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"Alienware's Steam Machine will not be upgradable, new model every 12 months"

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http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/01/21/alienwares-steam-machine-will-not-be-upgradable-new-model-every-12-months/

 

From the many Steam Machine models unveiled at CES 2014, Alienware’s looked like one of the best. It was less of an eyesore, and Valve’s Greg Coomer himself has said that it's the machine "we think is actually going to serve the most customers and make the most Steam users happy." I bet these users will be less happy to find out that they can’t upgrade Alienware’s Steam Machine, which will instead just launch a new model every 12 months.

 

Wow, that really sucks that it won't be upgradable. At least there will be a new model every 12 months, but we all know that this is just a way for Alienware to make even more money. It's ridiculous that they wouldn't make it upgradable, but something tells me whenever somebody gets their hands on the Alienware Steam Machine that they'll find a way.

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I want to see a company push form-factor much like Gigabyte has with their Brix pc's. Even if it does sacrifice upgradability.

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Alienware is now officially the Apple of PC Gaming.

"Now" ?

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Surprise surprise.

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People have gotten accustomed to the fact that most of our electronics can't be upgraded.. We buy laptops, smartphones, tablets, and game consoles. Why can't Alienware get the same treatment eh?

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Alienware is now officially the Apple of PC Gaming.

they have always been the apple of Pc

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Alienware is now officially the Apple of PC Gaming.

 

*Cough* Razer *Cough*

 

I like Razer though ;)

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Now I just want to get one of these to see what my soldering iron can do to the machine. It would be an interesting project to see what one would be able to cram in the machine

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Well, it used to be unofficial, and now it IS official. I can't wait for people who don't want to build a PC buy one of these every year.

You don't have to buy one every year though....

every 3 or 4 years probably to keep up with the ebb and flow of graphics technology but every year is silly.

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Let's not get all heated up and join the AW hate band wagon here. Back in the days, I asked Dell whether or not if I could upgrade my 6970M to the 7970M on my M17xR3. The tech supports said no ofc and advised that I buy their new model. But alas, thanks to le internet, I was able to find some guides on how to switch the GPUs.

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Let's not get all heated up and join the AW hate band wagon here. Back in the days, I asked Dell whether or not if I could upgrade my 6970M to the 7970M on my M17xR3. The tech supports said no ofc and advised that I buy their new model. But alas, thanks to le internet, I was able to find some guides on how to switch the GPUs.

Alas... That word... I don't think it means what u think it means :unsure:

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This is very unfortunate. Posted up on Facebook.

Who is this guy anyway?  :ph34r:

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This is very unfortunate. Posted up on Facebook.

Honestly what makes this unfortunate?

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Honestly what makes this unfortunate?

that you cant upgrade it 

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bad news for gaben

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that you cant upgrade it 

But the form factor makes it as such that it makes sense. it's small, specialized components are what allows that to be possible.

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Honestly what makes this unfortunate?

The fact that it completely goes against Valve's goals with Steam Machines. 

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Alienware is now officially the Apple of PC Gaming.

Except Apple's computers can be semi-upgradable.

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