So I’ve been looking at upgrading my PC and it looks like I can get a better “micro” pc than my current (ancient) desktop for significantly less money than a full blown gaming rig. An example of such a rig is this.
I don’t have high gaming requirements - I play mostly old games, I think the newest games I play are from 5+ years ago.
What reasons are there for not buying one of these (over a comparable “proper” desktop)?
At that point just buy a Steam Deck.
What’s the benefit of that Vs this? I don’t care for portability and I like the option to at least crack this open and expand a few bits (if I need to).
Steam deck is very repair friendly. I swapped my SOs SSD for a 2tb and it was very easy to work with. For the price, it’s extremely hard to beat. You can get a 30 dollar dock, and you’re off to the races.
A lot of those mini PCs don’t really have enough graphics power, even for older games. I have one and unless it’s something really low powered like Stardew or something, the experience is not great.
The Deck is designed for gaming, and it can double as a desktop PC.