• python@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    Already joined the list for the 1TB model! 1.2k€ isn’t too bad imo, I was expecting to pay like 1.5k

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      27 days ago

      I’m debating. This is one thing I’ve been really excited about for a while but I’m not sure the 1TB is worth the extra $300. But I waaaaant it!!!

      Its so sad that AI is taking all of the fabrication time.

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        27 days ago

        Realistically, it probably isn’t worth it because you can expand the storage via SD Card either way (and it’s a lot cheaper, especially if you already have a good SD Card at home). But “I want it tho” is my reason for getting the bigger one too, so just follow your heart 🥹

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          27 days ago

          Also, if your PC is more powerful than this you are most likely be streaming instead of using it in standalone mode.

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          27 days ago

          Is an SD card going to have the same performance (and longevity?) as an SSD? Back when I was using a Raspberry Pi people always said it was kinda risky running the OS on an SD card.

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            You’d still be running the OS on the SSD (the smaller one is 256GB, that’s still plenty of space). As for whether SD Cards are worse, I have no idea :0 I know I’m running most of my Switch games off an SD Card and never noticed any performance issues, but Switch games really aren’t demanding enough to be a good benchmark I guess

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              26 days ago

              On a Steam Deck, it is noticeable. Some blame the SD reader itself, which might not give the best speeds, but there’s a noticeable difference between a very expensive very fast SD, and the still faster internal storage. Load times on heavy games groom the SD can be… Long.

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                26 days ago

                Oh, interesting! Is it just the initial load times, or is there noticeable lag? Because the former might be fine, but the latter would be a total motion sickness nightmare in VR

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                  26 days ago

                  I mean, I’m talking on my experience on the Steam Deck, but I think it still might apply. Load times are slower in general. I reckon if a game streams assets on the fly heavily (a GTA-like game, a heavy open world game), that might put it to the test. But I haven’t had cases where it just struggles to keep the game flow because of storage streaming speed. It’s just…you feel it installing and handling big file chunks is a slower process in general.

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    27 days ago

    ouef I spent so much money these past 2 weeks :s
    but I can’t afford not to join the list
    VR is such a boon for getting my ass off the chair n doing some exercise but hot damn does the cable of the vive suck assss.

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      VR is such a boon for getting my ass off the chair n doing some exercise

      A cheaper solution (usually) is to get a cat. They have their ways of making you get up so you can play with them, whether you like it or not.

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        27 days ago

        Trust me, if I could, I would get a cat, or 10, and become a crazy cat lady.
        But unfortunately I couldn’t really give it a good standard of living, n it would basically have to permanently be banned from my room because one zoomie could cause hundreds of euros of damage and it could hurt itself a little too easily.

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    26 days ago

    Is the price high? Yes

    But it’s in $200 CAD more than a PS5 and PS VR2. And for the price of not dealing with Sonys BS, or Meta# BS this is a reasonable price… during the RAM pocolypse. I am hopeful in the AI winter, the price will fall

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      26 days ago

      Yes.

      Valve had to reneg on their year-old promise of it being cheaper than the Index due to the cost of ram and storage blowing up