This AMD-powered, Linux-running mini PC looks like a Steam Machine disguised as a vinyl record player, without the fancy controller

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While we wait with bated breath for the arrival of the Steam Machine, it appears another party has been busy developing its own competitor. The Playnix Console looks remarkably similar to a vinyl player (or the Xbox Series S) in terms of its 3D-printed chassis design, but it's in the specs sheet where the similarities to Valve's efforts really lie.

The Playnix Console comes from EmuDeck, a developer of emulation installers for the Steam Deck (via Videocardz). Underneath that funky chassis design lies a six-core, 65 W AMD Ryzen 5 5500 processor, a 512 GB SSD, 2x 8 GB sticks of DDR4-3200, and an RX 9060 ...

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