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It has a way faster first startup setup than windows and you don't need to make a bootable USB with linux if you want linux (cuz 99% of pre-build companies have no linux option) no sheningans to uninstall bloatware like in windoes (since it doesn't exist) and setup steam to open on boot
And after the setup, you just turn on the steam machine (which you can do from the controller which will also wake up the TV using CEC) and it will have big picture steam and you can just press play on your game or instead get out of steam
On a normal computer you have to turn it on with the button on the case, turn on the TV, find the remote of the TV, change the input to HDMI, hope that the BT controller automatically pairs, pull out a keyboard and mouse because you will need it on a normal PC for doing somethings, open the game
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