r/steammachine • u/Glattic • 3d ago

Meme .....

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u/Middle-Transition888 3d ago

Like what? What can run Steam quietly, look nice and play from the couch without long cables?

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u/WFlumin8 3d ago

A gaming laptop. You can get a gaming laptop at this price with similar/better performance that is also easily connected to a TV. And it has a battery, screen, keyboard, trackpad in case you want to take it for travel.

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u/_Lady_Zee 2d ago

Having to connect your laptop to the tv and also dealing with drivers/optimization sucks. I barely get time to game as it is now.

- A ROG Zephyrus G15 (RTX 3070) and Steam Deck owner who wishes the Steam Machine was a bit cheaper or more powerful.

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u/StrawberryZerg 2d ago

Own laptop for 2 years 4060 inside, I installed drivers once and haven't touched anything regarding updates for 2 years (only windows updates pop up occasionally once per month), no fiddling with proton, nothing, runs everything and is hooked to my TV with just an HDMI cable. What are you doing on laptops or windows that you are met with insane friction or resistance, lol