Quote Originally Posted by Bolivar View Post
^ Yep, there's no way any of us could build a PC with a similar form factor as some of these, especially the Asus. It's also important to note these are modular, so you could buy in with a mid-range Steam Machine and upgrade down the line with a better GPU. I'm also with you about HTPC or ITX cases - they're almost all these ugly little cubes.
I'm pretty sure with the right tools I could make a small HTPC case that I liked, but there are a thousand different reasons I can't be bothered to do that. Honestly, the only small form factor case I've ever cared for is the Mac mini and there are another thousand different reasons I don't want to touch that thing either. So I was really hoping for something decent to pop up among the Steam Machines. I guess I'll find myself waiting for the second wave or whatever to see if anything better comes along. That or see what Steam Link brings us. I already use my PC as a media server of sorts for my PS3, but being able to stream games and having it not be quite as finicky would be pretty awesome.