Linus Gabriel Sebastian & Linus Media Group / Linus Tech Tips - Narcissistic corporate shill YouTuber driving his media empire into the ground. KILL COUNT: 2

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I don't get why people act like tech requires super special high end tools.

Sorry, but it's all low torque Chinese screws and whatnot. A single Philips driver will do 95% of the work in a PC. People just like to pretend they're doing much more technical work than they actually are.

The only thing you need to tighten screws in a PC is a $2 Chinese pocketknife. If you use anything more complex you're a soft-handed faggot.

Has anyone already done the math on whether the LTT screwdriver is literally the most expensive screwdriver in the world?
There might be some special insulated screwdrivers for linemen working on 10 billion volts that cost more, but as far as just a plain old "metal stick with a handle" screwdriver, even the luxury brands with ironclad lifetime warranties don't cost that much.

You can actually spend hundreds of dollars on an air-powered screwdriver. I'd pay- a small amount- to see someone assemble a PC with one.

 

[Hall of Cost Payer]

This part got me...
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It's the same situation as with the backpack — why? I have no problem with "high end" gear for tech enthusiast, but this is unnecessarily complicated and that drives price up with small market demand among average you tube fan. If he made something cheaper and simpler it would sell like hotcakes. If he made something like IFixit kit or set of screwdrivers like Game Nexus it would make more sense. Less moving parts and problems, more profit... Sure, it would be a lesser product but to be honest most people need screwdriver once every three moths and will be fine with some cheap crap. If necessary you can slap some magnets on the side of the screwdriver if you don't wan to loose screws or bits. No mater how good it is 69.99 is lot of money for somthing you don't use frequently...

I disagree but only partially.

On a personal level it's absolutely understandable that if he doesn't like the screwdriver of megapro why would he make a brand deal with them?

I think there's nothing wrong with getting a product produced that you would like to use and sell. But what's getting me is that they did the engineering themselves. Maybe it's the US corp mindset of having everything in house, but normally I'd have thought to contract an engineering company to do the engineering work. I'm pretty sure some screwdriver manufacturers would've been open to make a custom "Linus Tech Tips" exclusive screwdriver.

But as he said, he's an obsessive control freak and wants to have it under his supervision.

 

[stupidpieceofshit]

Realistically, building a computer only requires a #2 phillips unless you want to install m.2 drives then add on a small precision phillips.

I've built PCs for years with my hitachi powered screwdriver that only cost ~$30 more than this and is infinitly more useful.

Building a computer your self sure.

But because I got so lucky to work for a company's whose IT department was ran for over 10 years by a penny wise pound foolish person (who left or got canned a few months ago now), that dictated we use laptops well past their useful life, demanded we swap internal parts, and use random amazon vendors to get new laptops (which was rare as he would take forever to approve it), I have ran across laptops that use torx, "tamper proof" screws (no one to get them out with out breaking down) and other weird/uncommon screws.

I can also attest that if cheap chinese screw drivers suck, it made life more annoying and seemed to have more of a chance of stripping the screw head. Paying a bit for for my own tools made things a lot easier.

 

[Kosher Snake]

I have ran across laptops that use torx, "tamper proof" screws (no one to get them out with out breaking down) and other weird/uncommon screws.

jesus christ I hate tamper proof screws

 

[Flaming Dumpster]

Linus must be feeling really good now.

(Sorry it's missing the 2nd major grid for the X-axis. I went to go add that and LibreOffice completely shit itself and deleted all the text so you'll have to live with this.)

 

[Just Some Other Guy]

seemed to have more of a chance of stripping the screw head

That mostly comes down to most pc screws being made out of toothpaste.

 

[Telemeter]

Google says 36.

Man, that's rough, he looks much older with how wrinkly his face is..

 

[Poppavalyim Andropoff]

this shit house screwdriver is the biggest joke ever. Doesn't even have a interchangable shaft? what if i need a stubby? how bout a 1/4" end? flex extension?

