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Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be. (arstechnica.com)
submitted 11 months ago by 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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[–] 18 points 11 months ago* (8 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.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (6 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.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago* (2 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.

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  • [–] 0 points 11 months 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.

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