Technology is amazing... behold STEAM BOX
By Renhard
@Renhard (3471)
Jamaica
February 3, 2013 10:44am CST
So this is one of the smallest high performance computers that just came out. What do you think of it I mean just look at it. The sides are well ventilated.
Specs:
1) 1 terabyte storage space.
2) Between 4 and 8 gigabytes of DDR3 RAM
3) A quad-core 64-bit
4) processor running at up to 3.2GHz
5) wifi/ethernet
It can support up to three monitors.
Best of all, it can be held in the palm of your hand and your light bill will be considerably less.
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12 responses
@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
3 Feb 13
Sound like a great piece of tech to have . I dont really understand terabytes storage but I know all the others specs are good .
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@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
3 Feb 13
Wow that is a lot , and from the picture its so much smaller than the regular cpu , very easy to carry around .
@BarBaraPrz (47611)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
3 Feb 13
Interesting. Who makes it and how much does it cost?
@Renhard (3471)
• Jamaica
3 Feb 13
I think steam makes it. I have heard so many speculation of the price, it will be release in a few months even though, special customers have already gotten their hands on it. I am hearing some where between the price of $800 and $1000 in US currency.
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@namiya (1718)
• Philippines
4 Feb 13
I'm no technology expert to understand all the terminologies used here, however going through your topic, responses and comments, this item is indeed amazing. I won't buy it though if I have the money for this is impractical for my basic computer knowledge and needs. I'll just have to be satisfied with what I have now.
@Renhard (3471)
• Jamaica
4 Feb 13
I guess we will be doing the same. I would happy if I got the chance to test it out but for now I don't see the importance of getting one now when I have a desktop and a laptop without any problems. By the future though I believe those table computers will become more popular. YOu know the ones that the same place you eat on, is your touch screen computer. and you can beam a video or so from the table to a nearby television. Right now the product is really expensive and only a few wealthy places uses it but I bet by the next 10 - 20 years it might become more popular.
@starsfield (131)
• Indonesia
4 Feb 13
I am pretty sure this product will surely fail, a great performance hardware need a big power and that big power can only come from a direct electric power not from batteries, with quad core 64bit 3.2Ghz it will surely needs more power and it will drain the batteries really quick(also produce more heat). I won't use such a thing to play Call of Duty,,.
Or if its really sell to public, i believe it will sacrifices a lot of things just to make it stable or doesn't make any sacrifices and it will burn and damaged,,
@Renhard (3471)
• Jamaica
4 Feb 13
Actually you be the judge of that but I will correct some of your assumptions.
Its power come from an outlet, not batteries.
Its ventilation system is really efficient.
It has been tested to play games such as call of duty black ops 2 and battlefield 3 and it plays perfectly.
So far the only negative review, that people are concern with is the integrated graphics which people expected nvidia and the price that might be a little too high.
@starsfield (131)
• Indonesia
4 Feb 13
Sorry, i thought it was some kind of mobile computer but after i look closer its just a cpu, what?. How could such a small thing is a cpu, its just smaller and its not mobile so what is the advantages over the normal cpu which is cheaper and better, i just can't understand what's the point of making cpu for desktop computer smaller...
@Nursefrai06 (2498)
• Penrith, Australia
3 Feb 13
Is it a computer? I have no idea what those things are but they sure sound very nice. I wish I were more techy.
@Sir_bobby88 (8231)
• Singapore
4 Feb 13
This is cool with great specification , think i would consider buying it once it is getting cheaper in my country .
@mi6jamesbond007 (195)
• India
3 Feb 13
What is the graphics card it has? I searched but couldn't find any info about it. I have a set up similar to this and 2 680 GTX in SLI so i am really interested about the graphics card and the price !
@Renhard (3471)
• Jamaica
3 Feb 13
Searching around, I have found that it integrated graphics card. Which is a bit unfortunate from my perspective because that isn't that overwhelming. But then again they say you will have the ability upgrade the graphics card. TO what though, I do not know because I have no clue how a better graphics card can fit in such a small thing, because graphics card with high performance are usually bigger in size.
I am hearing the price will be about $800 to $1000. It seem it has not been release at retails stores as yet. But I know a few people have their hands on it already.
@anklesmash (1412)
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4 Feb 13
I definitely think it looks cool but I definitely will not be risking a purchase of one.It being such a leap forward I am pretty sure that it will have a few teething problems.I think Ill wait untill computers of that size becomes standard. Not to mention that such an advance will be very expensive.I personally don't think computers of that size will ever become the norm as instead of advancements making them get smaller the advancements will be all about increasing power.
@allknowing (137552)
• India
4 Feb 13
I belong to the old school of thought where big is bold and beautiful!I still have my desk top and I refuse to exchange it for anything else in the world.The storage I have in there suits my needs. The only thing I am looking for is a net connection that could be faster than light!
That is a grand thing you have in there. Must show it to the upwardly mobile!
@Renhard (3471)
• Jamaica
4 Feb 13
You are one of those lovers I see. Once it is not broken no need to fix it. Nothing is wrong with that though.I had my desktop for over 6 years before it finally decided it wont go no further, so that was the time I upgraded.
Net connection fast as light, wow that could do me absolute wonders.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
24 Feb 13
hi,
that is very amazing technology but of course the more amazing and high tech it is the more expensive it is and i know that its true,the specs is really good and it will have a good performance too,and the most i love in the spec is the RAM.
@Renhard (3471)
• Jamaica
24 Feb 13
So do you think you would every buy it or in the position to buy it. I love it. It seem so interesting but at the same time I don't think I would ever buy it really. I mean I have a desktop at home already and I also have a laptop. All I need now to really complete the package is to get a tablet. And to top it off a smartphone. My smartphone is starting to malfunction at the moment. I need a new one.
Anyway like I asked before, do you think you would buy it?
@Zer0Stats (1147)
• India
6 Feb 13
It will be pretty dawn cool I mean who doesn't want one of those am I right? It will be cool cause you can just take it anywhere you want and be all like ya boy look at ma steam box but seriously this steam box is awesome and I hope all of you get one ^^
Hope it's not too expensive.