My WORST Tech Purchases 

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Nah my friend tried it is trash!

Windows 10😅

Ur the best

im poor

I checked it after I saw your comment! I enjoyed it too lol Edit: I was the first like on this comment, and now it has 4.5k likes!

Magic keyboard arm, GO! 😂

ikr! it hought i was the only one seeing it. i was like "yo how did he catch that!! :0"

Really really enjoyed that 😂😂😂

Yes, that was totally epic! Worth the price of admission!

This. I built myself a 500$ mechanical Keyboard with all the bells and whistles after watching hundreds of videos on the topic. It sounds great, it feels good, it works perfectly, and I ducking hate it. Bought myself an MX Mini from Logitech and now I’m sad everytime I open the drawer and see my 500$ waste.

it's apple after all

Personally, I custom-built my own mechanical, linear keyboard for around $200, and I absolutely love it. I get it, it's clunky and not portable, but I still love typing on it. But hey, mechanical keyboards are not for everyone.

Iphones be like

@@Blue-jn1ph partially true depending on your expectations, I definitely prefer my $600 nothing phone 2 to my parent's $1000 iPhone 14 Pro

I still play my Steam Deck everyday, it's one of the best purchase I ever did, I bought the cheapest one, then I upgraded it to 512gb

SteamOS is infinitely better as a seamless experience when compared to windows 11 which i won't even run on my desktop.

My issue with steam deck is not all games I want to play isn't on steam and doesn't work well on the deck to this day.

@@NanoscopicSize did it improve now? I usually just add it as non-steam game if it’s just a game in a folder and test between proton experimental and proton 8 until I got a good stable performance

​@@kongsunlyheng4186 for me deck is perfect. I've only ran into problems with gothic 2, but it seemed like windows users were getting the same, so not a proton issue. And deck is the best gaming purchase I've ever done

Ok

2 likes??

4 likes is crazy

Yoooo RU-vid

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He’s using the shorts in the video. So I think he didnt regret it 😅

Josh did the best catch of the year and thought we wouldn't notice.

​@@Pomeranc470i noticed it tho

When?

And where

I completely agree. Some of these tech products might not be for Arun, but they may benefit someone else

Yeah he lost me at the mechanical keyboard lol

Mercedes is a notorious brand when it comes to EV range

Totally, especially since like for me, I'm the total opposite with the laptop thing. I don't like working on the go, and changing scenes distracts me. I prefer the resolution of sitting at a desk and getting things done, but Arun prefers being on the go and working

I dunno... The Foodini, Macbook and Car seemed like pretty big fails that most people would be upset by... especially for the price.

True, and some parts aren’t even removable/customisable

Atleast it can now be called a luxury cheese grater!

​@@gautamu.9708 The Icheese. Press a button on your iphone and your icheese grates your cheese for you.

for 23,888.88 you can get a threadripper 7995wx, and this computer can run simulations. it achieved 81,804 on multicore tests. Btw the apple mac pro with an intel xeon processor achieves 10,533

@@sulaimanali1120 ikr

Bot

@@Helo_Watchif you even take the effort to open his channel you will realize that he is not a bot. come on man

What was the point in saying that @helowatch6548?

@@Helo_Watchhow is that a bot?

you think a bot will realise he got a nice haircut? @@Helo_Watch

and admitting he has ADD adhd and just went corsair rgb fps go brr. he's also factually wrong about the key travel thing.

Okay, I like Arun, his mostly right about a lot of tech, but his experience with his EV does not match the majority of EV users in the UK. I've been driving EV for 4 years now and I've had 0 issues, I've never had to wait 3 hours for a charge, EVER. The issue he made here is the EQS is just not a good car, sure it says Mercedes on the front, but they're are reletively inexperienced making EVs. Tesla, Kia, Hyundi, BYD, MG, Fiat, Audi all make far better EVs and have significantly more experience at making them. Also there is significant misinformation in his 'opinion' on this. Traffic does not impact EV batteries. If the car isn't moving, its barely using energy. The heater will make a small impact but most EVs are now heat pump based and you'll be looking at losing 1-2% of battery per hour at the most. Range lies, well thats on Mercedes here. My Tesla Model 3 gets the range stated most of the time in Spring/Summer/Autumn, maybe 20% less in winter.

