Valve, like other companies, is stuck with take-it-or-leave it prices.

Valve’s Steam Machine finally has a price: a whopping $1,049 for the 512GB configuration or $1,349 for the 2TB version. And those are without bundled controllers, which drive up the cost more.

The prices are so high in part because Valve isn’t subsidizing the hardware, and the company has already indicated that the component crisis forced it to reconsider its initial pricing plans. In an interview with the YouTube channel Gamers Nexus, Valve engineers discussed the reality of sourcing RAM in 2026, with take-it-or-leave-it prices as memory and other components remain in short supply, from only a few vendors like Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix.

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Valve, of course, isn’t the only company in a bind over memory shortages, as the crunch is forcing many hardware makers to make significant pricing changes. Even Apple CEO Tim Cook is warning of incoming price hikes for iPhones, Macs, and other devices. And the RAM crunch isn’t projected to get better anytime soon.

    • doctorflynt@feddit.orgEnglish
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      23 hours ago

      yeah, tell that win 11 because theres no driver missing, everything is up to date but the only thing my docking station does is power delivery.

      • potustheplant@feddit.nlEnglish
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        19 hours ago

        You can update drivers manually through device manager, don’t know if you’ve tried that. I’m assuming you’ve tested this usb-c hub with another device already to confirm that it isn’t dead, right?

        • doctorflynt@feddit.orgEnglish
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          3 hours ago

          yes i know all that.

          no the ports work just fine with other devices. also my device isnt the only one in the company that has some issues with certain devices after the upgrade.

          • potustheplant@feddit.nlEnglish
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            3 hours ago

            That’s honestly very odd. It’s windows though, so I’m not exactly surprised. Can you share the brand and model of that docking station?

            • doctorflynt@feddit.orgEnglish
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              2 hours ago

              to be fair its a chinese brand from amazon. https://amzn.eu/d/01p8j1cL

              but it worked with win 10 on my hp notebook from work and its still working with my other devices including a phone. i dont own another win 11 device to test it with. since its not my own device im also not that keen to troubleshoot it.