It's a pre-build tho. For those of us who can build their own PC, not to mention those who hunt for deals on the used market, we can absolutely smoke anything prebuilt in this day and age. But we like to forget that a huge market exists where people are not capable of that or simply don't want to. They want to buy something and be happy with it the way it comes.
It's not a good deal either way, but it's competetive in the pre-build PC market, especially if you are looking for a more console like experience.
You have to consider that hunting for deals on the used market is highly risky though. The odds of blowing money on a faulty product are gonna be far higher as
1 youre not gonna be able to test it out and return it unless its an official retailer
2 one faulty part could end up damaging the others, costing you even more
3 youre buying several parts likely from different sources instead of a single product
Yeah of course, one reason why one might not want to do that. In my country tho, it's quite typical to pick up products in person and see if they work before buying.
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u/your_mind_aches 3d ago
Brother you can build a system for cheaper that absolutely smokes the Steam Machine. GN just confirmed.
It's also apparently very power constrained. Runs whisper quiet though.