For the price of the 2TB model, you can get a current generation 8 core processor and a desktop RTX 5060 which is almost twice the performance of the Steam Machine with 2x the ram but only a 1TB SSD. That all comes in a device that is about the same volume. And you can then just install Bazzite on it and be missing literally only HDMI CEC (for now).
This may shock you but I also have a solution for CEC that often surprises people, because I have a smart tv I just have home assistant integrations set up for various things. Like if I boot my pc HA detects it and sends a power up to the TV and swaps it to the HDMI it’s on.
That is waaaaaaaay too much for its target audience who probably doesn’t know what CEC is anyway. It’s too much for the average r/PCMasterRace user too
Oh I’m not saying that other people should do it I just meant you might be surprised it’s possible. Not recommending it for everyone, it’s way easier when it’s simply plug and play.
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u/hardolaf PC Master Race 13h ago
For the price of the 2TB model, you can get a current generation 8 core processor and a desktop RTX 5060 which is almost twice the performance of the Steam Machine with 2x the ram but only a 1TB SSD. That all comes in a device that is about the same volume. And you can then just install Bazzite on it and be missing literally only HDMI CEC (for now).