These are cool and all but I gave up on being waitlisted and went with a small PC with better specs instead.
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What's the price for a small PC with better specs in 2026?
Mine was $1600 but it's on the higher end of mid range, that said, you could probably build something a little better for about the same price as a Steam Machine.
Tbh this was a big reason of why I wanted a Steam Machine.
Very gimmicky. Not for me. But then I can't even afford a new PC let alone a Steam Machine.
Definitely a bit pricy and gimmicky but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't considering the e-ink display. Neat stuff
It would be cool if the E-ink display printed some system information and the time when the machine powered off. Then you would have a reference about the state of the machine without having to turn it back on.