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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by gwheel@lemmy.zip to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
 

$1050 for 512gb no controller

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[–] morgan_423@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

They lost me at that price point, sadly. And I was really looking forward to this thing launching.

Valve makes damn good products, I'm rocking a Steam Deck and a SC in my personal collection, and love them both.

But my next PC upgrade was looking to be just that... a power upgrade. That was the main focus.

The small form factor, the excellent presentation, and the Valve quality that we all know this is going to have... they would have been nice. But right now I'm looking for equal or better than SM performance regardless of form factor, and I have my sights set on several possible options to get that, all of which are at least a couple of hundred dollars cheaper. Sorry Gabe.

[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 4 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

8gb of vram in 2026 is not what a "good product" would have. It also costs more than a similar diy pc, performs worse and can't be upgraded. This thing is doa.

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[–] cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I really wanted one, but at this price point I can build a considerably more capable mATX PC. If I had a living room screen I might consider it, but as a pure gaming PC it doesn't work for me.

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I guess another Thinkpad then.

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[–] Kirk@startrek.website 6 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Even at double the cost of a normal console, once you factor in the cost of games it comes out ahead. And hopefully the RAMpocalypse will end eventually.

[–] De_Narm@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I don't think that's true anymore. Going all digital, even on Nintendo's eShop, most third party games are dirty cheap during sales which happen quite frequently. Most games I've looked at go on sale every other month. Of course, they are still stingy as fuck with their first party stuff.

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Sad, but expected

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

First - THANK YOU for the heads up! I was hoping when I got the dBrand Companion Cube notification just after midnight.

https://dbrand.com/shop/limited-edition/companion-cube

Second - Anyone notice the controller bundles save you $20 over buying the controller individually? Not so sad my controller reservation is AWOL.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

When they priced the controller at $99 I immediately suspected it would be part of a bundle deal for "a $99 value!"

Also WOW that cube is so much more than just a dbrand skin. That's amazing.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

dBrand just sent this video too...

https://youtu.be/-AAS1WH6GRk

(HL3 tease at the end)

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"I am sure this overpriced plastic trinket will fill the meaningless void in your finite life" 🤣

Shit I think I may need to go play through the Portal games again.

(HL3 tease at the end)

ALSO WHAT

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Pretty sure it's a troll, no way Valve would let a 3rd party announce that.

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[–] snoons@piefed.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Anyone know if I can upgrade the storage? I have a 1 TB nvme stick in on old laptop I could slap in there, not sure if I can though.

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[–] jjlinux@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For that kind of money, I may end up building my own running on Bazzite. That's not to say I don't like it, it looks bad-ass, but 1K+ for that hardware is a bit much. I'm thinking I can build something a bit more powerful for 100 or 200 dollars less.

[–] Burghler@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Or just run SteamOS directly, why bother with bazzite

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[–] llii@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 week ago
[–] ChetManly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago
[–] mlg@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Market is so screwed right now anyway, but at that price you could just build a significantly beefier PC with used parts.

[–] snoons@piefed.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The size of it could be a selling point for some people. I might have to move to Europe in the future and having a computer that can fit in my backpack would be hecking amazing. It would probably go in my suitcase though.

I also knew a guy that worked as an IT consultant and would stay in a city for no more than two years at a time for his work before packing everything up and moving on to the next one. Lots of moving around for him. I'm sure he's on the list rn.

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[–] philipp_@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Buying used is cheaper than new?!

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[–] Enzy@feddit.nu 4 points 1 week ago

Yeah no thanks.

[–] derek@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago

Pretty machine. Probably not for me, but pretty.

[–] shiv@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Wanted to switch from console but can't pre order because I haven't ordered anything from steam prior to April 27th. At this point I'm just going to stop gaming.

[–] derin@lemmy.beru.co 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's unfortunately in place to stop scalpers. Realistically, once demand dies down, you'll be able to order anonymously/with a new account like most pre-existing steam Hardware.

[–] shiv@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

It really does make sense. I wish there could be a line for console ascenders but obviously that's not plausible without scalpers hopping in.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 weeks ago

if you are a bit more flexible in the formfactor, you can build a small pc for the budget.

The biggest downside would be the missing HDMI CEC

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