This is my $100 Steam Machine… and it’s way more interesting than it looks. The ASRock AMD BC-250 is a server-style mining board built around a cut-down Play...
You used to be able to get a whole shelf of 12 for $700. I’d also guess the increased demand is partly thanks to the quadrupled RAM prices deterring new PC builders.
There have been videos of these from over a year ago, but back then the SW support wasn’t what it is now.
I think it’s good that more people get their hands on these neat devices, grows the community and offers an alternative to getting gouged.
'cept people are already getting gouged now that there’s been broad reporting about the devices. It’s one of those rough situations where a community grew up around a low cost piece of hardware, but where the price was kept low due to that hardware’s usefulness being obscure instead of a true lack of demand. Now that people know, the price has absolutely skyrocketed and the community, which was set up around the idea of low-cost hardware access, is sadly having their hard work exploited to prop up the price gouging hardware scalpers online.
You used to be able to get a whole shelf of 12 for $700. I’d also guess the increased demand is partly thanks to the quadrupled RAM prices deterring new PC builders.
There have been videos of these from over a year ago, but back then the SW support wasn’t what it is now.
I think it’s good that more people get their hands on these neat devices, grows the community and offers an alternative to getting gouged.
'cept people are already getting gouged now that there’s been broad reporting about the devices. It’s one of those rough situations where a community grew up around a low cost piece of hardware, but where the price was kept low due to that hardware’s usefulness being obscure instead of a true lack of demand. Now that people know, the price has absolutely skyrocketed and the community, which was set up around the idea of low-cost hardware access, is sadly having their hard work exploited to prop up the price gouging hardware scalpers online.
It’s incredibly depressing.