You can actually spend hundreds of dollars on an air-powered screwdriver. I'd pay- a small amount- to see someone assemble a PC with one.

i use the 1/2" air rattle gun

jesus christ I hate tamper proof screws

flat blade driver can defeat most "tamper proof screws" especially torx. hex can be a bit harder to get a good enough purchase but still doable.

 

[Just Some Other Guy]

flat blade driver can defeat most "tamper proof screws" especially torx. hex can be a bit harder to get a good enough purchase but still doable.

Even then there are occasionally $6 ifixit China clone kits on Amazon with some 60% off coupon or so. Have 2 of them so far.

Works perfectly fine for anything PC/3d printer related. Anyone stripping out screws constantly isn't using the driver correctly.

 

[1996 Toyota Camry]

Even then there are occasionally $6 ifixit China clone kits on Amazon with some 60% off coupon or so. Have 2 of them so far.

I have one, the screwdriver fell to bits just the other day

 

[Just Some Other Guy]

I have one, the screwdriver fell to bits just the other day

Tbf there are a few different styles of them. I grabbed the most simplistic ones. No ratcheting and a fixed head.

I don't trust cheap chinesium with moving parts, but PC building hardly requires ratcheting anyways.

 

[1996 Toyota Camry]

Tbf there are a few different styles of them. I grabbed the most simplistic ones. No ratcheting and a fixed head.

I don't trust cheap chinesium with moving parts, but PC building hardly requires ratcheting anyways.

I have this one.

That black ring bit which the bit itself sits in fell off. I'm able to jam it back on and use the driver but it does eventually just come back off

 

[Just Some Other Guy]

I have this one.
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That black ring bit which the bit itself sits in fell off. I'm able to jam it back on and use the driver but it does eventually just come back off

Yup. Had that same problem with one I grabbed at microcenter on my way out. Was it a hex shaft just pressed into it? I beat mine in with a hammer, but then the locking ring for the extension mechanism never held anyways.

Ones I got off Amazon don't have any of that. Just a simple magnetic that you pop the extension into like a normal driver.

 

[1996 Toyota Camry]

Was it a hex shaft just pressed into it? I beat mine in with a hammer, but then the locking ring for the extension mechanism never held anyways.

Yep, and the locking ring also gave out so the extension mechanism doesn't work on mine either anymore, its stuck all the way at the bottom (which is a non issue anyways, never needed to extend it)

 

[Just Some Other Guy]

Yep, and the locking ring also gave out so the extension mechanism doesn't work on mine either anymore

I fully agree then. When buying China, still have to be careful. Im sure I'll regret the little Li rechargeable driver kit I got for like $22 as a curiosity lol.

 

[Slav Power]

70 USD for that Chinesium racketing screwdriver, that's 329 PLN.

I could get either the full iFixIt set with all the additional tools or their big fuck off screwdriver and bits set for less than that. What a fucking ripoff.

 

[1996 Toyota Camry]

I fully agree then. When buying China, still have to be careful. Im sure I'll regret the little Li rechargeable driver kit I got for like $22 as a curiosity lol.

Eh its whatever, the kit was so cheap im not opposed to buying a better standalone driver since ive got all the bits to go in one now

 

[MrBond]

bro they caught on , like they make it so quick or work it into whatever they're talking about so they catch me sometimes lol

Still works for the other channels like AVGN or Skeeter Jean who just fucking talk talk talk for like 2 minutes about the ad. It's so annoying.

 

[Fools Idol]

I'm sure it's a nice screwdriver but he hasn't really explained why I or anyone would need it. It's a screwdriver, what does it do that my many other screwdrivers don't do?

 

[Flaming Dumpster]

he hasn't really explained why I or anyone would need it

If "it's Linus' screwdriver" doesn't convince you, then I don't think you're the target demographic for it. Earlier I argued with an LTT fan that bought 2 screwdrivers and 1 backpack. He literally called it the "simpdriver" and agrees that he's a simp, but feels it's inevitable that he'll dole out simpbux somewhere, so as far as he's concerned, it may as well go to Linus and at least he'll get a fancy screwdriver and backpack out of it.

The logic is just unbelievably retarded and I could see this guy buying bathwater if the circumstances were different.