due to certain expectations. Hell it may even perform a lil better than some prebuilts with dgpu, since valve already has skin in the game to keep improving Linux experience. Still I wouldn’t trade a 6 y/o PC for it rather just slap Linux on it myself…in fact I did that.

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    2 hours ago

    I mean if memory/ssd/gpu/everything prices have shot through the roof, is this really that unexpected?

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    3 hours ago

    Which translates to you’ll be spending more to build a mid tier pc yourself

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      2 hours ago

      Yeah, it sounds like a lot, but what’s that cost compared to other pre-builts of equivalent spec? With how fucked everything is I’d wager the Steam Machine isn’t insanely priced compared to the other offerings.

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        1 hour ago

        If anything, it’s good to have a mass produced option from Steam. Eventually when I’m priced out of building big badass rigs I’ll look to Steam to provide a plug and play console experience.

        I’m on my dream PC build, and at this point I don’t really care to build another one again. Console simplicity is great now that I can play most things 60-120 fps.

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        38 minutes ago

        Especially given that it runs Linux so you are saving a bunch on the operating system

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      34 minutes ago

      Yeah, but it won’t have that magic Steam logo.

      How else would LordGabeN afford to buy all those Aston Martins to race around the world.