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Gamers Nexus claims NZXT’s Flex PC rental program is a ‘scam’ - The Verge
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Used to like NZXT and suggested them to others. Won't be buying another product from them ever again. This program is pretty outrageous. So tired of this "you'll own nothing".
I loved their Phantom cases back in the day
H440 was a great looking case, even if the airflow was mid
I saw a Phantom on the cover of PC Mag or MaximumPC in a shop in like 2011(?) and that was when I started thinking of computers as more than just machines for edutainment CDs. It was a eureka moment. Computers. Not just what’s happening inside but the outside as well. Cool computers.
(Don’t get me wrong, I think society would be in a better place right now if we were still making quality edutainment CDs. Those games were made with love and I want to give everyone who worked at DK Multimedia a hug.)
But yeah. It wasn’t just a box, it had this striking blue-on-white alien design and decorative LEDs. I’d lowkey love to find an original Phantom and restore it (and remove most of the non-structural metal and replace it with mesh). I remember cases becoming obsolete with old front panel IO but I think worrying about the front panel IO is obsolete in itself now. Unsurprisingly there are no classifieds for a Phantom or a PC inside a phantom in my country right now.
It was that specific case for me, from that specific company. Enshittification is even here for every memory of every magazine cover your remember.
I tend to sit in the "a fool and his money" camp, but yeah, they aren't anywhere even near the budget brand they were in the 2010's. Competition has eaten a lot of that away. Must be desperation.