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Re:Steam Machine today, Steam Phones tomorrow (Windows Gamin... by oarsinsync on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @02:29PM (#46138855)
> Unfortunately for Linux, the recent ram price increases are reason not to move (if thinking about a new pc).

Can you elaborate on why high RAM prices mean Linux is less attractive? Do you believe a usable Linux environment uses more RAM than a usable Windows 11 environment?

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Re:Steam Machine today, Steam Phones tomorrow (Windows Gamin... by bee_rider on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @03:49PM (#46139930)
They are assuming you’d build a new machine for Linux, I think.

OTOH Windows 10 support ran out recently so I guess there are a lot of unsupported Windows machines that could be perfectly fine as Linux refurbs.

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