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Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be. (arstechnica.com)
submitted 6 days ago by BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The title is a bit misleading, as the article lists diverging analysts' opinions, ranging from Valve willing to sell at a loss or low margins, to high prices due to RAM and SSD price volatility.

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[โ€“] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why not? That answer is easy. Because maybe you can't. That's why I asked ๐Ÿ˜‚

[โ€“] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah, but you can though. Go spec your own gaming rig if you don't believe me.

Also, again, there's pretty much no way it'll be $1,000.

[โ€“] wordmark@mas.to 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

@cyberpunk007 @_haha_oh_wow_ can it produce steam? (And cook a coffee???)

[โ€“] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

That would probably require some modifications...