Re-iterating here because it's important: Emulation is a complex and controversial subject, I know. Not all emulation is piracy and not all piracy is emulation. This drive is probably the most blatantly "piracy-centric" product I'll ever showcase on this channel. Kinhank sent me their Kinhank 12TB Gaming Hard Drive to review which I agreed to out of curiosity. I hadn't done a lot of research on the product and didn't realize all the baggage that came along with it. That said, I pirated games when I was a kid in the 90s; I also saved up money to buy the games I was passionate about. Yes, buying something like this (or agreeing to review and "promote" a product like this) comes with a lot of ethical soul-searching. I feel I've contributed to the gaming community for decades, all while keeping various distanced eye on the entire darker side of the industry. That said, I do NOT condone blatant piracy of games currently available by publishers and the developers that put their efforts into those games. I have personal ties to the industry and do not want to see people lose their livelihoods or be unable to find a job they're overly qualified for simply because the industry has to put more money into blocking piracy than hiring talented designers and developers. With all that said, the product I showcase is here: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oCZoG2F THIS IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT. This is an affiliate link, so if you want to use it to buy something else, using this link will support the channel (also, use any links in this description if you purchase from Amazon or AliExpress to support the channel, even if not for the products linked). If you're interested in just the UGREEN enclosure, you can get it here: amzn.to/49DTHL8 s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oD4jE5p I should have added to be extra careful about buying hard drives (refurbished or anything "non-new") as in researching this video I found a lot of information about how easy it is to rewrite file tables and even spoof history of the drive. Never put sensitive data on drives like this without backups. Something else to note is that I shot this entire video on my new iPhone 16 Pro Max. Let me know what you think about the quality. I used a new microphone as well, which is available here: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_omTR8rz amzn.to/4ix0Z7c I have a new PO Box! If you want to send me something: Tynology (Number 1014) 1601 Penfield Road Suite 575 Rochester, NY 14625
I acquired a 5TB HD full of games, and it does indeed have almost every game all the way up to the Nintendo Switch even... This is the item you would buy if you would like to uh, get all the roms without downloading them or fear of downloading them. It is ideal for a lower speced system in the living room for plug n play. But the biggest drawback for me is that it is indeed a Hard Drive and not an SSD which means it's likely a low quality HD and it's slow as well. IT still works and works well, but I digress.
@ You’re so good at talking to the camera. I struggle going off script. Do you follow an outline? I just recorded the voiceover today. I’ll be filming next week and editing the following. I’m hoping to get it out right before Christmas.
@ yesss can’t wait! Yeah I usually have an outline (I’ve tried full scripts but it’s hard on camera to remember everything) I try to flow with it but it causes lots of editing down. But yeah I generally try to have a list of target talking points to cover
I have one of these drives. You're one of the few reviewers to address the moral issues associated with current games being on the drive. Thank you. My daughter works in the software industry and can't find work due to all of the lay offs. Keep up the great work!!
I took the review without putting a lot of thought into this type of stuff. Almost scrapped the whole video after putting all the thought and work into it honestly. My partner is a talented 3d artist and I discussed all this at length. I hope your daughter finds the spot she deserves 😌
🙂broh, the iPhone Pro Max and the Samsung couterpart is what most bloggers with big wallets and money are using to record videos on the go when they are traveling, supposedly the image is close enough to a DSLR, of course you want to pickup a cool triaxle free floating gimble as a selfie stick, i was thinking of getting one for my next trip to Nicaragua 😎📷🌴🏡🌴
I'm not a fan that it has modern and indie games still being sold. I feel like setting up retroarch on your PC would be be just as easy as plugging this in. Lol
Yeah, you still need to know how to optimize Retroarch, set up controls, configure standalone emulators, especially for 3d consoles. Everything on the drive is easily found online, this just does the first couple steps for you haha
😒👍 Nice, this is the best way to preserve video games thru the centuries, drm free games on loca physical hard drives that can run on windows or linux or apple mac or any future OS, for nintendo switch and pc i would recommend they offer up those hard drvie libraries as a separte option: option 1 a little of everything, option 2 nintendo switch only, option 3 PC Only. Thats a used hard drive I recommend buying a brand new HGST or Toshiba hard drive and copying everything over, buy additional hard drives so you can hook up your family and friends. For PC you really are going to need multiple 20TB Hard Drives so Stock Up. If your selling Gaming Desktop PCs or Gaming Laptops you can hookup the new customer with some of the games by adding a hard drive or SSD to their system and set up the emulator for them, all plug and play and ready to go. If your ambitios you can open up your own Arcade and setup each custom cabinet with a gaming pc and these games. Sharing is Caring. Merrry Christmas Everyone. Let's Go!
Idk I didn’t count each game. Whatever you buy may have a different number of games. I’m guessing they modify/update the games on the drives so you’ll get whenever you get I suppose
Re-iterating here because it's important: Emulation is a complex and controversial subject, I know. Not all emulation is piracy and not all piracy is emulation. This drive is probably the most blatantly "piracy-centric" product I'll ever showcase on this channel. Kinhank sent me their Kinhank 12TB Gaming Hard Drive to review which I agreed to out of curiosity. I hadn't done a lot of research on the product and didn't realize all the baggage that came along with it.