​@@BenWeatherill1.9 tdi will go to the moon and back on a sigle tank

It's still awesome 90% of the time when driving close distance. It's well known if you want to drive distance Tesla is the only option. Good range and a charging network you can rely on. On the positive side the experience will only get better as more chargers open.

​@@BenWeatherillBut do you regularly drive 300 Miles like he said he does? Sure, it's really bad marketing on Mercedes, but the problem persists. Finding a free charger, when you are in dire need of one is way more challenging than finding a free pump. And if a pump is occupied, it's available within the next 5 minutes. A charge-stop can set you back another 30 minutes to a couple of hours. Sure, you could just charge up for like 10 minutes, but then you are back at the same problem after 100 miles. Commuting with an EV makes sense, if you can recharge overnight. But for longer distances it's just painful.

@@lucasf4rt523YES BROTHER! Screw them EVs!

Literally no-one is avoiding charging considerations. This is no different than living somewhere so remote there's no petrol station. They also have home charging as an option it's just the install was done by someone incompetent. Which I'm sure wasn't an official Mercedes person because they're such a reputable company... ;)

He specifically said about the media, not the ordinary people. Also if you think that uncle Joe installed a Mercedes certified charger without them knowing, I have a piece of desert land in Antarctica to sell you.

Tesla's charging network works like a charm. He bought the wrong EV lol.

Ev's are only worth it if your daily commute is less than 50 miles, In a city, with a small car.

@@ahtheh and if you have own charger :D

Ok

Honestly i was about to say 😹 the brother deserves some credit

yeah he caughr that one good

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Bro true , he deserves a shout out.😂

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we love arun for that

@@224ms i second this

Was sure the Xbox was going to be a red herring.

That’s definitely a great thing, but there’s some situations where things, like the mechanical keyboard might not work for him but might actually be great for someone else

@@carlover24700 I mean he does explain why they dont work out for him so we could decide ourselves whether or not it would be of use

Oui

That suggest to ask people to spend money wisely and not to throw it at the latest fad which doesn't fall in line with the current corporate abusive world. Not all tech is bad but people need better self-control even I have problems considering how predatory is the current internet. I myself make mistakes and I highly doubt there is anyone that doesn't unless they are extremely poor. I also bought a handheld which I don't exactly use very often which costed me around 60$ as well a beamer for 33$ but hey it is better than throwing hundreds to thousands for something you will barely use. I'm not a fan current EV tech and how things are done.

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How does Apple sell that crap for tens of thousands? People actually fall for this shirt.

lol

you literarly must have skipped at some part or sped it up since it hasn't event been 10 min and the vid's 13 min

@@Gabinpip well the blender is the first item on the list

@@Gabinpip you don't need to watch the whole video before commenting

True

well, why not just blend everything and get your smoothies prepared before you go out. Unless you are finding the ingredients out in the wild, it's gonna be just as mushy and fresh and easier to bring.

I have a razer that does too and I love it.

Clicky switches designed to be loud are the worst

@@pauljlewis They were originally designed for a different purpose and a different time than how we use them now

Silent cherry reds are my first mechanical purchase for this exact reason. Super glad I did my research.

i have both a silent mechanical keyboard and a clicky one. nice to be able to switch when my preferences change

Was gonna say this exact thing! Mechs have switches for all uses! I'd even go as far as trying to recommend low profile switches to Arun if he'd prefer shorter travels and bottoming out. All the best in your exploration. =)

Damn😭💀

i wanted to get a mech keyboard but was worried about the decrease in typing speed, and loud noise. I need to be able to type as fast as possible gliding through words and even tho they seem really fun, ust doenst seem ideal so i dropped the idea nad got an avg logitec membrane intsead

And here I am wishing I could afford that Keychrone K3...

