Is Newegg "Refreshed" a SCAM?

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  • Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024

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  • @freshvintage
    @freshvintage 6 месяцев назад +484

    I really am starting to think Overclock Media is single handedly keeping these refurbishing companies in business 😂😂

    • @joeschmoe5009
      @joeschmoe5009 6 месяцев назад +7

      And helping new companies decide to dive into it! 🤣

  • @adityapratapsingh8106
    @adityapratapsingh8106 6 месяцев назад +692

    What if Austin was bought from newegg

    • @johnd5740
      @johnd5740 6 месяцев назад

      It was an experiment Paul and Kyle tried years ago. They created a monster and had to quit.

    • @earlygrayce3200
      @earlygrayce3200 6 месяцев назад

      It's more likely they found him on Temu

    • @87gg
      @87gg 6 месяцев назад +57

      That's called Linus Tech Tips jk jk 😂😂😂

    • @Bananaeeee-e-eeeeee
      @Bananaeeee-e-eeeeee 6 месяцев назад +4

      Dam

    • @joeybebop
      @joeybebop 6 месяцев назад +7

      Depends if they refreshed him or not

  • @aruce9
    @aruce9 6 месяцев назад +85

    I hope they don’t sell him a motherboard with broken pins and refuse a refund because he didn’t prove that when he got it was broken

    • @southernpanda33
      @southernpanda33 6 месяцев назад +15

      Nah, they only do that to Gamers Nexus. It’s a deal they worked out.

    • @johnseagraves1485
      @johnseagraves1485 2 месяца назад

      Hey thats what Asus did to me on a 2 day old motherboard!

  • @RECTANGLESWITHEYES
    @RECTANGLESWITHEYES 6 месяцев назад +195

    really enjoying all these "is this refurbishing a scam" videos. I just love second hand tech being bought and talked about. Calms me down in this highly stressful life.. Thank you Austin and everyone on the team.. much love.

    • @Zenoff64
      @Zenoff64 6 месяцев назад +5

      AUSTIN IS INSIDE OF YOUR WALLS

  • @Mzuch14
    @Mzuch14 6 месяцев назад +67

    As a Canadian, even though our phone plans are outrageously expensive. The one thing I do like over here is if you buy a phone with your carrier it is unlocked and not locked to that carrier

    • @Thrashifice
      @Thrashifice 6 месяцев назад +3

      You can actually pay around $10 for the code to unlock your phone if it is tied to a carrier.

    • @Mzuch14
      @Mzuch14 6 месяцев назад +7

      @@Thrashifice ya but then you gotta call your carrier. You gotta do all this process. Meanwhile, here in Canada you literally can just get a contract with your phone or buy the phone without a contract and it’s all unlocked. So if you choose to buy a phone with your provider and then all of a sudden you choose to switch to another provider, you can switch to different provider, Sim card into that phone free of charge

    • @jaeehovaa
      @jaeehovaa 6 месяцев назад

      So they don't blacklist it if you don't pay it off ?​@@Mzuch14

    • @TheRoughGo
      @TheRoughGo 6 месяцев назад

      Yeah almost 200 bucks for two phones and phone plans kinda makes me wanna die lol

    • @ayrproductions
      @ayrproductions 6 месяцев назад

      Get that in Australia too.

  • @kyleanderson2415
    @kyleanderson2415 6 месяцев назад +46

    Its the top seller because people use the old intel mac minis for plex servers. Its about the same price of a raspberry pi but it has intel quick sync which is amazing for transcoding 4k media.

    • @clarinetJWD
      @clarinetJWD 6 месяцев назад +1

      I'm... Going to go buy one now.

    • @tz8785
      @tz8785 6 месяцев назад +1

      And probably because this is the last Mac Mini with replaceable SSD (although RAM was already soldered).

  • @packerfan10
    @packerfan10 6 месяцев назад +97

    I bought a refurbished Seagate external hard drive around 2009. It has outlasted every other flash drive/hard drive I have ever bought to this day. Still works like a charm.

