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    recursive_recursion they/them@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago

    Do Not Buy NZXT | Predatory, Evil Rental Computer Scam Investigated

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    recursive_recursion they/them@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago
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    USE CODE "PUCKGAMERSNEXUS" for 10% off ANYTHING on the GN store while it lasts: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ our ability to permanently ban advertisers and stand on principle for a better industry is funded by our audience's support. We need your continued support to make these time-intensive, resource-intensive investigative videos featuring experts. Grab one of our project & soldering mats, our e-waste inductor dice and Snowflake the cat dice sets, PC building mats, and more. In this video, we investigate NZXT's "Flex" rental PC program and its pre-built rental PCs, including the NZXT Player One, Player One Prime, Player Two, Player Two Prime, Player Three, and Player Three Prime PCs, which regularly bait-and-switch the components under the same name, misrepresent or straight-up lie in marketing, brandish objectively and provably false FPS benchmark numbers, and leverage oppressive terms of service. NZXT jacks up prices and manipulatively calls them a "sale," it has you waive your rights to death or injury claims in relation to its service, and it rips off uninformed consumers beyond anything we've ever seen before. E-Waste Inductor Dice Set: https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/inductor-full-tabletop-mtg-dnd-premium-dice-set-7-piece-dice-wooden-box-token-card Snowflake the Cat Dice Set: https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/snowflake-full-tabletop-mtg-dnd-premium-dice-set-7-piece-dice-wooden-box-cat-card PC Building Anti-Static Modmat & Work Surface: https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/large-modmat-gn15-anniversary Project & Soldering Mats: https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-project-soldering-mat Copper-Plated Stainless Steel Mule Mug: https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-copper-plated-stainless-steel-mule-mug-thermal-conductivity-of-copper We have permanently banned NZXT from all future advertising with GamersNexus. Forever. https://gamers.nexus/ethics-statements/advertising Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - NZXT's PREDATORY PROGRAM 06:15 - H1 Fires, Context, & History 09:08 - Motivated by Greed 11:02 - Bait & Switch 17:18 - Why Names Matter 19:43 - Fraudulent Marketing & Influencer Clowns 24:09 - NZXT's Lies 27:26 - NZXT's Victims 29:49 - Predatory Pricing 32:00 - $15,000 for a 5600X 32:46 - ILLEGAL LOANS 34:43 - CRIMINAL LOANS 36:40 - Aggressive Terms (ft. Lawyer Interview) 37:10 - Lawyer: Punishing Consumers 39:15 - Lawyer: Excessive Billing 43:46 - Lawyer: Major Privacy Concerns 46:32 - MAGIC THE GATHERING LAWYER TANGENT 47:15 - Lawyer: NZXT Protecting Itself vs. Aggression 49:35 - Lawyer: DEATH Waiver 54:19 - Lawyer: No Guarantee on Specs Listed 56:25 - Lawyer: Consumer Rights 58:11 - CONCLUSION ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Our policies, processes, and ethics statements relating to review samples, advertising, travel, errors, and more are transparently and publicly available on this page: https://gamers.nexus/ethics-statements Steve Burke: Writing, Host, Editing Jeremy Clayton: Research, Writing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Editing Andrew Coleman: Camera

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      You missed the step between Get big and Get Greedy. They hire MBAs from other defunct companies.

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