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I got a place on the 512GB with Controller list, and got an email a few days after they started. I ordered it on Friday the 3rd and got it today on Thursday the 9th. The tracking codes were all over the place and gave different estimates depending which branch of each company I used. Steam claimed it was shipped when the courier said they hadn't got it so I was worried for a few days. But this morning Royal Mail (UK customer) sent me an email saying it would arrive today, while GLS said it would arrive tomorrow.

Safe to say I'm happy to have it now and be playing games!

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[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl -4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Not having cec control is such a minor inconvenience that I honestly don't even care. Regarding size, between tiny, unfixable and unupgradeable and small but fixable and upgradeable, the choice is pretty simple. Heck, the steam machine is not even better value than a similarly priced pc. It performs worse. Hopefully v2 will be better, if there is one.

[–] lastweakness@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I love that you talk about being "objective" and then make a bunch of extremely subjective statements.

[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 0 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

Not taking into account the cec bit, everything else is pretty objective. You're trading in a few cm² for a lot of unnecessary inconvenience, and you're not even saving any money.

[–] lastweakness@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I'm very confused as to how you don't see the subjectivity in what you just said.

[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 0 points 7 hours ago

A device you can't repair or upgrade is objectively worse than one you can. If you prefer the latter beacause it's a bit smaller, then that's subjective.