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Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be. (arstechnica.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The title is a bit misleading, as the article lists diverging analysts' opinions, ranging from Valve willing to sell at a loss or low margins, to high prices due to RAM and SSD price volatility.

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

At $1,000 that'd be a hard pass for me even though I love Valve, I could easily build something better for less. I seriously doubt that'll be the price too, it'll probably around $600-800.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Could you really build something better for less? Not to mention all that plus OS install and stuff is already done so most people will prefer that I think.

[–] Carrot@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago

I've priced it out for myself, and I couldn't get a build that's as good at that price, not on new hardware at least. Not sure how they worked out their numbers

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Less than $1,000? Yes, why not? We'll see what the price actually is, but I doubt it'll be anywhere near that high. Valve was pretty smart about sourcing their parts for low cost and decent performance. I wouldn't be surprised if it were closer to $500 even.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Why not? That answer is easy. Because maybe you can't. That's why I asked 😂

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, but you can though. Go spec your own gaming rig if you don't believe me.

Also, again, there's pretty much no way it'll be $1,000.

[–] wordmark@mas.to 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@cyberpunk007 @_haha_oh_wow_ can it produce steam? (And cook a coffee???)

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

That would probably require some modifications...

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

For me it’s either this or Framework Desktop, I’ve got the money, just waiting for the email from Valve telling the final price.

Steam Machine is better for gaming, which is nice

But Framework can do Mac levels of AI work, which is also nice, it’s also not completely useless for games.