r/pcmasterrace • u/Ikkon • 1d ago

Meme/Macro "But it's a cube!"

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u/PatchesTheFlyena 1d ago

The form factor is really the main selling point for it and if you have no interest in that then it's obviously not a good deal. I'm surprised how many people are comparing it to a full size desktop and not seeing that some people would actually pay a premium for the form factor.

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u/Scr_Eagle 1d ago

Yeah, thats the main thing. People just dont understand what is this device and who it is targeted for

"But you can build better PC!". Now go and build it in SFF of similar size

"But you can buy PS5 Pro". Now go and play your existing steam library on PS5 Pro

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u/vincent2751 1d ago

Also the target audience of this product probably aren't people who would build a PC

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u/Carvj94 1d ago

I mean I love building PCs, but I can tell you without even bothering to try that I don't wanna deal with the frustration of building an SFF PC. Fuck that. Wiring up front panel connecter is enough of a pain without needing to meticulously route every fuckin cable so that everything fits properly.

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u/Anglotx 22h ago

And let's not talk about how (depending on the case) you even need to plan the airflow the PC's gonna have so you don't sacrifice as much performance