$71 is honestly not that much of a premium once you consider your time putting this together, setting it up, and then constantly having to update becomes your problem
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cron@feddit.org 1 week agoYou can probably build a DDR4 system that is a bit cheaper with better performance. It will be even easier if you pick some used components.
Rooster326@programming.dev 1 week ago
cron@feddit.org 1 week ago
True. For example, not having to worry about drivers, UEFI updates and linux compatibility is a big win.
addie@feddit.uk 1 week ago
Not arguing that you can get slightly better performance for a slightly lower price, but that’s a substantially larger machine. The Steam Machine is little bigger than its controller in any dimension and easy to hide on a shelf; that Q300L is definitely a small desktop. It has niceties like HDMI CEC, so that it can wake your TV when you start it up from its controller. And it’s whisper-quiet.
$70 extra for a really living-room ready games machine does not seem at all unreasonable to me, plus it turns up ready-assembled. If I had to replace my gaming desktop, it doesn’t seem unreasonable. Replacing my gaming desktop would cost about twice what I originally paid for the damned thing as well, but that’s a different matter.