So, looks like NZXT are looking to rip off gamers with their computer “subscription” service.
Well shit, wish they’d posted it before black Friday. It was only an AIO.
Do Not Buy NZXT | Predatory, Evil Rental Computer Scam Investigated - Gamers Nexus
Submitted 1 month ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://youtu.be/0pomC1CfpC0?si=xmLJs6OrkvTdetOt
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ceenote@lemmy.world 1 month ago
AceTKen@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Just FYI, you can cancel up until it ships.
ScreamingFirehawk@feddit.uk 1 month ago
If you live somewhere with consumer rights, by law you can return it no questions asked within 14 days (actual length of time may vary, UK is 14 days)
stardust@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
I like my arctic liquid freezer aio. Wanted a simple one.
ghostsinthephotograph@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Same boat - just ordered an AIO directly from them and see the “we’re building your pc” emails. Hoping there’s not shenanigans with this.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Is this the first time Steve has said an uncensored fuck?
Its at least rare enough that it stood out enough for me to pause the video and go back to hear it again to confirm.
icedterminal@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Same. My jaw dropped. Absolutely loved it.
Enoril@jlai.lu 1 month ago
Yeah… i had to replay it too. He was quite upset.
Steve has no patience for people or company that lack empathy and abuse people.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 month ago
i dont remember this, got a recap/link?
Thteven@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Who the hell is renting PCs? Sounds like a scam without even looking into this.
TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
I mean, I could see if they tried to make this rent-to-own over 2-3 years. At half the price they’re offering.
But renting… where you’re paying over the entirety of the price in a single year, is fucking insane.
If renting, and updating it every 2 years, then for like 1/4th of the price then sure. I could see it being promoted how they are. Rent out older stock for 50% retail to at least get some value out of it while allowing people to pay ~$30 a month for a decent computer. (and then you could “upgrade” the lower tier with this to end up recouping 75% of retail over 4 years.)
But who the fuck is paying 10% of the cost a month to borrow an okay computer, even ignoring the full month cancelation fee, and ridiculous contract. (which is… ignoring a LOT.)
It is sad to see NZXT lowered to this as I used to have a decent view of them. They make some nice cases. CAM kinda lowered that view a bit, but I was in the beta for that and got a free water cooler out of it so I could overlook that. And pushing their own not as great products for the prebuilts still seemed okay for prebuilts for those scared to build on their own. But this is just… too much to overlook. Wild.
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 1 month ago
And looking into it as GN has done, makes it clear that’s only the very tip of the scam.
Plastic_Ramses@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Had to rma my kraken z73. Took 5 weeks to get a replacement.
Fuck nzxt.
Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Oh I made that decision when they tried to replace the screws on my recalled rizer cable instead of replacing the whole unit on a $500 pc case. Get fucked nzxt
TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Commenting to watch this later
catloaf@lemm.ee 1 month ago
There is a save button.
TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Yeah but I don’t ever use or look at that. Honestly, almost never go to look for shit later on here, so not a habit I have. So if I did save it, I wouldn’t see it til like 6 months from now and I’d probably just go… why the fuck is this saved? And delete it.
ubergeek@lemmy.today 1 month ago
There are also things called elephant trails.
People commenting to be able to easily come back to the topic are creating an elephant trail, which will exist regardless of the UI designer, if the software allows people to do it.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Sometimes the save button doesn’t give you context for why you saved it and it’s not something you check everyday.
DudeDudenson@lemmings.world 1 month ago
I don’t understand why people get angry enough at this to down vote it
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
it’s not about anger, the point of downvoting is to put low effort or other random crap posts below any others that may actually contribute to the topic.
franklin@lemmy.world 1 month ago
commenting to watch this later
proton_lynx@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Watching to comment this later
embed_me@programming.dev 1 month ago
Commenting to downvote later
Badeendje@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Lol at all the down votes… people could also have not engaged with your post… but apparently there is a right way to use your posting privileges and you broke the law.
billwashere@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Ok this just sounds like Rent-a-Center for computers.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 month ago
tl;dw A debt trap that’s such a bad deal that you’d be better off financing it with a payday loan. They lie about their terms and their PC specs. They advertise no contracts but absolutely have contracts, and the terms are awful.
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 1 month ago
And they are using paid influencers to promote said debt trap to those that don’t know any better, particularly children.
Probably the most insidious part of this to me. Seeing those clips of “influencers” pushing the idea of convincing your parents to get you a rental PC. Disgusting.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 month ago
Literally a lower monthly payment, lower total paid and you end up owning a computer if you finance your computer with a predatory payday loan than with this rental program (per GN’s math)
SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
$259/mo??? I expected the price of a couple streaming services, but this is more like car payment territory.