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Came across this ad on Facebook today. It looks pretty fishy. How do I bring this to the LTT team's attention? Even if it is legit, the fact that it looks so fishy warrants it being pulled in my opinion.

Source: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fvoltacharger.com%2F&h=AT3SIM_sMV4kV0_c-btiW7uWcZ7F8mzo9IeAeDMPiGJcfVVrMBuG_wUP9g2ZYKGXMIrGTyOD53dPZeMpQAPMsHS7C2N0oAzNEs02Bq9dJcCipcb_4WM_nkxm2xXiNLu8V0YLyEkCZp1PfRuSHesP&s=1

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next time check to see if they made a video about it before coming to any conclusions.

 

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1 minute ago, alexandero11 said:

Came across this ad on Facebook today.

They had a sponsor spot not that long ago (like, in the last week, if memory serves). They're legit, near as I can tell. Haven't used their products though.

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Volta have sponsored LTT videos before. It's possible that there was something in the contract about being able to use Linus to promote their products on Facebook ads. If not, that's kinda scummy. 

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Looks like it's a screenshot from their video about the Volta Charger, sponsored by Volta:

Which was made after they featured the product in a "Handy Tech" video.

 

Not sure if that is a still running ad/sponsor though, as I would expect them to have newer footage.

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I really dont see what the fuss is about here. They are quoting linus and showing a picture of him using the cable, in which they paid him show it to their audience. 

mY sYsTeM iS Not pErfoRmInG aS gOOd As I sAW oN yOuTuBe. WhA t IS a GoOd FaN CuRVe??!!? wHat aRe tEh GoOd OvERclok SeTTinGS FoR My CaRd??  HoW CaN I foRcE my GpU to uSe 1o0%? BuT WiLL i HaVE Bo0tllEnEcKs? RyZEN dOeS NoT peRfORm BetTer wItH HiGhER sPEED RaM!!! dId i WiN teH SiLiCON LotTerrY? yOu ShoUlD dEsHrOuD uR GPU. my SYstEm iS UNDerPerforMiNg iN WarzONE. can mY Pc Run WiNdOwS 11 ?? woUld BaKInG MY GRaPHics card fIX it? MultimETeR TeSTiNG!! aMd'S GpU DrIvErS aRe as goOD aS NviDia's YOU SHoUlD oVERCloCk yOUR ramS To 5000C18

 

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I am pretty sure this is legit

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4 minutes ago, Levent said:

I really dont see what the fuss is about here. They are quoting linus and showing a picture of him using the cable, in which they paid him show it to their audience. 

The video is from 2017 and looking on the forum a bit I see there is some controversy about this company in the 2018, about them selling cables via Kickstartr you can buy on Aliexpress.

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1061677-review-sponsor-volta-charger/

 

I haven't seen LTT get sponsored by Volta after that.

Putting Linus' face on a product is sort of making it seem like it's a stamp of approval, while it might not be (anymore) valid.

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I know they had done a sponsorship before. This looked like they were using old material, maybe without permission to do an unauthorized ad run. Again, I'm not the only one in the comments of that post assuming this is fishy so that should tell somebody something.

 

On 3/9/2021 at 12:18 AM, Levent said:

I really dont see what the fuss is about here. They are quoting linus and showing a picture of him using the cable, in which they paid him show it to their audience. 

There's no evidence of that though, and they are using an old photo, and they don't link to him in any way, they only mention his name.

 

On 3/9/2021 at 12:14 AM, Levent said:

next time check to see if they made a video about it before coming to any conclusions.

 

Irrelevant for reasons I explained in other posts. This could still very well be unauthorized. And to be frank, you posting a video from 2017 sort of lends credence to suspicion. If that's the newest mention of this product then it most likely IS unauthorized. Ironically, you were the only one who drew any conclusions here. 🙂

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3 minutes ago, alexandero11 said:

I know they had done a sponsorship before. This looked like they were using old material, maybe without permission to do an unauthorized ad run. Again, I'm not the only one in the comments of that post assuming this is fishy so that should tell somebody something.

 

2 minutes ago, alexandero11 said:

There's no evidence of that though, and they are using an old photo, and they don't link to him in any way, they only mention his name.

 

1 minute ago, alexandero11 said:

Irrelevant for reason I explained in other posts. This could still very well be unauthorized. 

You can multi quote btw. 

Could be unauthorized. The correct people were tagged. Time to calm down.

I'm not actually trying to be as grumpy as it seems.

I will find your mentions of Ikea or Gnome and I will /s post. 

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Why is the 5800x so hot?

 

 

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I'll combine them, thanks. New to the forum, sorry. EDIT: No way to delete posts so no point. My bad, live and learn.

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10 hours ago, alexandero11 said:

I'll combine them, thanks. New to the forum, sorry. EDIT: No way to delete posts so no point. My bad, live and learn.

Multiquote (the two arrows, select all posts you want to reply to), edit and report. Your mostly needed tools. I merged the posts.

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On 3/8/2021 at 2:12 PM, alexandero11 said:

Came across this ad on Facebook today. It looks pretty fishy. How do I bring this to the LTT team's attention? Even if it is legit, the fact that it looks so fishy warrants it being pulled in my opinion.

Source: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fvoltacharger.com%2F&h=AT3SIM_sMV4kV0_c-btiW7uWcZ7F8mzo9IeAeDMPiGJcfVVrMBuG_wUP9g2ZYKGXMIrGTyOD53dPZeMpQAPMsHS7C2N0oAzNEs02Bq9dJcCipcb_4WM_nkxm2xXiNLu8V0YLyEkCZp1PfRuSHesP&s=1

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Thanks for bringing this up, I know it WAS authorized at one point, but I'll look into it. We are still working with Volta currently.

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23 minutes ago, Quackers101 said:

"military grade materials" ... lol what...

some of the VPNs all over again.

Like Ford, that just meams they are using Mil spec components, somewhere.  Could be mil spec wire or maybe just some type of plastic coating.  There are still better components available that aren't mil spec. 

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17 hours ago, Quackers101 said:

"military grade materials" ... lol what...

some of the VPNs all over again.

 

16 hours ago, Heliian said:

Like Ford, that just meams they are using Mil spec components, somewhere.  Could be mil spec wire or maybe just some type of plastic coating.  There are still better components available that aren't mil spec. 

As someone that's been in the Army for 18 years now I gotta say "military grade" just means overpriced garbage. Everything we get is trash and made by the lowest bidder and fails/breaks, usually during the first week of use. So when a product says military grade, maybe look elseware if you want quality.

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15 minutes ago, airborne spoon said:

As someone that's been in the Army for 18 years now I gotta say "military grade" just means overpriced garbage. Everything we get is trash and made by the lowest bidder and fails/breaks, usually during the first week of use. So when a product says military grade, maybe look elseware if you want quality.

About the best quality thing I've seen is the toolboxes for the 91 series.

I'm not actually trying to be as grumpy as it seems.

I will find your mentions of Ikea or Gnome and I will /s post. 

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Why is the 5800x so hot?

 

 

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