    • @hiRyan329329
      @hiRyan329329 6 месяцев назад +5

      Last year I bought 3 12tb seagate hard drives off them for $80 each and they are all still going strong af

    • @Psi-Storm
      @Psi-Storm 6 месяцев назад +4

      I bought a new internal hard drive some years ago in a local store. It had a bunch of porn on it and a few weeks of runtime according to smart stats.

    • @kelownatechkid
      @kelownatechkid 6 месяцев назад +3

      I buy refurb hdds all the time and shockingly they are actually pretty reliable. Gotta make sure they're seagate refurbs and not third party tho lol.

    • @hiRyan329329
      @hiRyan329329 6 месяцев назад

      @kelownatechkid I mean even if a few are DOA or die quicker than new, the fact that I am spending ⅓ or less the amount of a new hard drive means I can have 3x the capacity and honeslty with redundancies in place I trust 3 used drives more than a single new one (also for DOAs most sellers if good accept returns/refunds)

    • @alexandercatterson223
      @alexandercatterson223 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@Psi-Storm You should be happy that the videos weren't something illegal

  • @Hrethgir
    @Hrethgir 6 месяцев назад +38

    Our work phones were originally on Sprint, and after the merger with T-Mobile, all we had to do was put in a new SIM card, no problems.

  • @TQDigitalMod
    @TQDigitalMod 6 месяцев назад +81

    can confirm ABS is one of Neweggs brands

    • @Squilliam-Fancyson
      @Squilliam-Fancyson 6 месяцев назад +2

      so it breaks little by little?

    • @ciksura1904
      @ciksura1904 3 месяца назад +1

      @@Squilliam-Fancysonboth my PC's i bought prebuilt were ABS's, both were phenomenal PC's for the price. Second one i basically gutted though and made my own because i had more money later on but never had an issue with them, never felt like i got scammed out of my money, don't knock it till u try it

    • @pixelchomis5773
      @pixelchomis5773 Месяц назад

      I found a Asus rog laptop for 100 dollars and it has an intel i9 14th gen and a 4050 on new egg but I don't trust it

  • @jumju11
    @jumju11 6 месяцев назад +30

    I was yelling at the screen when Austin got the bomb and was just talking 12:57

    • @classical_madness5926
      @classical_madness5926 6 месяцев назад +7

      Lol I was about to comment the same thing

    • @TrenchNerd
      @TrenchNerd 6 месяцев назад +11

      I'm convinced it's been Austin this entire time when someone abruptly goes AFK in my games.

    • @Goldenkitten1
      @Goldenkitten1 3 месяца назад

      I couldn't focus on the video, just sitting there screaming in my brain.

  • @THEJake829
    @THEJake829 6 месяцев назад +16

    I used to work for a warehouse that threw in all those advertising leaflets into their orders, if we dropped the leaflets or they weren't in with the order slips it wasn't something we were supposed to follow up with because it was more important to complete the other orders.
    I quite often "accidentally" lost the leaflets that were in with the ordered I was fulfilling. It's tragic how many people didn't get adverts for wine and "you're gonna die, so get life insurance."

  • @kakashi99908
    @kakashi99908 6 месяцев назад +13

    The Z-flip depreciation is crazy but it looks like the folds still hold their value better.

  • @EvilTurkeySlices
    @EvilTurkeySlices 6 месяцев назад +25

    You definitely can update the Mac mini to modern macOS. Put an ssd in, make an opencore patcher installer, and install Sonoma. It will run fine.

  • @techwithbenefits
    @techwithbenefits 6 месяцев назад +24

    Fun Fact Austin! That Z Flip you bought is an internal Samsung sample. Made before retail units and used as a training unit most likely.
    Final hardware definitely! I have had a fair share few of those in my time

    • @baoquoc3710
      @baoquoc3710 6 месяцев назад +1

      you're from sammobile right? I actually saw you made some samsung contents for that if I remembered correctly. And yes, I have seen some samsungs with id number etched on the back cover

    • @uhm175
      @uhm175 5 месяцев назад

      I actually got it too, and mine had numbers attached on it, i ended up giving it to a friend of mine because i just didn't like the phone lol

  • @jocking0
    @jocking0 6 месяцев назад +24

    Austin that’s not a corporate galaxy fold that is in fact, a pre production unit.

