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Cake day: July 22nd, 2024

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  • There are two red flags on the new Steam Machine — the fact that it still includes USB-A ports and the 8GB of VRAM. Anything under 12GB is a major problem in 2025. While there are adapters for USB, I hope they offer a version that includes 12GB or 16GB VRAM.

    I was pricing out an entry level gaming PC for one of the grandkids for Christmas and the price of parts has gone mad. It’s even worse if you want to make a smaller ITX build. How does less material and complexity translate to higher costs? And storage and memory are ridiculous. With a few small upgrades, even at $1,000 these would be a steal. It’s a shame they won’t ship before the holidays.

    So right now, we’re discussing Steam Decks with some third party docks and accessories so they can be used like a PC. I can’t find anything better.








  • I would never recommend Ubuntu to anyone. Canonical cannot be trusted and Snaps are a plague on Linux. They care more about their own control than the needs of users.

    But why Bazzite?

    • Being atomic makes it hard to break.
    • KDE Plasma is familiar to Windows users, and familiarity is important when making the jump.
    • It installs fast and, being based on Fedora, has excellent hardware support with no fuss.
    • It comes with gaming software preinstalled and ready-to-go.
    • It’s Flatpak-native, so finding, installing, and maintining software is safe and easy.

    It lets new users get back to their lives without having to learn much of anything. If users get more advanced and need to go non-atomic, I recommend graduating to Fedora KDE. It stays familiar but gives more control.

    From there, a Linux pilgrim has all the tools and experience they need to make their Linux journey their own.