True. For example, not having to worry about drivers, UEFI updates and linux compatibility is a big win.
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You can probably build a DDR4 system that is a bit cheaper with better performance. It will be even easier if you pick some used components.
Edit: See this screenshot from a gamernexus video on the steam machine. Pricing is pretty much on par, with just a $70 price difference.

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Netzkultur / Netzpolitik@feddit.org•Meredith Whittaker: "KI-Chatbots sind nicht eure Freunde"
5·4 days agoLesenswerter Artikel. Ich finde, er trifft verschiedene Herausforderungen bei der Nutzung von Chatbots sehr gut.
A free re-implementation of the engine that powered Morrowind.
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Wikipedia@lemmy.world•According to Wikipedia, the winner of the Iran war is...English
22·6 days agoThere is currently an ongoing debate about this infobox section.
Just one example for a vote to change the tag:
Change. Articles like Foreign Policy’s “Iran’s victory is more Pyrrhic than it looks” illustrate the need for a more nuanced label. Both sides inflicted damage on each other, the leadership of both sides are claiming victory, and both sides obtained some concessions from the other. A large number of claims in both directions are obviously politically charged and motivated, so the safer approach for now is to label it as “inconclusive” with a link to an “Aftermath” section summarizing the main arguments of commentators, as with War of Attrition. Chagropango (talk) 15:40, 19 June 2026 (UTC)
i guess the release of the new hardware is just around the corner:
- Initial support for upcoming Steam Machine hardware
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xkcd@lemmy.world•What if everything was antimatter EXCEPT Earth?English
51·9 days agoThe video doesn’t mention the sun. Could an antimatter sun shine?
The man with the black hat threatened to cut the beard
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Hardware@lemmy.world•I paid $10 for a Radeon HD 4850 with a Zalman cooler — only hit 53°C in 2026English
2·11 days agoI remember having a 4850 from MSI. That fan looked similar and was quite loud.
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Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.net•Factorial, Stellantis test solid-state EV batteries in real life
8·13 days agoFactorial’s advanced solid-state battery cells also proved ultra-fast charging from 15% to 90% in just 18 minutes
That sounds quite underwhelming for a solid-state battery. But the energy density is great (375 Wh/kg according to the article).
Last September, Mercedes-Benz drove a modified EQS over 745 miles (1,200 km) using Factorial’s solid-state battery cells.
It appears that mercedes is at least 6 month ahead with the implementation.
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Linux Gaming@lemmy.world•DIY Steam Machine for Under $200 [Project]English
261·13 days agoThis board seems to roughly be on par with the perfoemance leven that is expected for the steam machine. But the energy efficiency seems to be quite bad, 90 watts on the desktop, so a decent cooling is required.
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Wikipedia@lemmy.world•Carmona wine urn (oldest wine that still exists, from the 1st century)English
27·18 days agoThe vessel contained five liters of wine mixed with the cremains of the deceased and a gold ring at the bottom.
No sip for me, thanks
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Android@lemdro.id•Google could soon give you much more control over your Android backupsEnglish
10·22 days agoWell, more control about what apps are backed up at google, not really much more control about the backup process in general.
It’s a shame that options for backing up a device are extremely limited at the moment.
Funny how we hear about “slow EV growth” and cancelled EV plans from major vendors. This paragraph expects some significant growth during this year:
Europe is poised for the largest growth among major markets, with sales projected to increase by around 20% in 2026, such that one in three cars sold are electric. In China, electric car sales are set to grow across 2026, albeit at a slower rate than in previous years, to reach almost 60% of total car sales. Sales across Asia Pacific countries other than China are expected to grow by over 50%, while sales in Latin America are projected to rise by 45%.
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DACH - Deutschsprachige Community für Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz@feddit.org•Warum sich Menschen für den schönsten Tag im Leben verschulden
6·26 days agoIst zwar nicht ganz so extrem, aber die standesamtliche Hochzeit war eigentlich nice. Standesamt selber kostet nix, Fotos macht jemand aus der Verwandtschaft und danach geht man zum Lieblings-Italiener Mittagessen.
Ganz ohne Drama, und ist alles easy organisiert. Das Restaurant verlangt auch nicht extra für Stühle und Tischtücher.
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DACH - Deutschsprachige Community für Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz@feddit.org•Warum sich Menschen für den schönsten Tag im Leben verschulden
51·26 days agoWir haben unsere Hochzeit bewusst sparsam geplant. Am Ende haben die Geldgeschenke nicht nur die Hochzeit finanziert, sondern auch noch die Flitterwochen und es blieb noch Geld übrig.
Trotzdem waren wir vor der Hochzeit kurzzeitig mit dem Konto im Minus. Kam aber denk ich günstiger als dafür einen Kredit aufnehmen, den man nach 4 Wochen zurückzahlt.
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Fuck AI@lemmy.world•no slop grenade: Stop throwing AI-generated walls of text into conversations
9·1 month agoThat website contains two examples and five short paragraphs. I think this is reasonable
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DACH - Deutschsprachige Community für Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz@feddit.org•Lebensmittelpreise: Warum gibt es Benzinwut, aber keine Supermarktwut?
21·1 month agoIch finde auch, dass Lebensmitteleinkäufe schwer vergleichbar sind. Wenn ich heute 70€ ausgebe, während es vor ein paar Jahren noch 50€ waren, gibt es zahlreiche Gründe.
Gerade Obst und Gemüse unterliegt deutlichen saisonalen Schwankungen, man kauft auch nicht jedes mal das gleiche ein. Und auswendig ist es ohnehin schwer zu sagen, was ein Becher Joghurt kostet.
Beim Treibstoff tanke ich immer ca. 60 Liter Diesel, das ist extrem gut vergleichbar.
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Linux Gaming@lemmy.world•Running Steam games on an Arduino with 16gb storage 2 gb ddr4 ram - Because Fuck Yeah!English
5·1 month agoFor those of you who don’t want to watch a 20+ minutes video: This video describes the setup of steam on a arm-based arduino single-board computer with only 2GB of RAM. In the end, it worked … barely
















If a Steam Deck 2 costs more than 1000 euro/usd, I’m not interested. The original Steam Deck was interesting to me because it was cheaper than a gaming PC.