Current Events > "Gaming" products are almost always overpriced

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Cheese_Crackers 05/16/20 12:47:44 PM #1:	Don't buy a gaming chair. Buy a good office chair. Same goes for desks (how are these even a thing??). Gaming motherboards offer no benefits for the hiked price tag. You can find non-gaming-brand monitors with the same refresh rates and response times, again with a better price. Lapel mics and dedicated music headphones are better than gaming headsets and can cost less if you do your research. Laptops, keyboards, and mice might be the exceptions. Particularly with laptops, youd be hard pressed to find a non-gaming one with a quality video card, although there are other reasons that Id struggle to recommend a gaming laptop to most people. Gaming keyboards tend to have good mechanical switches and the extra buttons on the mice are good for certain games. But even in these cases, the branding is so obnoxious. Id love a Razer Naga without the giant logo. Yes I know you can control the lighting, but its still there and it annoys me. --- Though the fear of death is a common one, the fear of life is a more rational one. <cite>Cheese_Crackers posted [p:939248146] in "Gami... [t:78693962]...</cite> <quote>Don't buy a gaming chair. Buy a good office chair. Same goes for desks (how are these even a thing??). Gaming motherboards offer no benefits for the hiked price tag. You can find non-gaming-brand monitors with the same refresh rates and response times, again with a better price. Lapel mics and dedicated music headphones are better than gaming headsets and can cost less if you do your research. Laptops, keyboards, and mice might be the exceptions. Particularly with laptops, youd be hard pressed to find a non-gaming one with a quality video card, although there are other reasons that Id struggle to recommend a gaming laptop to most people. Gaming keyboards tend to have good mechanical switches and the extra buttons on the mice are good for certain games. But even in these cases, the branding is so obnoxious. Id love a Razer Naga without the giant logo. Yes I know you can control the lighting, but its still there and it annoys me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarthGoomba 05/16/20 12:49:30 PM #2:	Cheese_Crackers posted... Id love a Razer Naga without the giant logo Get a Logitech G600 instead of Razer garbage <cite>MarthGoomba posted [p:939248224] in "Gami... [t:78693962]...</cite> <quote>Cheese_Crackers posted...</cite> <quote>Id love a Razer Naga without the giant logo</quote> Get a Logitech G600 instead of Razer garbage</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unknown5uspect 05/16/20 12:52:03 PM #3:	You pay the upcharge for the "enthusiast" brand. This is something that every industry does. --- #Riot2020 Eat The Rich <cite>Unknown5uspect posted [p:939248320] in "Gami... [t:78693962]...</cite> <quote>You pay the upcharge for the "enthusiast" brand. This is something that every industry does. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 05/16/20 12:58:24 PM #4:	Unknown5uspect posted... You pay the upcharge for the "enthusiast" brand. This is something that every industry does. --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:939248589] in "Gami... [t:78693962]...</cite> <quote>Unknown5uspect posted... </cite> <quote>You pay the upcharge for the "enthusiast" brand. This is something that every industry does.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheese_Crackers 05/16/20 1:00:45 PM #5:	MarthGoomba posted... Get a Logitech G600 instead of Razer garbage Yeah thats the plan when my Naga dies. Apparently its a thing to have a full Razer battlestation? Weird. Unknown5uspect posted... You pay the upcharge for the "enthusiast" brand. This is something that every industry does. I was going to mention other examples but wasnt sure if it would land here. For gamers I think marketing departments assume that we dont do our research and can therefore upsell inferior products. I think the same happens with mens hygiene. The only difference between mens body wash and womens is the quality and scent - but you cant really wear scents in most places anyway, and if you can then just use cologne or deodorant. Companies assume that men dont know anything about the quality of the things they buy. --- Though the fear of death is a common one, the fear of life is a more rational one. <cite>Cheese_Crackers posted [p:939248695] in "Gami... [t:78693962]...</cite> <quote>MarthGoomba posted... </cite> <quote>Get a Logitech G600 instead of Razer garbage</quote> Yeah thats the plan when my Naga dies. Apparently its a thing to have a full Razer battlestation? Weird. Unknown5uspect posted... </cite> <quote>You pay the upcharge for the "enthusiast" brand. This is something that every industry does.</quote> I was going to mention other examples but wasnt sure if it would land here. For gamers I think marketing departments assume that we dont do our research and can therefore upsell inferior products. I think the same happens with mens hygiene. The only difference between mens body wash and womens is the quality and scent - but you cant really wear scents in most places anyway, and if you can then just use cologne or deodorant. Companies assume that men dont know anything about the quality of the things they buy. