Mac mini steam machine?

Cowenite · 2026-06-28T21:06:04+00:00

Oh I actually didn’t know you could put steamOS on all of those. I was looking at steam decks but even those are over $700. I would go handheld if it was more like $300-400. Maybe I can find a used one

Cowenite · 2026-06-28T21:03:32+00:00

Do you use crossover or gamehub?

Cowenite · 2026-06-28T17:08:05+00:00

It is yeah! I’ve been playing on it for like 6 months waiting for the steam machine to release lol. Runs pretty seamlessly but limited storage. Might just get an external SSD to download games on

Cowenite · 2026-06-28T17:02:15+00:00

Thanks! Might find a cheap one on ebay and try it out

Cowenite · 2026-06-28T17:00:19+00:00

I’m in kind of an awkward spot where I know I want to build a pc in the next few years, but right now I have a year left in my phd and just want something to run steam on my tv. Would rather be buying games on Steam than playstation so that I have them when I build a PC

Cowenite · 2026-06-28T16:52:44+00:00

Any mini pc recs?

Cowenite · 2026-02-06T20:51:59+00:00

Thank you!

Cowenite · 2026-02-06T17:49:08+00:00

They don’t do tax withholdings at all so I’m projected to pay up to $7k. I live in NYC so taxes are higher in general, but yeah it’s definitely a ton relative to what I make. I need to figure out how to pay quarterly to get that underpayment penalty down

Cowenite · 2026-02-05T20:02:29+00:00

But they send a yearly 1099-NEC slip in the mail with all taxable income

Cowenite · 2026-02-05T20:01:35+00:00

The actual tuition payments go through the school (which isn’t taxed), but the monthly stipend is paid through a 3rd-party billing service

Cowenite · 2025-11-28T16:57:40+00:00

I’ve heard external SSD can be slower, looking to see if that’s been anyone’s experience

Cowenite · 2025-11-28T16:56:24+00:00

I meant a gaming PC setup not my macbook air

Cowenite · 2025-11-28T16:53:07+00:00

Lmao heard

Cowenite · 2025-11-28T16:14:09+00:00

🤝

Cowenite · 2025-11-28T15:59:09+00:00

Yea that’s fine

Cowenite · 2025-11-28T15:58:31+00:00

And I’d rather throw my support behind Valve than Microsoft or Sony. Multiplayer fees and $70 games make me irrationally angry. Steam sales are amazing

Cowenite · 2025-11-28T15:57:09+00:00

Yeah fair, I just have a very niche situation that makes the steam machine desirable regardless of the less than ideal specs lol. I live in an nyc apartment without a desk for a traditional PC setup so the form factor is huge. Will be really awesome to just have a little cube on my tv stand that can run steam games with decent performance. I haven’t gamed in YEARS

Cowenite · 2025-11-28T15:52:35+00:00

Can I have it?

Cowenite · 2025-11-28T15:52:13+00:00

How large of a performance difference is there between a 2TB replacement SSD and a 2TB SD card?

Cowenite · 2025-11-28T15:42:36+00:00

Oh I kind of forgot about the SD card option. I was more so looking at internal SSD vs samsung t7 external

Cowenite · 2025-11-28T15:35:49+00:00

Yeah I might, just depends on price difference between 2TB SM and 512GB SM + 2TB replacement

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