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There has been a lot of chatter about the #steammachine pricing related to #RAM shortages. I still believe that #valve most likely had secured the RAM for their products ahead of the unveiling, so it won’t affect price.
It could, however, be a good argument for getting a first edition #steammachine as subsequent runs could be hit by higher RAM prices and maybe lead to a sharp price increase.
The notion of a #steammachine barebone, without RAM, SSD, or controller is ridiculous to me, especially given that the RAM is hard to access on it. At this point, it would really make no difference to just build your own rig.
Anyways, still excited for this thing and all it means for the ecosystem: a hardware baseline to target for developers, massive #Linux investments, and competition for the walled garden console makers.