That said, I pirated games when I was a kid in the 90s; I also saved up money to buy the games I was passionate about. Yes, buying something like this (or agreeing to review and "promote" a product like this) comes with a lot of ethical soul-searching. I feel I've contributed to the gaming community for decades, all while keeping various distanced eye on the entire darker side of the industry.
That said, I do NOT condone blatant piracy of games currently available by publishers and the developers that put their efforts into those games. I have personal ties to the industry and do not want to see people lose their livelihoods or be unable to find a job they're overly qualified for simply because the industry has to put more money into blocking piracy than hiring talented designers and developers.
With all that said, the product I showcase is here:
s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oCZoG2F
THIS IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT. This is an affiliate link, so if you want to use it to buy something else, using this link will support the channel (also, use any links in this description if you purchase from Amazon or AliExpress to support the channel, even if not for the products linked).
If you're interested in just the UGREEN enclosure, you can get it here:
amzn.to/49DTHL8
s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oD4jE5p
I should have added to be extra careful about buying hard drives (refurbished or anything "non-new") as in researching this video I found a lot of information about how easy it is to rewrite file tables and even spoof history of the drive. Never put sensitive data on drives like this without backups.
Something else to note is that I shot this entire video on my new iPhone 16 Pro Max. Let me know what you think about the quality. I used a new microphone as well, which is available here:
s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_omTR8rz
amzn.to/4ix0Z7c
I have a new PO Box! If you want to send me something:
Tynology (Number 1014)
1601 Penfield Road Suite 575
Rochester, NY 14625
I acquired a 5TB HD full of games, and it does indeed have almost every game all the way up to the Nintendo Switch even...
This is the item you would buy if you would like to uh, get all the roms without downloading them or fear of downloading them. It is ideal for a lower speced system in the living room for plug n play. But the biggest drawback for me is that it is indeed a Hard Drive and not an SSD which means it's likely a low quality HD and it's slow as well.
IT still works and works well, but I digress.
Yeah there’s a lot of trade offs with these things. I guess I wasn’t sure of what I signed myself up for 🤔
Awesome video! I’ve always wondered what these things are all about. Thanks for breaking it down. Also, it’s so good to see a new video from you.
Thank you man! I know it’s been a minute! Can’t wait to see your next one!! 🤞
@ You’re so good at talking to the camera. I struggle going off script. Do you follow an outline? I just recorded the voiceover today. I’ll be filming next week and editing the following. I’m hoping to get it out right before Christmas.
@ yesss can’t wait! Yeah I usually have an outline (I’ve tried full scripts but it’s hard on camera to remember everything) I try to flow with it but it causes lots of editing down. But yeah I generally try to have a list of target talking points to cover
I have one of these drives. You're one of the few reviewers to address the moral issues associated with current games being on the drive. Thank you. My daughter works in the software industry and can't find work due to all of the lay offs. Keep up the great work!!
I took the review without putting a lot of thought into this type of stuff. Almost scrapped the whole video after putting all the thought and work into it honestly. My partner is a talented 3d artist and I discussed all this at length. I hope your daughter finds the spot she deserves 😌
Great video!
Thank you Marcus!
just ordered mine
🙂broh, the iPhone Pro Max and the Samsung couterpart is what most bloggers with big wallets and money are using to record videos on the go when they are traveling, supposedly the image is close enough to a DSLR, of course you want to pickup a cool triaxle free floating gimble as a selfie stick, i was thinking of getting one for my next trip to Nicaragua 😎📷🌴🏡🌴
I'm not a fan that it has modern and indie games still being sold. I feel like setting up retroarch on your PC would be be just as easy as plugging this in. Lol
Yeah, you still need to know how to optimize Retroarch, set up controls, configure standalone emulators, especially for 3d consoles. Everything on the drive is easily found online, this just does the first couple steps for you haha
😒👍 Nice, this is the best way to preserve video games thru the centuries, drm free games on loca physical hard drives that can run on windows or linux or apple mac or any future OS, for nintendo switch and pc i would recommend they offer up those hard drvie libraries as a separte option: option 1 a little of everything, option 2 nintendo switch only, option 3 PC Only. Thats a used hard drive I recommend buying a brand new HGST or Toshiba hard drive and copying everything over, buy additional hard drives so you can hook up your family and friends. For PC you really are going to need multiple 20TB Hard Drives so Stock Up. If your selling Gaming Desktop PCs or Gaming Laptops you can hookup the new customer with some of the games by adding a hard drive or SSD to their system and set up the emulator for them, all plug and play and ready to go. If your ambitios you can open up your own Arcade and setup each custom cabinet with a gaming pc and these games. Sharing is Caring. Merrry Christmas Everyone. Let's Go!
Wrong the best way is to do it through dna
That's a renewed hard drive. They're not near as expensive. I looked on Amazon, and that drive was $138.00 for renewed.
Yeah that’s the point I was making at 1:58 and 4:25
Ty tell me the name of the kid who stole your pokemon blue. Ill go to his house.
Man I wish I knew which one of those little jerks it actually was 😤
@TynologyGaming I'll start the investigation
@@GameNasty 🤜🤛
Another guy reviews 12tb with 100 000 this has 86000 games, difference?
Idk I didn’t count each game. Whatever you buy may have a different number of games. I’m guessing they modify/update the games on the drives so you’ll get whenever you get I suppose
😖 I do not like it. But I love you 🥰
I knew you weren't gonna like this one 🥺 But I love you so much!