Mechanical keyboards are overrated IMO. They used to be very common back in the 80's and 90's but fell out of favor for membrane keyboards, who where softer and quieter. Try working in an office with 20 of those being used at the same time and you'll understand why... Main reason why they are making a comeback now it's due to the influencer hype and the fact they have become a sort of status symbol among gaming enthusiasts. If you've got a mechanical keyboard and it works for you then great, but the reality is most people don't need one. The best keyboard you can get is one you like and feel comfortable using. Membrane keyboards are cheaper, quieter and often times sleeker (which makes them more ergonomic without needing to buy extra accessories like wrist rests). And honestly, why spend 100-200$ when you can just go for a fully functional 20$ keyboard? I understand the alure of following the hype train and wanting to try things, but really, more important than what others say is what you think is best for you and your situation... Don't feel bad if your opinion doesn't align with current trends.

i think it's a use case issue, main reason for choosing mechanical keyboards is N-Key rollover (ability to hold down many keys at once and they all register), Membrane keyboards are usually 4-Key rollover up to 6-Key (4 key meaning you can hold down any 4 keys and they all register but 5th might cause the keyboard to report no key being pressed) depending on key position and some special keys (Shift-Alt-Ctrl) you can go over the listed value but its listed as the minimum you can be sure works. For writing where most multi key uses are Shift + Letter, Ctrl + S and Ctrl + P, Any membrane will do fine. For Gaming or certain IT tasks where you set up multi-key keyboard macros for some tasks you will want at least 6-key rollover or a mechanical keyboard.

@@cyover4401how fast do you type really? I switched from a Drop CTRL High Profile with Everglide Amber Orange to the Keychron K3 with red switches and did not feel any speed change. You will just adjust for a few days. I’m a 135-ish wpm typist and can type that fast back and forth and with any keyboard really. Just have some “getting used to” adjustment.

This And in a practical manner it’s really useful and easy to use, never been disappointed with it

unscrew it everytime I want to clean it? No thanks.

@@turismoride6617that’s how full sized blenders are also cleaned.

@@turismoride6617 Its not hard huh, and regarding traditional blenders how you clean them ? :)

I was gonna make a comment about it, but hello, patterz, you make very nice pokemon streams

The problem he encountered is actually the fact that not everyone actually likes or can adapt or become accustomed to mechanical keyboards. I've had my Logitech G815 for about 9 months now. I still can't type nearly as fast or as accurately as I could my old Roccat ISKU or my Logitech G213. If typing were more important to me, I'd have either stuck with my G213 or gone with a Logitech Signature K650, K120 or K270.

@@aaronthomas6155 What I’m trying to say is that different switches have different typing feels for mechanical keyboards. The problems you might encounter for one switch might be completely irrelevant or absent for another switch. It’s all about trial and error. I’m not saying mechanical keyboards are the best thing to ever exist but you really have to branch out to get a full picture of just how vast the entire spectrum is.

Also you have logitech keyboard with really thin keycaps and nice durability, he should have had spoken to a person with more affinity on mechanical keyboards@@galvendorondo

And the two brands named here as unsatisfactory are actually known for not making good mechanical keyboards. It's like saying you don't like to ride a car since your Trabant wasn't what you expected.

That and he could of have went with a low-profile keyboard like the g915, or as you said a Keychron. That would be a lot more similar typing experience. Personally, I always buy a wrist rest too. In general, he could have looked a bit more into something, but I get that not a lot of people want to do that though.

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for sure, there's a whole world of custom keyboards out there that he either failed to mention or just did not know existed. He could have used the $200 he spent on that overpriced corsair gaming keyboard on a really nice custom

​@@zemymix4598he failed to mention it, glarses literally made him an entire custom keyboard and he never mentioned it. unless this was made before then

I think he was refering to the exact model he bought, and I think that it is a personal opinion video, more than buy or don't buy these products. I had a corsair K95 exactly like his, and I can confidently say itis NOT worth the huge price. Keycaps started breaking 4 months in, as the slot for the switch to lock is so flimsy. Then I found Keychron, and for a fraction of the price of that corsair keyboard, I have a custom one, with hotswappable switches and the option to print my own keycaps as there are hundreds of 3d Models out there for it.

