10
I've tested the Steam machine—and at this price, I don't think it makes much sense
(www.pcgamer.com)
this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2026
10 points (69.2% liked)
Hardware
8054 readers
42 users here now
All things related to technology hardware, with a focus on computing hardware.
Some other hardware communities across Lemmy:
- Augmented Reality
- Gaming Laptops
- Laptops
- Linux Hardware
- Linux Phones
- Monitors
- Raspberry Pi
- Retro Computing
- Virtual Reality
Rules (Click to Expand):
-
Follow the Lemmy.world Rules - https://mastodon.world/about
-
Be kind. No bullying, harassment, racism, sexism etc. against other users.
-
No Spam, illegal content, or NSFW content.
-
Please stay on topic, adjacent topics (e.g. software) are fine if they are strongly relevant to technology hardware. Another example would be business news for hardware-focused companies.
-
Please try and post original sources when possible (as opposed to summaries).
-
If posting an archived version of the article, please include a URL link to the original article in the body of the post.
Icon by "icon lauk" under CC BY 3.0
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Maybe that's because it was supposed to be $700?
Go build a decent entry-level PC for $1050 and let me know how it works out lol
I thought that's what the GN review did. A paper spec trying to match the Steam Machine, it comes out cheaper and lacks power constraints. They specifically do not reccomend the paper spec as an entry level build though, presumably because they could get more for less, the aim was to match the SM
1-1.5k buys you an awful lot of mini pc. Beelink/minis forum/mini-producers are well situated to compete against the SM if they want. That's the comparisons I'm waiting for.
Yeah, that's what I want to see. I want to see how real, in-game performance compares on a similarly priced off the shelf mini PC.
Plenty of those comparisons around. The steam machine loses in basically every one. It’s not using exotic console-like parts, it’s just a low spec PC. The only custom stuff is the motherboard and cooling, neither of which help performance. The parts perform exactly as expected - poorly.
You can build a better, and upgradable, gaming PC for less than the steam machine costs. Easily.