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Steam Machine finally launches as Valve reveals $1,049 starting price - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)
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[–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

You said 1000$ could get you a laptop would be on equal footing with the Steam Machine, but a hand-built 1000$ desktop wouldn't? What world do you live in where laptops are cheaper than desktops?

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Right now, you can't build a comparable desktop for $1000, unless you go for one of those BC250 builds. RAM, SSDs, and GPUs would push the starting price (from zero, mind you) to around $1500. Even just the 2x16 "budget RAM" I bought four years ago is close to $250-$300 for the set now.

    On the other hand, you can pretty easily find a comparable entry level laptop that can do gaming for $1000. Will it beat a $1000 desktop machine from a few years ago? Will it beat a true gaming laptop? No, but that's not what we're comparing.

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