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I just checked amazon and I paid $350 in Nov 24' for 96GB (2x48GB) 6800MT DDR5 which at the time felt quite expensive and a bit of a splurge but I figured I had my DDR4 kit for almost a decade so probably similar lifespan for DDR5. That same listing is currently $1300!!!

When RAM prices are increasing like a crypto currency we have a real societal problem.

I don't want to live in a society where RAM inflation is higher and food inflation. Future generations will ask me where were you when Computer prices were rising, internet bandwidth was rationed and people had to wait overnight to continue vibe coding because vendors blocked further API calls for many hours at a time.
Wow, I bought a 128GB Strix Halo machine for $2000 USD in September. Same model is currently on special for $4,399. Insane.
I think I've lived through three separate RAM boom cycles at this point. Two for sure...
I got 96GB of sodimm 5600MHz for $195 last April.

The destruction of computing is absolutely miserable to witness.

don't think it's a societal problem; it's just a direct result of capitalism. and while capitalism causes all sorts of huge problems, it might also be the best of the options we've got
> The 1TB OLED model got a $300 price increase, and now costs $949.

How is it possible for the steam machine to be under $1,000?

I really can't see the Steam Machine being a success at this point, if it ever even releases. It seems like they were really banking on hardware steadily getting cheaper like it pretty much always has in the past. A $1000+ Steam Machine makes the PS5 look like a good deal even after the price increases.
That was my first thought, there is no way they are going to hit that console price point anytime soon... so they can either release now at a price that reflects the reality of the market, or hold on even longer hoping for a near-term miracle. If they wait too long, they risk not being a good value due to aged hardware.
The console price point will go up too and set different expectations.
Its not unless its subsidised which valve may chose to do given that the enthusiast PC marked is crashing, which in time will eat some of their growth.
I'd be interested in a bare bones version. That way I could shop for RAM and an SSD myself.
It won't, but that's an arbitrary number, and due to the sudden spike of inflation, $2000 is the new $1000. Yes your wage just got cut in half and you didn't notice.
Yeah, in this climate that won't be happening.
It was not going to be under $1,000 when it was announced.
...no OLED screen?

I'm grasping at very few straws here...

Never thought I'd be living in a world where my tech hardware purchases INCREASE in value over the years.
This feels like a sign of something very bad happening soon
The only silver lining here is potentially that companies will try to optimize a bit more. I just bought that Marvel Cosmic Invasion game and it's pretty fun. You can can turn the TDP and GPU clock all the way down on an LCD Steam Deck and still hold 60 FPS. I get that it's effectively an indie game, but it's nice to see something with -- dare I say -- appropriate system requirements.
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I'm desperately clutching onto my original steam deck. Some of the buttons are beginning to go, but it looks like we'll be holding onto it for another 1-2 years at this rate.

Waiting, in anticipation and horror, for the price of the frame.

I waited too long for the M4 Mac Mini, I waited too long for the Oled Steam Deck. What's the next thing I should wait too long to purchase before it becomes not worth it?
I bought an OLED version when it was released, but still haven't gotten around to selling my original LCD version. Never has laziness been so profitable. I'll probably at least break even on the LCD model, if not pay for the price of the OLED model itself.
I don't think it's much of a wonder why people are turning to 'anti-tech extremism' as everything around them suddenly is no longer consumer priced. Seeing computing rise anywhere from 1.5x to 2x in pricing while the job market is fucked is enough to make me extremely bitter.
For all these discussions that are saying the price of tech is supposed to go down. I think the dominant force right now is currency devaluation. Look what happened to gold prices and for many real assets over the past couple years.

Yes demand is increasing, but I also think something is going on with many currencies. People do not want to hold them.

Additionally USD has really been falling globally.

https://wise.com/us/currency-converter/usd-to-all-rate/chart

~120 --> ~80 high to low past ~4 yrs. a loss of 30%

I can't wait for China to start shipping hardware. I will vote with my wallet and have a chinese GPU, RAM and device. Hell, I would be using a Xiaomi phone right this second if this government didn't block it.
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Oh no, I was hoping to get the Frame under 1000€
Source posted bit earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48297843
Adjust your expectations for the price of the GabeCube
I originally read this as more than 200%.

The price raise doesn't seem terrible in this market. Affordability of most goods is pretty bad right now.

I waited a couple of years to get one. Glad I got it last December. Wouldn't have bought at this new price.
I do hope that my steam deck will keep going strong because I can't really pay for a replacement
I was a RAM hoarder before this all started. I eagerly await a great flood of RAM when it’s all over.
Good thing I bought two already.
well, at least there were plenty of time to buy them before the inevitable price hike
SK Hynix stock went up over 9% - today. Up 72% in the last month. 323% in the last six months. 978% in the past year.

Micron up 3% today, 76% last month, 292% last six months, 863% in the past year.

I bought Micron in mid-March when it dipped. I looked at SK Hynix last week with thoughts to buy, but it had gone up so much in the past month I figured too late. Nope, up 9% today.

feel the agent.

embrace the agent.

you don't need the pleasure of playing beautiful fun video games. now you can command an agent - day & night.

& the agent then gaslights you.

that's the 'agentic' story being sold.

jeez

Steam Deck feels like one of the most disappointing pieces of hardware I have purchased. Def not worth at that price.

My main problem with it is that it doesn't have a simple clickable on/off switch, and takes FOREVER to turn on holy shit it's awful and feels unusable almost every time I try to use it

I have to leave it on sleep because otherwise it will never turn back on, and it brings me so much ire to interact with its stupid recessed pathetic excuse of a power "button"

Really tempted to sell mine. I have a 1TB OLED that I think I paid $649 for last year. It's a dumpsterfire* of a device and I hate it and never use it. Could easily sell it for more than I paid for it.

* Too big and heavy to hold without sitting and resting it on my lap, which is a horribly-unergonomic position with neck strain. Controls are widely-separated such that even with my giant sasquatch hands, it's hard to reach all the buttons. So many buttons on it that there's nowhere to hold it without accidentally pressing them (I accidentally turn it off every time I use it). Loud fan and hot air blowing out. Few games I like that work well without a keyboard and mouse. Even fewer that have readable text on the tiny screen. CPU/GPU too weak for many games. Almost no games targeting the platform so UX feels hacky. Honestly I don't know what the market for this is. I bought it to use in my RV and figured even if I didn't use it as a console, it'd be good connected to a proper monitor/keyboard/mouse, but a lot of titles don't work well under emulation, even after eliminating the hardware UX issues.

We’re gonna be streaming games as the norm soon anyway so I could care less.