Comment on Steam machine prices are live

bunnyBoy@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Same for me. I was expecting like $1200 for the base model which nobody should pay that much for such middling specs.

  But still $1k is way more than I’d pay for an HTPC. I’d much rather the steam link approach and use streaming to my already nice and powerful desktop. I guess this is a nice thing to point newbies who want a box that should “just work” and don’t already have something and don’t want to build.

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  • Rooster326@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is for people who don’t have a nice and powerful desktop.

    They didn’t stop development of the link explicitly for people like you?

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    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Obviously, no shit. I never meant to imply that this was targeted at me. But I know multiple people who already have a high end computer who would also like this for their living room.

      If it was $600 like I’d originally hoped I’d be interested. I wasn’t going to get one day 1, but I’d have picked one up once they’re consistently in stock. But $1000 for mid specs is rough for anyone. Just like the steam controller, Valve has made another hyper niche device.

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      • Rooster326@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The price for everything went up. That “mix spec” PC you were going to build? That went up by the same amount, if not more by the time this is all over

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      • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        But I know multiple people who already have a high end computer who would also like this for their living room.

        Why? High end computers can also go in the living room. You can also simply stream your high end computer to other devices if you don’t want to do that, or put HDMI cables in the walls.

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    • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This is for people who don’t have a nice and powerful desktop.

      You can build a significantly more powerful desktop that is also upgradable for less than this. This price renders it absolutely useless and no one should buy it.

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      • adoxographer@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I don’t think you can if you take into account the form factor, noise and thermals.

        I built my mini itx before this silliness and it was a good 20% more expensive on account of no space and specific components

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    • Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The steam link software is still being updated. It’s also open to a wider range of devices.

      My wife uses it with our Apple TV and the gaming PCs on a different floor. Works flawlessly even at 4k over WiFi.

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      • Rooster326@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yes I said that. I am glad it works for you I haven’t used it for Apply TV but I do use it from my phone, and on my Deck to play Windows games that are incompatible.

        Works great for both

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• dan1101@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I was thinking more like $1500

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  • Joelk111@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Good(?) news! You can spend almost that much for the 2TB with a controller.

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