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 05/16/20 1:03:42 PM #6:	"Gaming" is just stupid marketing bullshit. There are no special algorithms or a diagnostic features that make a gaming model better than a regular model. I had a kit of RAM that was labelled as gaming RAM, and all it featured was tighter binned timings. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:939248828] in "Gami... [t:78693962]...</cite> <quote>"Gaming" is just stupid marketing bullshit. There are no special algorithms or a diagnostic features that make a gaming model better than a regular model. I had a kit of RAM that was labelled as gaming RAM, and all it featured was tighter binned timings. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheMikh 05/16/20 1:05:34 PM #7:	my friend has a "gaming laptop" sure it's high performance, but it doesn't even have a CD drive --- https://imgur.com/A0TAfek <cite>TheMikh posted [p:939248902] in "Gami... [t:78693962]...</cite> <quote>my friend has a "gaming laptop" sure it's high performance, but it doesn't even have a CD drive </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MacDaMurderer 05/16/20 1:07:03 PM #8:	But how else would I make my room look like an EDM festival? --- @macdamurderer GT: Mac Da Murderer <cite>MacDaMurderer posted [p:939248963] in "Gami... [t:78693962]...</cite> <quote>But how else would I make my room look like an EDM festival? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheese_Crackers 05/16/20 1:17:22 PM #9:	TheMikh posted... my friend has a "gaming laptop" sure it's high performance, but it doesn't even have a CD drive Thats becoming more common with all kinds of computers, laptops and otherwise. Not necessarily a gaming thing. --- Though the fear of death is a common one, the fear of life is a more rational one. <cite>Cheese_Crackers posted [p:939249367] in "Gami... [t:78693962]...</cite> <quote>TheMikh posted... </cite> <quote>my friend has a "gaming laptop" sure it's high performance, but it doesn't even have a CD drive</quote> Thats becoming more common with all kinds of computers, laptops and otherwise. Not necessarily a gaming thing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pitlord_Special 05/16/20 1:25:14 PM #10:	I bought the IKEA 'gaming' desk only because I liked its design and features more than anything else I could find. I've used some crummy desks before and I don't mind paying what I need to for one that works for me. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/fredde-desk-black-50219044/ --- Posted from my iPhone 8 <cite>Pitlord_Special posted [p:939249695] in "Gami... [t:78693962]...</cite> <quote>I bought the IKEA 'gaming' desk only because I liked its design and features more than anything else I could find. I've used some crummy desks before and I don't mind paying what I need to for one that works for me. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/fredde-desk-black-50219044/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheese_Crackers 05/16/20 1:37:38 PM #11:	Pitlord_Special posted... I bought the IKEA 'gaming' desk only because I liked its design and features more than anything else I could find. I've used some crummy desks before and I don't mind paying what I need to for one that works for me. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/fredde-desk-black-50219044/ Its a nice desk. Not sure what makes it a gaming desk specifically. --- Though the fear of death is a common one, the fear of life is a more rational one. <cite>Cheese_Crackers posted [p:939250220] in "Gami... [t:78693962]...</cite> <quote>Pitlord_Special posted... </cite> <quote>I bought the IKEA 'gaming' desk only because I liked its design and features more than anything else I could find. I've used some crummy desks before and I don't mind paying what I need to for one that works for me. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/fredde-desk-black-50219044/</quote> Its a nice desk. Not sure what makes it a gaming desk specifically. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
archedsoul 05/16/20 1:41:09 PM #12:	256 GB MicroSD - $40 256 GB MicroSD branded by Nintendo - $100 --- "Fear cuts deeper than swords." <cite>archedsoul posted [p:939250351] in "Gami... [t:78693962]...</cite> <quote>256 GB MicroSD - $40 256 GB MicroSD branded by Nintendo - $100 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PickleRick2017 05/16/20 2:06:52 PM #13:	archedsoul posted... 256 GB MicroSD - $40 256 GB MicroSD branded by Nintendo - $100 You get Switch compatibility with the latter option. --- -- - <cite>PickleRick2017 posted [p:939251490] in "Gami... [t:78693962]...</cite> <quote>archedsoul posted...</cite> <quote>256 GB MicroSD - $40 256 GB MicroSD branded by Nintendo - $100 </quote> You get Switch compatibility with the latter option.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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