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[–] 8 points 4 months ago (15 children)

I can't see the size listed anywhere, this is just a mini itx junk box.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    From what I can tell, the PC in the image is built in the Jonsbo D32 PRO MESH Black, which is listed as "D396×W207×H314mm". However, the META PCs page says it's built in the Jonsbo D32 Black, which doesn't quite exist (the Jonsbo D32 models are PRO Black, PRO MESH Black, and STD Black). Thankfully, they are all the same size and the only differences are the side panel (mesh vs glass) and whether or not it has a moveable spine for variable spacing (PRO vs STD).

    Though, the META PCs website should really be more specific in their specs list.

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    Seems fine for most gamers.. As others have said, Steam don't make much profit on it, and the hardware isn't bad.

    Not everyone is playing 4K titles with raytracing. And when you start considering how quickly the cost of games adds up, steam ends up cheaper fairly quickly (I can't imagine buying 300 games on PS5 lol)

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Yeah but it has the Steam logo on it. That's worth $1000 by itself

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

    From the comparison I saw valve is only making ~$71 per device which honestly isn't that much of a premium for a pre-built mini pc

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I'm kinda surprised they don't just sell it at cost. We knew they couldn't subsidize the price with game sales, as anyone could buy this and install a different OS without ever buying a single steam game, but I kinda figured they'd bank on most people not doing that, hence selling at cost.

    Maybe it's just ~$71 margin for component costs to inflate further without the need for them to change the price.

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