Zippy6 on 24 June 2026
The choice of GPU is really killer here. I feel like the GPU being based on a 9060 XT 8gb wouldn't add a huge amount to the production cost.
Ironically putting more money into the GPU and increasing the price of the machine would have made it seem less overpriced. 10% more money for ~40% more GPU power.
A $1149 9060 XT 8gb machine would have gone over better than a $1049 RX7600 8gb machine.
8gb of vram is still a huge problem but at least then it would be comfortably beating the PS5 in comparisons and not have this double the price worse performance hanging over it.