    • @baoquoc3710
      @baoquoc3710 6 месяцев назад +1

      oh sheeeet, still carrier locked tho

    • @jocking0
      @jocking0 6 месяцев назад

      He won't be able to unlock it

  • @panfilip9963
    @panfilip9963 6 месяцев назад +33

    11:33 "It's a nice set-up for more budget systems" Me watching that video on my my Philips 222E for $6: "yeah, budget systems"

  • @joeschmoe5009
    @joeschmoe5009 6 месяцев назад +14

    ABS is neweggs in house prebuilding department

    • @DirtyDan77-
      @DirtyDan77- 4 месяца назад +1

      It seems to have mixed reviews on them, I got one of em and it’s absolutely fantastic, but people with 4090 builds seem to have a 50/50 chance of it being DOA. I wonder if it’s a 4090 issue instead of an ABS issue

    • @tpate123345
      @tpate123345 Месяц назад

      My 4080 abs absolutely sings, I hope other people can have the great experience I had

  • @ijsantos28
    @ijsantos28 6 месяцев назад +7

    Is anyone else bothered by Austin being idle in counter strike? Poor teammates.

  • @tim3172
    @tim3172 6 месяцев назад +6

    2:35 Walmart also offers 90-day returns on its "Walmart Restored" products.
    Walmart's "Premium Restored" products only have 30-day returns. but come with a 1-year warranty.

  • @ipooptherhythm
    @ipooptherhythm 6 месяцев назад +4

    Austin, you should try a bunch of Woot refurbs, scratch & dents, and tech mystery boxes. Be a good episode.

  • @matttypes2695
    @matttypes2695 6 месяцев назад +4

    Personally, I only trust refurbished if it’s from the manufacturer. Companies like Apple and Nintendo have rigorous refurbished standards. You often end up with a practically brand new device.

  • @matthewhilty4209
    @matthewhilty4209 6 месяцев назад +3

    My "refreshed" Intel NUC did NOT come with a power supply and they never responded to my requests for one. Newegg is still Newegg no matter how much they say they have changed. Bravo Newegg you fooled me again. Never Again.

  • @rnewman9365
    @rnewman9365 2 месяца назад

    I love the way you guys play off each other and so I watch you for hours and don’t get tired,so keep it up.

  • @razzle1140
    @razzle1140 6 месяцев назад +2

    yo Austin thanks for helping me build my first custom built pc back in July 2023 really helped since i didnt know to much about pc's internal componets

  • @Dynamicdrifting
    @Dynamicdrifting 6 месяцев назад +7

    The price of the surface is now going to skyrocket isnt it 🙃

  • @Bicada
    @Bicada 6 месяцев назад +1

    The video from the iPhone looks better than the studio cameras 😂

  • @NightFoxZero
    @NightFoxZero 6 месяцев назад +1

    Also I got an iphone SE 3rd gen, brand new from Target for $100 and I was carrier locked to Total by Verizon but they only have a 30-day lock on their phones which is still easily worth it.

  • @deathfromabove616420
    @deathfromabove616420 Месяц назад +1

    Newegg screwed me hard on my return policy I bought a PC from them I had 30 days to return it got lost in the mail showed up 34 days after ordering Newegg refused to take it back because they included the 30 days in the shipping time and they refused to do anything literally told me I was shit out of luck

  • @zmite6114
    @zmite6114 3 месяца назад

    I will tell you the mac mini being the number one seller is quite accurate and deserved, ive used a mac mini 2014 since 2014 and only with a ram and ssd upgrade and it has worked beautifilly ever since it came out, only recently got a new mac mini

  • @kelownatechkid
    @kelownatechkid 6 месяцев назад +1

    Great video guys. This was a surprisingly interesting set of random tests lol

  • @e-ric3052
    @e-ric3052 6 месяцев назад

    One of the best moments in this video was when Austin declares he has, "backlight bleed"!

