Comment on Steam Machine pricing announced (from $1049-$1428 USD), reservation lists open

• SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I heard from a trusted colleague that the difference is about $70, but you also get a possible steam controller discount + a sweet-ass form factor.

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  • someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’m gonna say that’s next to nothing, especially when you consider driver support.

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    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Agreed - that’s part of what I meant by “compatibility guarantees,” but I should have called out drivers more explicitly.

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  • suxen_tsihcrana@anarchist.nexus ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Don’t forget all the time you save not having to configure stuff and fight with drivers. I enjoy dealing with that stuff because I like to learn, but others might not.

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    • lyrial@anarchist.nexus ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I was going to mention that driver support for known hardware is pretty huge. I am not a tinkerer at all, so I personally find this appealing.

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      • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Tbh, it’s not a big issue for Linux in general. Device drivers are all baked into the kernel and get automatically updated alongside system updates.

        I made the switch from Windows to Nobara a few weeks ago, and normal tasks have been fairly smooth

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  • bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I think he got that from Gamer’s Nexus. But that is when you use similar components. You can also easily find components for the same price that are better. Especially when you use the 2 TB model as your base.

    But you won’t get CEC or the integrated Steam Controller dongle of course.

    Still, while it’s not a great price it isn’t a bad price either.

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    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      But you won’t get CEC or the integrated Steam Controller dongle of course.

      Or the small form factor.

      I admit, I was hoping Valve’s production numbers would have brought economies of scale to make the smaller form factor a non-issue, but that doesn’t seem to be how it turned out

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      • bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I wish they could scale up massively. They still seem to operate under the assumption that they’re a small player. Though according to one interview (I think with Tested) they couldn’t even source the numbers of memory they wanted. On top of the horrendous price.

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• garbage_world@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  In Poland with already high electronics prices and 23% VAT, I could build something similar for around $1000.

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  • someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Woo $49 savings.

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    • garbage_world@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      The thing is, 23% VAT applies to the SM too.

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• adarza@piefed.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  i pieced together a comparable 2tb on pcpartpicker, using the cheapest reputable choices and vendors. it was about $200-250 less for the pc (without an os).

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  • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    in a standard matx tower form factor.

    That’s a major detail

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    • ViscloReader@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That and you have to get the parts and build it yourself, which isn’t everyone’s cup of tea

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• UnspecificGravity@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think it depends on how much time and effort you are willing to put into sourcing and building everything and how important the form factor is. Lots of guys build pretty capable livingroom computers out of old Small Form Factor business computers, but once you have it all together its not a LOT cheaper than this.

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