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As asked in the title. Anyone have insider information? Speculations are welcomed. It just seems such an e-waste, but at the same time some reviewing more well known techs are helpful. But those whose goal is to make their video entertaining rather than informative like going on a tech shopping spree on Amazon or Aliexpress to show the "smallest" gadget in a certain category or something similar is adding to the waste.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 47 points 8 months ago (3 children)

LTT have videos showcasing their warehouse of old stuff, explaining how they have to expand it and explaining that some things they use for later comparisons. But sure, all the tech they store is not used much.

[โ€“] [email protected] 57 points 8 months ago (2 children)

They've also auctioned some of it off, including the well-known case where they were not exactly supposed to.

[โ€“] [email protected] 30 points 8 months ago

Woopsie daisy! You mean this experimental prototype wasn't meant to be auctioned off for our profit? Stopped watching LTT as soon as I learned that.

[โ€“] Sensitivezombie 2 points 8 months ago

Yes, I remember that goof up

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

Sometimes it might be sold off. I know LTT sold their Steam Deck to DankPods because Valve still haven't brought it into Australia.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

AFAIK a lot of the tech that they show off also isn't actually theirs, it gets sent to them for unboxing / showcasing and then they have to send it back.