The first time I saw Dart Frog products at PrincessAuto I started laughing and taking photos, the 2 old men in the same aisle were looking at me like I was crazy.
Was about to say that. It's same as with some of the sensor size, like the "Micro 4/3". It's 4/3" when counting the vidicon tube radius the respective active area would be attached to.
@@nickbrn60what's even the point of this phrase if you're gonna use it on information that actually adds to the video? i think you're the one that needs to touch grass here lol
@Well, fwiw, the hosts and the writers aren't as savvy as the people in the labs department. So I wouldn't judge them too harshly on that, for something that's that off the cuff/off script.
That's a generic Chinese mouse that gets rebranded. That same model gets reproduced EXTREMELY often~ the original version of it I had was the AULA Ghost Shark
Specially, the tech theory gaming pack which cost them 29$ usually is around 10 to 15$ where I live 😂 but it's popular in cafe's cause it's cheap to replace. And yes I used those keyboard, mouse and headphones, cheap but for what it costs isn't really bad as a gift for kids or people using laptops.
Haha. AULA. I bought my grandma an AULA keyboard and she loves it (also loves 'the pretty lights'). It is mechanical although the switches are not replaceable but it feels decent for a 20$ keyboard and was much better than the shitty super slim keyboard that came with her iMac.
9:28 This Game Theory reference makes me realize how both LTT and GT are both large channels where the husband is the main nerdy presenter and the wife manages the financial/business side of the channel
Work with some smaller/'family' businesses and you'll realize this is actually pretty damn common. More common than not to be honest, usually in smaller businesses it's quite common for a friend/family to handle the administrative stuff, as there's not a ton of people willing to do all that work for the smaller pay a new/small business can afford. At least it usually starts that way, but after time passes it becomes more daunting and difficult to switch out that person, due to their intimate knowledge of the company/process.
I had a red dragon keyboard and a $20 mouse from Canada computers that worked great for years. Ive upgraded now but I had no issues with either of them and they had no impact on my gaming. Red dragon really is a solid budget option as my steelseries keyboard was almost $200Cad and my custom one was probably around $250. Even my mouse is almost $100.
I have a Devrajas keyboard from them that I _loved_, especially after swapping the keys with Akko "Sponge" tactile switches. Unfortunately it started shorting out, so I switched to a Keychron, and will be trying to fix the Devrajas as a project. The Perdition MMO mouse, on the other hand, has been phenomenal. Both the G600 and Naga have had issues with cat hair messing with the optical sensor, but the Perdition has been completely bug free. None of these mice lasted more than 3 years, so if it makes it that long, it's a clear winner IMO, even if the software is jank as hell.
I've been daily driving a red dragon red switch mechanical keyboard in my home office for the last 3 years. The thing has had spills on it, been dropped and taken a ton of gaming abuse. It's deck is even bending in the middle and bowing a bit from all the pressure on it over the years. All this aside, it still works perfectly and has given me zero reason to replace it after all this time. I paid $35 CAD for it 3 years ago.
Not as impressive, but I still have a CM Storm (CoolerMaster) $30 USD mouse and keyboard bundle from 2015 maybe and both still work perfectly fine, I upgraded a couple of years ago and keep them tucked away in case of emergency or I just need another set for whatever reason.
well, its too high of a charge anyway. if someone would argue about it being a "bomb" and showing it his supervisor yeah you have a hassle BUT the supervisor if properly schooled will tell the security that they are kinda dumb. if the security is properly schooled and the charge is below, i think it was 100wh per powerbank, you are totally fine. no proper schooled security will think mosfets and smds are exlusive to bombs.
I'm a high school student in charge of the sports division of my media class and I just wanted to say as you guys have been getting better and better, you guys have been in spring me to push myself and my team to do the same. Thanks for all you do!
I've actually used red dragons mouse's before. Not all of the RGB on the mouse worked properly, and overtime, the internal battery doesn't last super long. The core functions of the mouse plugged in work well enough and my particular model is more comfortable for than the logictec g502 (different designs which is the primary factor). The 502 feels much nicer in both build and functionality though, but red dragon worked for me for cheap items to start with.
Redragon does decent products for the price, for a normal "non hardcore gamer" or home office usage. I used a mechanical keyboard and a mouse from them, and I never had anything to complain about.
I have an old Logitech g100s that still loses tracking at low sensitivity/low dpi settings but I LOVE the shape and the plastic used in making it. What I've learned is it comes down to changing/raising your sensitivity in game and using the "Native DPI" until the mouse is tracking at least a bit more then a 180 Degree turn. OR while using the mouse at its "Native DPI" using Raw Accel and finding a niche Acceleration curve to meet your needs even if it means deep diving into acceleration and deceleration this can easily save your retro tech that you can't bare to let go.
