So, looks like NZXT are looking to rip off gamers with their computer “subscription” service.

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    26 days ago

    A debt trap that’s such a bad deal that you’d be better off financing it with a payday loan

    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)

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      25 days ago

      $259/mo??? I expected the price of a couple streaming services, but this is more like car payment territory.

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        25 days ago

        I glanced at their site earlier (but after posting this comment) and it starts at $59/mo for a budget system with a 10th gen i5 and an RTX3050 so probably a $500ish PC when DIYed. And they have about a half dozen tiers above that up to the top $259/mo which is probably a $3000 PC if the parts were current. It’s still a bad deal no matter how you slice it though