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Re: Another lazy gaming news digest

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Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:46:37 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> said this
> thing:
>> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
>> entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
>> say:
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> Rent-to-own is an old concept.
>> Buddy of mine back in the 90s fell into this trap getting his PC from
>> The Brick (furniture store) of all places.
> 
> 
>> It appeals to people who don't have the cash to buy a pre made or build
>> their own, but can pay a smallish rental fee every month, and
>> eventually, in several years, own the PC for only 50-100% more than it
>> would have cost to buy outright.
> 
> 
> Except, as mentioned, this is not rent-to-own. I agree with your
> assessment; it's a viable (if not particularly economical) way of
> getting your hands on a computer if the up front cost is just a bit
> too high. You pay a small sum each month for a fixed period and at the
> end of that you own the computer.
> 
> But NZXT's 'Flex' program was pure rental. You pay for months and at
> the end of it, you own nothing. If you miss a payment, the PC is
> seized immediately. Plus, the built-in software had spyware potential.
> All this while the marketing on the website confusingly implied the
> Flex program was rent-to-own.
> 
> I'm not a fan of renting PCs. I think, unless you're incredibly short
> of cash and need a PC in the very immediate future, you're better of
> just putting aside the same amount you'd pay for the lease in a piggy
> bank for a few months and then getting a brand new computer with that
> lump sum. It takes longer but it's cheaper and less hassle. But I get
> that's not something everybody can do.
> 
> But NZXT's program was just money-grubbing, taking advantage of people
> who can't do long-term financial planning. Sadly, they're still doing
> it but hopefully their marketing will be less sleazy (and maybe it
> will become less profitable because of that and they'll get out of the
> market entirely).
> 
> In the meantime, it's good to see some of their customers got some
> payback.

In an article I saw they were also misrepresenting the hardware 
available on the PCs. For example, you have your video card,

  Extreme Radeon 06thousand

and another one has

  Extreme Radeon 06thousand Ultra

and they would talk them both up with the same gusto. Basically 
deception, along with the rent-to-own bull.

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Another lazy gaming news digest Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-04-14 12:00 -0400
  Re: Another lazy gaming news digest Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-14 10:29 -0700
    Re: Another lazy gaming news digest Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-15 09:25 -0700
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  Re: Another lazy gaming news digest Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> - 2026-04-15 09:46 -0400
    Re: Another lazy gaming news digest Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-04-15 12:12 -0400
      Re: Another lazy gaming news digest phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> - 2026-04-15 10:31 -0600
      Re: Another lazy gaming news digest Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> - 2026-04-21 08:39 -0400
        Re: Another lazy gaming news digest Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-21 09:10 -0700
          Re: Another lazy gaming news digest Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-04-21 13:23 -0400
            Re: Another lazy gaming news digest Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-22 11:48 -0700
              Re: Another lazy gaming news digest Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-04-23 10:50 -0400
  Re: Another lazy gaming news digest Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-04-25 16:01 -0400
    Re: Another lazy gaming news digest phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> - 2026-04-25 14:15 -0600
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      Re: Another lazy gaming news digest Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-05-13 10:37 -0400
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