Well, first of all it’s not that much more expensive than building a system yourself, I think in GN’s video they calculated about a $70 difference from similarly spec custom build, so you’re paying $70 for:
Smaller form factor
CEC
Console experience (without losing system access)
Idle mode with almost no power consumption and fast wake
Resume/suspend functionality like on the Deck
Quieter system
And the downsides are:
Slightly worse performance
Less upgradability
At the end of the day it’s a personal choice, I won’t be buying one at that price since my desktop has already become a console like system. But if I didn’t have one I think it’s a fair value considering how much parts are now, and the features it provides vs a custom made are worth it for me.
I made a build too tryin to get similiar specs to the steam machine for an ITX form factor
I got a similiar result, tho, my build is probably more expensive because pc part picker doesn’t have prices for the nvme and the PSU lol
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j4n34g
Valve added a microSD card reader in the machine, it ain’t much but it’s sure handy
Well, first of all it’s not that much more expensive than building a system yourself, I think in GN’s video they calculated about a $70 difference from similarly spec custom build, so you’re paying $70 for:
And the downsides are:
At the end of the day it’s a personal choice, I won’t be buying one at that price since my desktop has already become a console like system. But if I didn’t have one I think it’s a fair value considering how much parts are now, and the features it provides vs a custom made are worth it for me.
I made a build too tryin to get similiar specs to the steam machine for an ITX form factor I got a similiar result, tho, my build is probably more expensive because pc part picker doesn’t have prices for the nvme and the PSU lol https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j4n34g
Valve added a microSD card reader in the machine, it ain’t much but it’s sure handy