The PS3 was using a rare CPU that you could only get from it or from some enterprise dealer at a much higher price. The Steam Machine is a standard x86 computer that can’t match the ubiquitous ThinkCentres in price/performance.
The PS3 was using a rare CPU that you could only get from it or from some enterprise dealer at a much higher price. The Steam Machine is a standard x86 computer that can’t match the ubiquitous ThinkCentres in price/performance.
Nibodhika@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
If it’s sold at a loss like a console it would beat the price/performance of any other x86 chip on the market, which is why they can’t sell it at a loss, ergo my point.
stevedice@sh.itjust.works 12 hours ago
You seem to think the Steam Machine will be much faster that the specs imply.
Nibodhika@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
If they’re sold at a loss, by definition they have to be cheaper than anything sold at a gain with the same performance.
stevedice@sh.itjust.works 12 hours ago
And if my grandma had wheels she’d be a bicycle.