  • @sgdorin
    @sgdorin 6 месяцев назад +1

    For 17:15 you don't have to tear apart the mac mini! Just buy an external ssd or make your own with a usb 3 rack and install the OS on the external SSD. Now you have a super cheap and fast mac mini with an extra super slow 1tb hdd for storage. I bought that same model ages ago and it could handle all office tasks even do some After Effects and Photoshop/Illustrator.

    • @uhm175
      @uhm175 5 месяцев назад

      I have that same mac, it's slow as hell with Adobe photoshop since i do some illustration i couldn't deal with it, so i ended up returning it, i would honestly not buy this piece of garbage, even if it were given to me for free

  • @pvt-backpassage9843
    @pvt-backpassage9843 6 месяцев назад +1

    I think a literal archive of scam tech exists somewhere in the office, just to know where to go for future crappy tech

  • @jormungand72
    @jormungand72 6 месяцев назад +1

    I was a newegg customer for 15+ years. I only ever bought computer parts from them. Until they sold me a fake microSD card. it was labeled as GSkill, but what I received most certainly was not. it came it a half clear half white plastic bag just like all the other chinese junk on Amazon, so I tested it and it was 1/4 the storage size that I paid for, and it didnt come with the usb to micro sd dongle that it said it did.
    So, no more business from me, all because of a cheap sd card.

  • @BillyBobDingledorf
    @BillyBobDingledorf 6 месяцев назад

    Over the last 20 years, I've purchased a number of third party refurbished workstations (e.g. HP zSeries) off Newegg and have been very happy.

  • @Ranger7Studios
    @Ranger7Studios 6 месяцев назад +1

    New egg is sketchy. Last black Friday, they jacked up all their prices and then discounted them back to the regular prices, pretending that this was a sale price. I thought that was pretty disgusting. I would never buy from them.

    • @logan62097
      @logan62097 6 месяцев назад

      Most places did that last Black Friday, there was hardly any sales that were compelling, almost all of them were just the same sales price that has happened throughout the year. Newegg is sketchy as hell but everywhere else was too.

  • @mountednoble
    @mountednoble 3 месяца назад

    Dude, I’m still rocking the iPhone SE 2020 four years later! My phone is down to 90% capacity after FOUR YEARS!

  • @t3knosoulz
    @t3knosoulz Месяц назад

    "What the hell happened here???" when the mac mini decided to take a personality shift had me almost fall out my seat

  • @tylercoombs1
    @tylercoombs1 6 месяцев назад

    Upgrading from a 3060 to a 3070 TI is an excellent upgrade, you get about a 40-50% uptick on performance and you can get the 3070 TI used for about the same price of a 3060 sold new back in the day.

  • @Hurricane047
    @Hurricane047 4 месяца назад +1

    Seeing a $900 pc with a 3060 and a new gen i5 being considered "low value" in america blows my mind since in my country the GPU alone costs like $600

  • @Moisttowelette69
    @Moisttowelette69 6 месяцев назад +20

    What mouse is Austin’s using?

    • @andreypokesaround
      @andreypokesaround 6 месяцев назад

      Been thinking the same thing, I was trying to search it up and none of the results showed anything similar...

    • @Deepspace1insight
      @Deepspace1insight 6 месяцев назад +2

      It's in one of his videos, it's a de-cased Logitech with a custom 3D printed frame to make it ultra-lightweight IIRC.

  • @mithilagrawal6444
    @mithilagrawal6444 6 месяцев назад +1

    Keep up the good informative work in between video like the pc 2024 explainationnpart and aslo seeing that steam page open tell me how recently this video was shot so great work and keep the grind and hard work on Austin and team

  • @vishalkalicharan7710
    @vishalkalicharan7710 6 месяцев назад +4

    Can you do AliBaba tech?

  • @кяуртіс
    @кяуртіс 6 месяцев назад

    Honestly, that fold... even if its network locked that's a good ass deal. You can also just pay a bit to unlock it.

