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  • djdarren@piefed.social
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    12 hours ago

    Just compared the storage price jump to the current iPad Pro.

    512gb to 2tb Steam Machine + £270 (£90 per 512gb) 512gb to 2tb iPad Pro + £800 (£267 per 512gb)

    That’s straight up robbery from Apple.

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      6 hours ago

      Their profits are enormous, this is why. People are wiling to pay because they have these luxary stores, luxary brand. Then they can charge much more. Its like a luxary clock.

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        12 hours ago

        Oh, I know. It was true when I bought my first MacBook in '07. It’s just rough to see it in such stark numbers like that.

        Looking at the upgrading pricing on a Mac Studio - which is the closest analogue to the Steam Machine - the pricing is only slightly better at £200/500gb. Still criminal though.

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          10 hours ago

          Atleast Macbooks sometimes get discounted very early if the config or color (even silver?!) is not popular. That makes the 1TB model sometimes pretty good value for a brand new chip.

          I like ARM and the efficiency of apple silicon but yeah the price increase for better RAM or SSD is very steep.