It’s a bad time to want a new computer
The short version
- But if you've been in the market for things like a new computer or tablet, this week has been filled with sticker shock.
- Given how many companies announced price hikes related to component shortages, it seems unlikely things will get cheaper any time soon.
- Valve started the week off by finally revealing the price of the Steam Machine, its long-delayed, console-like PC that, in our tests, has performance on par with the PS5 .
- It starts at $1,049 , nearly double the price of the six-year-old PS5, and that's for the base configuration with 512GB of storage … Read the full story at The Verge.
The story
It's not exactly surprising that RAMaggeddon is making new tech hardware really expensive. But if you've been in the market for things like a new computer or tablet, this week has been filled with sticker shock. Given how many companies announced price hikes related to component shortages, it seems unlikely things will get cheaper any time soon.
Valve started the week off by finally revealing the price of the Steam Machine, its long-delayed, console-like PC that, in our tests, has performance on par with the PS5. It starts at $1,049, nearly double the price of the six-year-old PS5, and that's for the base configuration with 512GB of storage …
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