  • @AwakenEnforcer
    @AwakenEnforcer 6 месяцев назад +2

    Used to work at new egg as a builder for their inhouse PC ABS also known to the staff as A Bunch of Shit

  • @clarinetJWD
    @clarinetJWD 6 месяцев назад +1

    I assume the Mac Mini is selling because Apple gates so many things to require their own devices. As a software developer, if I want to make an iPhone app, I need to own a Mac.
    But I don't want a Mac. $150 is cheap enough to not care.

  • @robertwilson8939
    @robertwilson8939 2 месяца назад

    ABS isnt too bad but the ones you really want to buy have the exact model of whatever part they use in the build, vs just saying the generic "1 tb ssd, 2060 ti, etc"

  • @tpate123345
    @tpate123345 Месяц назад

    Just bought a 4080 PC for less than the price of the GPU itself. I didn't know how if I got lucky but this was by far the best value I've ever seen for a desktop

  • @tonyw.707
    @tonyw.707 6 месяцев назад

    If anyone is wondering, ABS is owned by Newegg. Relaunched in October 2020

  • @dontplayw_thme595
    @dontplayw_thme595 5 месяцев назад

    “Ain’t buying shit” 💀💀💀 you didn’t have to flame abs so hard Austin 🤣🤣🤣

  • @syedhassaanmujtababokhari6199
    @syedhassaanmujtababokhari6199 6 месяцев назад +1

    Bro dished hard on plug but is giving a pass on the surface

  • @eugenemaurice
    @eugenemaurice 6 месяцев назад

    Austin, you single handedly made me start liking flip phones so I'd like to humbly say that your Z Flip deal is not the cheapest folding phone on the internet because i bought a Z Flip 3 from Facebook Marketplace a month ago for $120 Australian dollars. And that according to google converts to $77 USD. The only caveat was a single dead pixel

  • @D-CHAPO
    @D-CHAPO 5 месяцев назад

    The way you slid big chungus edition in there killed me
    Side note new egg shipped my 7800xt to me brand new i never got my package and new egg would not process my replacement claim without a police report then decided to close the claim as properly delivered and closed the claim as denied so im out of a gpu and $530

  • @hnordzabuza
    @hnordzabuza 6 месяцев назад

    I have been following this guy for so long, now I'm in my 20s

  • @reinaweis
    @reinaweis 6 месяцев назад

    For the mac-mini if I had to guess, they put in the #1 best seller section to get rid of inventory that nobody will buy.

  • @seanvot
    @seanvot 6 месяцев назад

    I fall asleep to your videos most nights. Idk if that’s a compliment or insult but thankyou

  • @lachlannapier5934
    @lachlannapier5934 6 месяцев назад

    that se video quality looked better then the studio camera tbh

  • @FLOPE_PLAYS
    @FLOPE_PLAYS 5 месяцев назад +1

    Is nobody gonna talk about the mouse he's using through out the video

  • @richconroy5559
    @richconroy5559 6 месяцев назад

    You can absolutely take that phone down to T-Mobile and get yourself squared away

  • @jimmywoods7404
    @jimmywoods7404 6 месяцев назад

    If the device is locked to Sprint, T-Mobile will most likely authorize an unlock, or right now, goto settings, press temp unlock, then perm unlock and itll unlock!

  • @kgoodfarms
    @kgoodfarms 6 месяцев назад

    The tmobile switch for sprint phones is super easy, definitely still a good value.

  • @Cherubim666999
    @Cherubim666999 5 месяцев назад

    I have spent over 500k with newegg over the years..have had 3..THREE minor issues.
    Amazon however? 275k spent with them buying things for my new home....they tried hard to screw me, and i ended up needing a lawyer

  • @mostlyghostly6615
    @mostlyghostly6615 2 месяца назад

    No reason to avoid upgrading that Mac Mini with OpenCore Patcher.

  • @spacer125
    @spacer125 6 месяцев назад

    My dad got a Gainward 3070 Newegg refreshed and it was not refurbished and was quite dusty and had strange behavior.

