| mutantsushi said: This is probably true... And more generally, it seem unrealistic to be comparing some no-name "IBuyPower" company assembling Linux microPCs and just make a direct price comparison... People can (and some do) home-build PCs from components, and no-name companies offer lowest cost PCs, but for some reason the vast majority of PCs sold are actually from major brands with warranties and customer service people trust. If this is to be considered on a mass market basis, that is the context it needs to be understood in, and all those things add cost. (the type of costs that Sony/MS consoles also need to account for) |
Ibuypower is, despite the crappy name, one of the larger custom-builder PC companies on the web. My last two gaming PCs came from them, both of which I've been quite happy with. I would imagine that they'll keep updating the specifications over time. The whole Steam box thing is, honestly, something of a gimmick. A gaming PC is a gaming PC.
I don't see myself buying a "Steam box" but I am interested in dual-booting the SteamOS--eventually, that is. I want to make sure this thing is up and performing well, first. Valve has never done "support" very well at all and the Steam client has always kind of sucked, so I don't have a huge amount of blind faith built up. I want to see results before I jump on board.
This also makes the idea of moving away from Windows more of a reality. It used to be an impossible dream for gamers but now it seems within reach.
