New Steam Box

[WRATH OF BOD]

could this be the new steam box
seems high on price
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ox90oXq8c

[mysterym]

Looks like a nice industrial design, however given the power usage and space it will end up being an APU and no discreate graphics card.

Love the you tube vid, "interchangeable parts means you can have the same pc for 10 years", reminds me of the same broom that trigger had for years in only fools:

"And that's what I've done. Maintained it for 20 years. This old brooms had 17 new heads and 14 new handles in its time."

[{{909}}]

Am I missing something here? They've taken the PC motherboard and cut it into bits which are interchangeable, isn't that what a PC has always been since we have had PCI (and whatever earlier ones were called) type interfaces? Its smaller and its certainly attractive but for the target price you can still get better hardware, in a bigger box. I've never known anyone actually complain their PC is too big.

[_Belial]

I'm with {{909}} on this one, I just don't see the point in it. A small PC, yes that is cool they've squeezed it down, but I just don't see who this is going to appeal to? I can't see it appealing to console owners as they don't want a mouse + keyboard in front of their TV and PC Gamers want bigger PC's with proper gpu's that they can change when the next big thing comes along.

[WRATH OF BOD]

im a big PC Gamer, i must admit it looks nice but i will be sticking with my own built pc's. if i wanted to use something small i would use any of the consoles i have already.
basic Xi3 starting @ $500.WoW High Price, i would rather have a 30 quid Pi if i only want basic pc