I mean I hate to be *that* kind of guy but if noise and travel distance was a real problem, he could probably get a keeb with low profile silent switches. Yeah they’re a bit mushy from what I heard and don’t provide the full experience, but they do exist. Then again not everyone likes spending money on keyboards soooooo

@@felixf2631 No he was not referring to that exact model. I have the same keyboard since 2018 and it still looks brand new. Hard to believe your keycaps started breaking randomly.

He needs a heavier weight switch too because he likes bottoming out. Too bad my recommendation for him no longer is being made

His review was also extra wrong when the Corsair K95 Plat also comes with a wrist rest which has 2 sides and the holder is detachable. It's a 200€ after all. What baffled me the most is the excuse to have lost speed using the best switches to type ease and accuracy. Downsides on this KB are the detachable pins or the wrist rest are not particularly sturdy and the size of some keys are different that most brand so you need custom keys. But he reviews mechanical kb in a whole and what he's telling me is he didn't use it enough to get used to it as you have to, coming from all these membrane and chiclet ones...

This guy needs to get into custom keyboards to understand mechanical keyboards

@@talongloy agreed

What you're saying is next level, even with off-the-shelf keyboards you can get a satisfying experience. mrwhostheboss mentioned minuses that are very personal. Sound - many users don't care about the noise they make(plus there are so many types of switches with various levels of .. well everything). The wrist strain - easy to solve with a wrist rest. Bottoming out - again, different switches with different levels of everything. Sure, some people don't like mechanical switches, but if you really give it a proper go, there's no going back. That said, I would not reccomend anyone getting into it if they like their membrane switches, mechanical gets very expensive very quickly.

To be fair, the MS ergo keyboard he selected is a "mechanical keyboard" as well as the apple ones. There is no membrane, those are all scissor keys (or some form of it) and really good ones at that. Also you can't really ask the general public to go into hobbyist kbs. There are a few decent ones from the big box brands, but they likely won't fit him exactly. I went with a non mainstream kb with some hobbyist switches, its a lot of effort and I'm not sure I have exactly what I want.

And also, game companies and console companies alike make more money from each person buying their own console and copy of the game, and playing online together using their subscription services!

​@@MrwhosethebossI'm way more leaning towards believing the greed explanation than the technical infeasibility explanation

blame the fans for demanding "next gen graphics"

I still remember playing L4D2 with not 2 but freaking 4 split screens for each survivor. Gad damn that's peak coop gaming

It takes two. Best coop game in a while

Yep, I went with Silent Linear switches and the typing experience is amazing, it's also a hotswap keyboard so if I didn't like them I could easily swap them out with different switches.

Not to mention he bought a prebuilt gaming brand, which are all horrible in terms of sound and feel. They all have very rattle-y stabilizers that require modifications to really make sound and feel good.

@@hhaste Yep, the only pre-built 'gaming' keyboard I'd recommend is the new Razer, everything else is just...eh. I ended up with a Ducky, but swapped out the switches for Gaterons (though am wanting to try the Boba U4's...being in Oz limits my options somewhat as shipping here can be expensive and annoying). Lubed them up and it's a super smooth typing experience. Going for a gaming keyboard when you're using it for productivity isn't the best idea. Keychron make some great 'pre-builts' and their low profileis fantastic, same with Nuphy.

LMFAOOO

I really want to see him play gd now

Also you are not supposed to rest your wrist while using a keyboard which made it difficult for Arun to continue using it. Following good posture would make all keyboards useful.

I've used a mechanical keyboard on my desktop for years but can still type 30% faster on any of the laptops I've had tbh

lol when he pulled out the keyboard i knew instantly why he didnt like mechanical, he just didn't get the right one

@@adreto2978 Same here

I hate laptop and other thin squishy keyboards, I'd rather use a screen then. I very much disagree with Arun on this take and so does 80% of people that have anything to do with tech or gaming.

even when the mac pro came out it wasn't even that good of a deal. The mac mini is also an insane value if you have to get a mac and you don't have that much money. It can even beat the xeon mac pro in some tasks for only $700.

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all the consoles a trash realy. Do not like the ide of consoles exlusives

PC has all the Xbox features, but not all the PS5 ones nor does it have all the games. I would say a PS5 is a better purchase and a nice PC is always amazing.

