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Well first we don't know the price, other than "like a PC" unless I missed something.
Second, sure, someone like me, who already has the background and experience building gaming PCs, maybe (maybe) I could replicate most of the specs at the same cost, possibly even improve them in a few areas. But economies of scale, the labor on my end, shifting market prices... Unless Valve is marking these things up like 50% or more I just don't see how an individual is going to compete on cost once you include labor.
Or the hours to learn what fits in that form factor. You could duplicate someone else's build I guess, but you can't change much without having to learn if it'll fit.
Oh yeah, I was not even considering trying to jam everything in that tiny case and getting the cooling and cabling sorted out. I would for sure skip that and just go with a standard mid-size tower, were I going to try this (I'm not)
that's the neat part about building your own pc: you don't.