  • @milkmanchannel1
    @milkmanchannel1 6 месяцев назад

    Nice to see that minimalist mouse from mystery tech making an appearance. Lol

  • @justingayman1704
    @justingayman1704 6 месяцев назад +1

    I bought a portable monitor on newegg, and it was stated as refurbished but stated in the listing that: [Attention]: menu/button abnormal (Minor Flaws), the screen display is normal. Does not affect basic use, but when I got the monitor, the power button did not work at all. The monitor was stuck in the on position.

    • @Dan-Simms
      @Dan-Simms 6 месяцев назад +2

      Well, better than in the off position lol

    • @justingayman1704
      @justingayman1704 6 месяцев назад

      @@Dan-Simms true

  • @harley5252
    @harley5252 6 месяцев назад

    Abs brand stands for already been sold hahaha. I think it’s pretty fitting!

  • @miinyoo
    @miinyoo 6 месяцев назад

    I treat Newegg like I treat Amazon. Last resorts. It's so much more value intensive to take a few minutes and explore the land. It might take a few months but the good deals are out there and they are not in obvious places.

  • @aurorablaize
    @aurorablaize 6 месяцев назад +1

    "You can't update these mac mini's to the latest Mac OS"
    Open Core Legacy Patcher: "Am I a joke to you?"
    Seriously, I bought a 2012 mini off ebay a few months ago with an SSD and maxed ram for about $100 and it's running Sonoma just fine.

  • @SickWiTiT
    @SickWiTiT 6 месяцев назад

    Is it me only or does everyone enjoys watching Austin more then him with mr...I think I know it all fella with the liss

  • @ZachAttacksTech
    @ZachAttacksTech Месяц назад

    Okay best ending for one of your videos in a while hahaha

  • @TheSlothNerd64
    @TheSlothNerd64 6 месяцев назад

    That locked Z Flip should work with t-mobile. My Note 10+ was originally from Sprint. But I put my t-mobile Sim in it and immediately worked.

  • @BucketOfFail
    @BucketOfFail 6 месяцев назад

    The new system you looked at that was the same price as the ABS not only had a newer gpu, but also had DDR5 ram instead of the DDR4 in the ABS. That system is a ripoff.

  • @stpworld
    @stpworld 6 месяцев назад

    Newegg or tiger direct rippped us off when windows 7 was new and they did not give genuine keys

  • @CREATERpl
    @CREATERpl 6 месяцев назад

    It's very weird for me, that there are still locked phones sold in USA... I haven't seen a locked phone for about 8-10 years...

  • @mateusz3290
    @mateusz3290 6 месяцев назад

    That 3070Ti should be named the drake addition 😂😂

  • @Faded_Psyco420
    @Faded_Psyco420 5 месяцев назад

    i got a 3070ti for 370 after shipping and its running amazing

  • @C_C-
    @C_C- 6 месяцев назад

    'If you can look past the filthy exterior, what you'll find is a heart of gold inside'
    same

  • @TheSoapBocks
    @TheSoapBocks 6 месяцев назад +1

    so crazy hes just throwing that csgo2 game lmao

  • @FixationwithCarnage
    @FixationwithCarnage 14 дней назад

    i have the se 3 and i love it! pretty much the inside of a newer iphone, 5g capable, in a small form factor!

  • @jyveturkey1894
    @jyveturkey1894 6 месяцев назад

    Holy shit that's a huge 1080p monitor!

  • @Treychik
    @Treychik 6 месяцев назад

    Got myself a refurbished Quest 3 like $140 cheaper than the regular price. The only downside was (besides the headset smelling like woman's perfume) - minor scuff on the top resin(plastic?) of the controller...the rest - great quality!

  • @gopxrock4950
    @gopxrock4950 6 месяцев назад

    I purchase a 2nd hand motherboard from Newegg. It went through their standard test before they release it for sale. First time buying a used board from them. It turn out a lot of CPU pin was bent. No dual channel because of the damaged part. Yeah, it went through their test. Not promising at all, since it past their test. Concerning on their statement and test on used board.