​@@sweetsurrender815Agreed

Here's right though. If you compare XSX and PS5 side by side, PS5 is better for majority of users, and sales statistics prove it. I sold my XSX as I was disappointed and tired of waiting, and waiting, and waiting for good exclusive games, so I understand Arun completely. If PS5 offers the same multiplatform titles AND better exclusive titles, what's the benefit of Xbox? None.

​@@sweetsurrender815try to get a pc at 499 dollars as powerful as series x

@@being_mr_gamer386 You actually can, but you'd have to use the used market. If you want new you can get a PC for around $700 (you need gold to play online on Xbox so it'll pay for itself anyway) plus you can get that for $400 by just getting a PS5. Xbox is really not in a good position at all right now and people only buy it because of the "most powerful" claims (I know it's technically more powerful but tests have shown that PS runs games better) and because of brand loyalty. It's either PC or PS now, Xbox shouldn't be a consideration and I'd never recommend it to anyone.

The Opera browser got all of my information sold online and I went through a week of being hacked over and over again. I’m not sure if I downloaded a fake one or something but I’m disappointed that after years of use I get my info sold online.

I mean they support for like 6 years of new updates

​@theworm7156 Windows provides that for free. Even upgrading from a new version of Windows is free for the first 5 to 10 months of release and Windows PCs come standard with a 2 year warranty without paying extra. But don't get me wrong Apple PCs are good and reliable PCs for business class even the old PowerMac G5s are still great PCs today, but that's it.

@@dogs-and-destruction-channel yeah duh it’s free it’s the same with apple

@theworm7156 Not for major updates on Apple. You need to pay for major updates on Apple however for Windows you'll be able to get it free as long as your device is compatible with the upgrade.

But those games can still be played on the old console people buy a console for new games that can’t be on other consoles of the past and xbox series x fails this graphics can’t save a console and a disappointing killer app aka halo infinite if you want game pass buy a series s/xbox one

yeah he thinks its a waste of money bcuz 343 fucked up

Yeah where the games made for the system itself? Game pass is great and all but its not the whole reason to a new console just to old games with better performance.

i would rather recommend the Series S because it’s enough to play those games and otherwise i choose my PC, in the same time some of the unique aspects of PS5 makes the experience better for me, than the experience of Series X

the problem is xbox is full of promises which never deliver. Yes starfield may coms out. But is has not yet. Yoy need to live in the moment and at the moment, Sony is bodying xbox. I have not touched my xbox series x once since i bought it except to play halo i finite campaign which was disappointing. Not to mention ps plus monthly games are significantly better than xbox game pass ultimate

I absolutely adore my BlendJet - it's super useful in a bunch of circumstances and I never have issues cleaning it. And I know many people for whom it's the same. I strongly disagree with what's been said in this video specifically about this product only. But to each their own!

Yup, there are a lot of variables with mechanical keyboards that affect feel, sound and usability. Pretty shortsighted of a tech reviewer of all people to drop an entire category of products based on his experience with a single (and tbh, overpriced/overhyped) product.

Yeah, I'm always amazed when UK citizens do not realize that their country has completely fallen from the standards of mostly the rest of EU. But then again, they fell for a propaganda campaign utilizing populism, kinda like fascism when you think about it. 😲

His talking about fast chargers not the ones that take 3 to 5 hours to get you 40% battery. And he also talks about how fast charger that charged the car to 100% in 35 minutes are usually filled with people since everyone wants them so you have to wait in line for them

@@niggachad_1 Yes, so are we, they are literally EVERYWHERE. Good luck getting that in UK while outside of EU. LMAO. But then again, maybe we see you back in a decade or so, pretty clear what the opinion of brexit is in UK right now. Only rascists and the rich still supports it.

@@niggachad_1 In Germany probably 80% of rest stops have them (at least 150kW, but going up to 300kW). Driving fully electric for a while now, there was only one day, where I had to drive 10km on to the next rest stop, because the last one was full (usually the car would now this and change the route accordingly, but this time also one charger was blocked by some construction, but was reporting itself as available...)

@@kurap1kaa exactly finding available fast charger are hard no matter where you live. Cause they too little to meet the demand of electric car drivers. I'm staying with old engine till electric cars actually get good