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Hanky_Bannister
12/01/19 11:42:51 AM
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Boomer box!
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The_Doge
12/01/19 11:47:46 AM
#53:


MrMallard posted...
This is clearly the work of @The_Doge

Stop preying on the vulnerable tech-illiterate masses with your line of home computers! You're making money by dressing up these technological abortions and selling them to grandmas! The absolute gall of you calling these computers "Wow!" is disgraceful, Doge. I expected better from you.
Would you like a wow computer at a half off discount of only $500?

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pikachupwnage
12/01/19 11:48:21 AM
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uwnim posted...
That UI doesn't look all that bad. Like if they greatly reduced the price, it doesn't seem like it would be a terrible thing.


If was like 60%+ cheaper it would be decent.

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Tired-Insomniac
12/01/19 11:55:06 AM
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Error1355 posted...
5/5 Stars wow computer
By Doug Moore (West Palm Beach, FL)
ONE WORD DESCRIBES THE WOW COMPUTER, WOW. I NEVER THOUGHT A COMPUTER WOULD BE AN ASSET TO ME BUT THE LAST 2 MONTHS HAS CHANGED MY MIND. I AM EMAILING, WRITING MY NEWSLETTER COLUMN, LOOKING UP ENTERTAINERS ON YOUTUBE TO COME TO MY COMMUNITY, ETC., ETC. THANKS FOR MAKING SUCH A GREAT PRODUCT.


lol

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Error1355
12/01/19 12:00:10 PM
#57:


Ethosian posted...
Have any of the people you deal with called in about this?
Yes, that's what sparked this topic. =P

I had to tell her I couldn't help her with this PC. It's custom UI that I've never seen before, and she was entirely unable to describe anything on the screen. Blind leading the blind. I did try though.

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MacDaMurderer
12/01/19 12:13:26 PM
#59:


My dad wanted to get a computer and teach him how to use one. I told him if he were to get a computer he would get scammed easily. The last thing I need is my dad getting scammed/phished out his bank password.

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Ethosian
12/01/19 12:14:12 PM
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Error1355 posted...
Ethosian posted...
Have any of the people you deal with called in about this?
Yes, that's what sparked this topic. =P

I had to tell her I couldn't help her with this PC. It's custom UI that I've never seen before, and she was entirely unable to describe anything on the screen. Blind leading the blind. I did try though.

You should use this to your advantage and give glowing recommendations about the WOW computer to people you don't like.
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Machete
12/01/19 12:46:47 PM
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Error1355 posted...
and have been in aah ever since


aah? what the actual fuck?
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uwnim
12/01/19 12:48:08 PM
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Machete posted...
aah? what the actual fuck?
That is a sound of agony. The person slipped in the truth in a way that their overlords wouldn't notice.

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Butterfiles
12/01/19 12:51:39 PM
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kayoticdreamz
12/01/19 12:59:17 PM
#64:


Thanks this will be the perfect Christmas gift
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DifferentialEquation
12/01/19 1:06:42 PM
#65:


Leo Laporte reviewed the computer in 2014. Back then it, it was also using a Celeron and had 2 gigs of ram (and was the same price).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWz-QuAhaII
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legendary_zell
12/01/19 1:28:27 PM
#66:


This seems pretty scammy and it's blatantly targeting vulnerable seniors. I do consumer protection stuff so I'm gonna bring this up at work.
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Tired-Insomniac
12/01/19 1:30:49 PM
#67:


DifferentialEquation posted...
Leo Laporte reviewed the computer in 2014. Back then it, it was also using a Celeron and had 2 gigs of ram (and was the same price).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWz-QuAhaII


I like how unresponsive the touch screen was throughout the video
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Error1355
12/01/19 1:42:33 PM
#68:


Oh man imma watch the fuck outta that when I get home.

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CRON
12/01/19 2:34:03 PM
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I've done a little digging and found out some info about this. This PC is from a company called Telikin, which offers an 18-inch variant of the exact same PC for $899, and a laptop with improved specs for the same price. The more I learn about this, the more confusing it gets.

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Ilishe
12/01/19 2:34:20 PM
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Like if this was a 200 dollar computer designed purely to be used by the elderly, okay.

But at that price...

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12/01/19 2:35:03 PM
#72:


I honestly think linuxondex would run better
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_BIueMonk
12/01/19 2:36:49 PM
#73:


im so glad my dad is a computer engineer
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pinky0926
12/01/19 2:43:35 PM
#74:


This is honestly sickening.
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Rika_Furude
12/01/19 2:50:31 PM
#76:


Im pretty sure my watch has more ram than that
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LightningCamaro
12/01/19 2:58:36 PM
#77:


DifferentialEquation posted...
Leo Laporte reviewed the computer in 2014. Back then it, it was also using a Celeron and had 2 gigs of ram (and was the same price).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWz-QuAhaII


Good grief, that whole video was just cringe.

The idea of a simplified computer for older family members I get, but over a grand for this is a major ripoff, especially since 5 years later they are still selling the exact thing.
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Hornezz
12/01/19 3:03:20 PM
#78:


Yikes, yeah that's a total scam for that price.

A 1 TB hard drive does nothing to help a senior use the computer. We use Flash Drives because they are faster and more reliable.


..and that's a blatant lie. There's no reason why a senior should be limited to 32GB and flash drives are not faster or more reliable than a cheap SSD. You can get a 240gb one for about 30$, plenty of room for OS and then some. No reason for $1k pc to not have one.

