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[โ€“] uuj8za@piefed.social 18 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
  • Steam Machine is a mid gaming PC.
  • You could DIY a similar or slightly more powerful machine yourself for cheaper, but not that much cheaper.
  • Your DIY would probably not be as small or as quiet though.
[โ€“] hakase@lemmy.zip -2 points 10 hours ago

I'd definitely call it "low-end" instead of mid. My low-mid-range $300 6700 from four years ago runs circles around the Steam Machine.