@Onallion @cowcatcher900 I wouldn't even know where to begin with building one. I could probably learn, but Steam machines is prepackaging what I would spend a lot of time and money trying to build. Probably for a higher price, but to an illiterate noob such as myself, a plug and chug console-like PC that runs my Steam games is exactly what I need.
I fully intend on buying one. Yes, you can probably build a rig that's better for a lesser price. But I don't know how, and my current rig is a laptop. Building a high performance gaming PC would require buying another separate PC (which would have the sole purpose of gaming) in addition to my current laptop. Put on top of that the facts that I prefer a controller to a mouse and keyboard and that you can buy games via Steam sales with massive price cuts. Take my money.
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