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HylianFox
12/01/19 3:09:01 PM
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I have a USB drive from 2008 that holds 2 gigs

and they want 1,200 bucks for this?

oh well, Boomers get what they deserve, I guess
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LightningCamaro
12/01/19 3:11:59 PM
#80:


HylianFox posted...
I have a USB drive from 2008 that holds 2 gigs

and they want 1,200 bucks for this?

oh well, Boomers get what they deserve, I guess
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2GB of RAM of not storage, according to the video, roughly 400GB of HDD capacity.

Still pathetic either way for the price.
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Hop103
12/01/19 3:20:43 PM
#81:


That PC is an antique in the worst sense.
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Sayoria
12/01/19 3:33:08 PM
#82:


Not gonna lie. My laptop doesn't have 6 USB ports.
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PlsGodDontBanMe
12/01/19 3:33:33 PM
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:error:
:mistake:


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Hornezz
12/01/19 3:50:20 PM
#84:


https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sKJY9G

Ryzen 3 3200G
8 GB Ram
500GB SSD
27" 1080p monitor with built-in speakers

Add keyboard/mouse combo under $50 and you have a decent modern PC for the elderly for half the price. It can even pull off some low-setting gaming and it's fully upgradeable to a modern gaming pc.

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Tired-Insomniac
12/01/19 3:58:11 PM
#85:


Hornezz posted...
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sKJY9G

Ryzen 3 3200G
8 GB Ram
500GB SSD
27" 1080p monitor with built-in speakers

Add keyboard/mouse combo under $50 and you have a decent modern PC for the elderly for half the price. It can even pull off some low-setting gaming and it's fully upgradeable to a modern gaming pc.


This one is prebuilt though

That said, you can still easily buy an easy to use prebuilt PC from Dell or HP or someone else for half the price of this Wow thing and it'd be 10x better
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roos1046 Reborn
12/01/19 4:18:55 PM
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that computer is tits
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Rika_Furude
12/01/19 9:39:26 PM
#87:


All scams and even this one are bad, but really we can take solace in the fact they are targetting boomers.
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konokonohamaru
12/01/19 9:41:08 PM
#88:


firstSTREET - for Boomers and Beyond
Copyright 2019 - firstSTREET for Boomers and Beyond, Inc.
All rights reserved.


This is a joke website
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SK8T3R215
12/01/19 9:53:08 PM
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Feels like the computer is inspired by this.

https://youtu.be/Y5BZkaWZAAA
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Error1355
12/01/19 10:00:38 PM
#90:


konokonohamaru posted...
This is a joke website
No it's not. This is a real product.

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Rika_Furude
12/01/19 10:04:11 PM
#91:


If its only boomers buying it then good
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apolloooo
12/01/19 11:01:39 PM
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boomer trap
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konokonohamaru
12/01/19 11:02:52 PM
#93:


Error1355 posted...
konokonohamaru posted...
This is a joke website
No it's not. This is a real product.


damn

wish i thought of the idea
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bevan306
12/02/19 12:52:50 AM
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konokonohamaru
12/02/19 1:10:47 AM
#95:


Hey - no malarkey!
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MrMallard
12/02/19 3:13:04 AM
#96:


The_Doge posted...
MrMallard posted...
This is clearly the work of The_Doge

Stop preying on the vulnerable tech-illiterate masses with your line of home computers! You're making money by dressing up these technological abortions and selling them to grandmas! The absolute gall of you calling these computers "Wow!" is disgraceful, Doge. I expected better from you.
Would you like a wow computer at a half off discount of only $500?

Fucking SOLD!

you've done it again, Doge!
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mattnd2007
12/02/19 3:16:26 AM
#97:


Would be a shame if a certain group of peeps online were to become aware of this man.

Truly dreadful.

A catastrophe even.

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kayoticdreamz
12/02/19 11:33:23 PM
#98:


DifferentialEquation posted...
Leo Laporte reviewed the computer in 2014. Back then it, it was also using a Celeron and had 2 gigs of ram (and was the same price).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWz-QuAhaII
having watched this, it does look well designed as far as a GUI goes and I could see a non-computer literate person enjoying it. Heck I myself actually like the GUI could enjoy that.

That said, it's still highway robbery and still likely a scam.
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FL81
12/03/19 12:03:50 AM
#99:


Error1355 posted...
https://www.mywowcomputer.com/

For just over $1k too can have a custom Linux OS that cannot install any new software with these fantastic specs.



Apple was doing this long before I ever heard of these guys
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Alucard188
12/03/19 12:07:28 AM
#100:


bevan306 posted...
https://i.imgur.com/DMevHFv.png


Ironically they're using programs not even available on the Wow Computer to advertise the Wow Computer.

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EverDownward
12/03/19 12:16:30 AM
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If it can run DOOM then it's a good piece of hardware
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EverDownward
12/03/19 12:22:11 AM
#102:


DifferentialEquation posted...
Leo Laporte reviewed the computer in 2014. Back then it, it was also using a Celeron and had 2 gigs of ram (and was the same price).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWz-QuAhaII

It legitimately bothers me that Leo from techtv would vouch for this piece of shit. Fucking wow, indeed.
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konokonohamaru
12/03/19 12:28:09 AM
#103:


FL81 posted...
Apple was doing this long before I ever heard of these guys


Yes! Got'em!
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