  • @eezeepee
    @eezeepee 6 месяцев назад

    That Mac Mini is perfect to convert Chrome OS Flex and put in a SSD PCIE. I had that one and that's what I did 4 years ago, before it was even called Chrome OS Flex.

  • @Liferoad371
    @Liferoad371 6 месяцев назад

    I bought an ABS desktop from newegg 3 years ago and it works great.

  • @JFlowCB
    @JFlowCB 6 месяцев назад

    amazon also does 90 day with renewed/refurbs

  • @Thrashifice
    @Thrashifice 6 месяцев назад

    That Mac Mini is a #1 seller because of the status logo on top. 🤣

  • @samuelevans8378
    @samuelevans8378 6 месяцев назад

    Not sure about refreshed. I been scammed through their third party sellers. Newegg refused to back me up or refund me.

  • @Kapono5150
    @Kapono5150 6 месяцев назад +1

    First 250hz monitor iv ever seen on RUclips

  • @marioStortuga
    @marioStortuga 6 месяцев назад

    Yes you can get that sprint phone activated on t-mobile.

  • @AssassinsFear
    @AssassinsFear 6 месяцев назад

    As a best buy employee, i managed to get a refurbished z flip 4 unlocked for $119

  • @miciso666
    @miciso666 6 месяцев назад

    i run a 144. but why 240?? i dont get it. whats the point of such a high refresh. most games i play wont even reach 160+ fps.

  • @GuardianAngelX72
    @GuardianAngelX72 6 месяцев назад

    So, the "Advanced Battlestations" moniker is relatively new, it originally meant "Always Better Service" and is Newegg's in-house System Integrator.
    Chances are, I wouldn't be surprised if the system you received is either New-Old-Stock as you suspect or a system that was returned to ABS due to defect or the customer no longer wanting it and they can't sell it as new, so they replaced any broken parts, re-burned the system, then listed it as a Refurb.

  • @carlosr5918.
    @carlosr5918. 6 месяцев назад

    I just wanna STRESS ! I had a 2012 mac mini that did they exact same thing when it would sleep and you would wake it up.

  • @natev7870
    @natev7870 6 месяцев назад

    I just bought a used unlocked Galaxy Z Flip 5 "refurbished" on eBay for $450, partially due to his review. It has a tiny scratch on the back but other than that is perfect

  • @markalbiar6151
    @markalbiar6151 6 месяцев назад

    I really need that Surface laptop for my cartooning career.

  • @EnderForever101
    @EnderForever101 6 месяцев назад

    Did anyone else notice the mouse Austin used in the beginning? Is that even a mouse?

  • @stevenmilsom1
    @stevenmilsom1 6 месяцев назад

    What do you do with all these products after you buy them and do a video on them ? Do you send them back ? Do you keep them ? Do you give them to your staff as perks ?

  • @apollolux
    @apollolux 6 месяцев назад

    Other than the "Refreshed" name I knew about Newegg Refurbished for years, got a 3rd gen Surface Pro tablet refurbished from Newegg a few years ago that I only stopped using because the battery puffed up and I was too cheap to get it replaced at the time.

  • @CragScrambler
    @CragScrambler 6 месяцев назад

    Secondhand market is Crazy ATM, a guy on ebay is asking £950 - $1200 for
    CPU: i7-8700k OC @ 4.7hz (can be overclocked more)
    - GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX 2080 8GB Triple Fan (overclockable)
    -MOBO: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming -
    RAM: KLEVV BOLT XR 32GB 4000MHz (can overclock)
    -Storage: WD BLUE SN550 1TB M.2 -Case: Full Tower 4x Fans High, Tempered Glass, RGB With Remote
    - Worth every penny I’m listing it for.
    - Well looked after, used for gaming and streaming; impeccable performance. GPU and CPU very well cooled for overcooking.
    No wonder its been on Ebay for about 3 months now lol
    The $899 system in the beginning of this video is far faster and comes with an warranty, just delusional people trying to scam others.