I'd like to ask Linus a questiom

[Gunner15]

Linus

 

We all see you test and take apart all the products companies send you to rate and give your opinions on. What happens to them when you get done with a critique? Do you keep them and put them in a storage area? Auction them off and return them? I as because I see you test better stuff than I could ever get my hands on. The stuff you got gathering dust in storage somewhere is probably better than I could ever land. Do you send it back to the manufacturer? Auction it off at a year in sale? Donate to charity? Just curious

 

Thanks

Gunner

[GuiltySpark_]

This question has been covered thousands of times. Things that are loaned are returned, things that are just sent with no expectations of retuning are kept in storage, used in projects or used by employees. 

[Chris Pratt]

7 minutes ago, rickeo said:

This question has been covered thousands of times. Things that are loaned are returned, things that are just sent with no expectations of retuning are kept in storage, used in projects or used by employees. 

They sometimes also resell them. Linus was just talking on the WAN Show about buying $25,000 in MacBook Pros, so they could test every configuration. He said they plan to sell them off when they're done, because they obviously don't need to keep that many around.

[Tom_nerd]

here is a video he responds to that very question with:

How do you get review samples!? - Honest Answers - YouTube

[LogicalDrm]

3 hours ago, Tom_nerd said:

here is a video he responds to that very question with:

How do you get review samples!? - Honest Answers - YouTube

I was thinking that this has been answered in a video at some point.

 

Pretty simple how this goes. If its loaner, its send back. For some stuff, one unit might go through several reviewers. If its keeper, they will keep it, and use it as prop or comparison unit. For components, those are used over and over again in builds. If its bought by company money, they might sell it, or give it away. They sometimes giveaway stuff at LTX. Mostly stuff they don't have need or aren't about value any longer.

[Gunner15]

Thanks guys. I had no idea this topic had been covered (new here). Was kind of hoping that they'd have an "end of the year auction" or something to clear their inventory out, though ;D

 

Gunner

[rrats]

On 10/29/2021 at 5:50 PM, Chris Pratt said:

They sometimes also resell them. Linus was just talking on the WAN Show about buying $25,000 in MacBook Pros, so they could test every configuration. He said they plan to sell them off when they're done, because they obviously don't need to keep that many around.

Barely used macbook WITH Linus Mac background?! Where can I sign up for that???

[TheEggComputer]

6 hours ago, rrats said:

Barely used macbook WITH Linus Mac background?! Where can I sign up for that???

I would assume (or hope?) that they wipe the device before they sell it to anyone