Comment on French retailer mocks €1039 Steam Machine with “Stim Machine” RX 9060 XT PC for €999
Dremor@lemmy.world 5 days agoOn the hardware side, the warranry is 5 years. On the software side, it is Steam responsability, not LDLC. Considering Linux still support some hardware that are more than 30 years old, I suppose you don’t have to worry too much here.
lime@feddit.nu 5 days ago
the big thing in terms of support is developer testability. just like with the deck, it’s basically a given that it will see significantly better support from third parties than any normal pc. it’s the same reason that “you can build a pc with the same performance as an xbox for cheaper” was always irrelevant. and considering valve isn’t selling this at a loss, the prebuilt only managing to undercut it by $40 is quite telling.
mushroomman_toad@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
I think the pre-built is aiming to exceed the performance of the SM, albeit with much more power draw, size, and noise.
snooggums@piefed.world 5 days ago
It is basically the equivalent of comparing a desktop PC to a laptop. One is cheaper if you completely ignore the form factor and purpose of the other.