This does give us an unfortunate glimpse into the Steam Machine's potential price point. I can't imagine those would be any cheaper than this hardware, which is a real shame. I do not envy the position Valve is in, personal PC hardware pricing is becoming exponentially expensive for the average person. The Steam Machine, I would imagine, was Valve trying to create a sort of entry-mid level PC to get users hooked into the Steam ecosystem, but I don't see that being the case anymore.