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Idk, I just don't see the use case (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 1 point 10 months ago (5 children)

Sorry but you can easily do that. The average person cannot. Most people would have to do multiple weeks of research into what different parts of a computer even are to have any hope of building a PC. Lemmy is one of the most out of touch places I've ever seen as far as tech literacy goes. The average person likely couldn't even tell you what an operating system is, let alone know what Linux is.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    If you don't want to build it just buy a prebuilt. It's not that hard.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Ah, maybe they could make some cool prebuilt with Linux already built in. Hmm and make it small enough to fit under a TV in a small shelf 🤔

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

    And if only that machine could use OEM parts so that people could upgrade and fix it 🤔

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I don't think you could get OEM parts that would actually fit in that space tbh. Also the guaranteed software support from valve, and set spec list allowing devs to optimize for it are some pretty huge bonuses over other prebuilts. I'm not saying building your own comp is a bad idea, but for the average user who just wants to be able to game at medium settings in most games, this has some pretty major advantages.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Well, no. That's why they used custom parts. I'd rather have a slightly larger machine that I can actually maintain though.

    Also why are you so confident devs will "optimize" for the steam deck? That's just wishful thinking and I highly doubt it would happen. I also don't know what you're talking about when you mention "software support". Every pc component I've bough has had software support from its manufacturer.

    There's not even a cost advantage. We don't know the price but valve already said that it should cost about the same as building a similar pc.

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