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Posted by strategic mistake: VRAM
 - Today at 06:23:28
Doesn't fix its only 8 GB of VRAM, as the GPU part is not upgradable. Just get a PC and install SteamOS. One might call the 8 GB of VRAM VALVE's strategic mistake (look even the big reviewers on YouTube complain about the 8 GB of VRAM and they have millions of views).

The 8 GB of VRAM issue started like 4-5 years ago. Here is a more recent one: youtube.com/watch?v=ric7yb1VaoA ("Gaming Laptops are in Trouble - VRAM Testing w/ ‪@Hardwareunboxed‬"). Indeed, the recent high memory price increase doesn't help this issue.
Posted by Reserved
 - Today at 05:11:05
It is.

The main reason for it as stated in previous Valve interviews was due to lack of component supply not pricing so much.
Posted by nosey
 - Yesterday at 21:48:12
Why is single channel RAM cheaper? I thought the most expensive part of RAM is fast, high-density chips.
Posted by Redaktion
 - Yesterday at 19:32:18
Despite its lofty price, Steam Machine performance is not as optimized as expected. To address high DDR5 RAM costs, Valve installed one 16 GB module. New benchmarks confirm that lacking dual-channel memory, apps and games produce significantly lower scores and frame rates.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Steam-Machine-performance-benchmark-shows-20-loss-without-dual-channel-memory-spec.1331990.0.html