▲ 457 ▼ Valve says it isn't subsidizing the Steam Machine's $1050 price because of its "religious" refusal to "build a more closed system" (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 1 month ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 108 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] x00z@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago (2 children) Market price for a 512GB is $100. 1050 - 100 + 250 = 1200. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 7 points 1 month ago You're comparing high end 512gb prices with low end 2tb prices. I somehow doubt Valve is selling this with a no-DRAM-cache SSD. It's only a $50 different if you compare fairly, and I doubt you'll find anyone willing to buy the old 512gb for full price either. Valve's pricing is incredibly normal here. Yes the price is high, but they're not straight up ripping you off like Apple's RAM and SSD upgrades. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Diurnambule@jlai.lu 2 points 1 month ago Inventory management, shipping.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 7 points 1 month ago You're comparing high end 512gb prices with low end 2tb prices. I somehow doubt Valve is selling this with a no-DRAM-cache SSD. It's only a $50 different if you compare fairly, and I doubt you'll find anyone willing to buy the old 512gb for full price either. Valve's pricing is incredibly normal here. Yes the price is high, but they're not straight up ripping you off like Apple's RAM and SSD upgrades. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diurnambule@jlai.lu 2 points 1 month ago Inventory management, shipping.. permalink fedilink source parent