4:15 hey, I've quite literally have the same speakers, the only difference is that mine doesnt have rgb, I think this brand straight up dropships their speakers, puts some decorations on them, and sells them for 3x more, mine cost me 5 bucks and they are from a brand called ''viido''
don't use a dark mat for testing mice heh [former technical school instructor] some mouse detectors have issues with dark, light absorbing surfaces, when not a visible laser emitter (little red light under the mouse that you should not look at hehe) esp. if you are using a known-decent mouse and it's losing sync or not tracking well... put it on a coloured mat with a pattern that the mouse can detect changes in easily (the little changes are how it detects movement) [note that of course it could be other things like the USB cable being sensitive or borky, connection loose, etc etc] nice finds though
yeah so called technical fucking expert. did it have this in testing? no... should of been a : o i know why moment. i had mice that ran absolute shit on a black surface. but when i used these mousepads with tons of art on it. they worked like 20 times better.
oh I'd still call Mr.Linus an Expert, even if it is from lifelong experience and not formal training, I didn't mean to insult...@@miciso666 I'm glad you found it all out yourself (with the artwork on the pad) way to go!
@@miciso666 They also only tested a few games with only a few settings for some recent GPU(probably all of them were in this fashion), while Hardware Unboxed tested way more games, with way more settings. This "lab" hasn't actually done anything for the standard stuff this channel covers at all.
FWIW, I have an older model Deathadder for my rig, and I mostly love it. The program for controlling the RGB on it is an older version of the program I use for my keyboard RGB despite both being Razer, but I guess that's just Razer being Razer.
the mouse with the T on it has a wired version (10$ USD) which I've been using for years with no issues. if you're really on a tight budget, like a high schooler building their first gaming setup, I highly recommend it.
The wireless one is better. It's WIRELESS, and costs about the same. Win-win. Neither one is really super good for competitive gaming, but for casual games or productivity stuff, they're great.
@@t0njemy dude, the battery lasts about a year, and cost less than $1. If that's a problem for you, I'm sorry for your life, but you probably shouldn't be using a computer, as the electricity is too expensive.
So that can't turn around issue in halo infinite is actually a glitch in the game I experienced it as well. Can't remember exactly how I fixed it but it has something to do with controller input. Those mice still sucked though
The manufacturing of products that are E-Waste pisses me off. This is the world we created for ourselves by not making our own products. In the end, it will cost us everything.
that wireless mouse you used in the comparison is what I use for school and work, bc its good enough for me to click things 4000+ times bc the program my work uses doesn't always pay attention to clicks so you have to spend the first 20 minutes of your day clicking one thing to get the prep system open
My theory, is that when companies claim it's (x) times better than the competition, this is the competition they are talking about, and they exist simply to prove the legitimacy of the claim, and they are actually overpriced knowing nobody will buy it, and for the grandparents that do buy them, they can make 3000 more, with one store buy. (And the store buys them at 20-50% of the listed price, so they are incentivized to have them, not losing money on even the heavy discounted prices on sales, and sales are just for storage space clearance.
That first mouse is the EXACT same shell as my old "arachnid" mouse. From what i recall arachnids products were actually pretty acceptable for their price, granted all of their stuff was mass produced chinese gear that brands got to slap a label on and sell as their own. The mouse worked well for 6-7 years, it was about on par with other budget mice in terms of tracking etc, click inputs were no problem up intil it started to go all funkybunky after these 6-7 years. I really liked the shape of it tho! Fit my hand very well and kept my fingers from spilling over and rubbing across my mousepad (big deal for someone with sensory issues) BTW that "fire button" is a macro that spams left-click :D They also sold keyboards aswell, these were probably their best product with the one i had being a METAL chassis TKL with actual cherry red switches for like 60 euro! Both of these came with a DVD for the software, the keyboard let you make fully customizable profiles for both the RGB and inputs, the mouse would also let you change from a few premade RGB profiles and change up the inputs. Now a thing that this questionably real brand "Arachnid" was their headsets, they had about 3 different models at different prices from around 40-100 euro. I only got to try their cheap and midrange sets and both SUCKED, the cheap set were all plastic body and i kid you not they SNAPPED IN HALF after they fell like one foot, this happened TWICE btw. The "midrange" set was a bit better with more metal and tolerable sound quality, but they still snapped in half in the plastic after a one foot drop.. The brand did go under a few years back, probably for good reason as they only really had one good product with me mouse being acceptableish.
Linus' point about second hand stuff is real. I've been using a 2016 Razer Black Widow Ultimate keyboard for over a year that I got from Goodwill for $9.99 for over a year now. Never thought I'd daily drive a Razer, but I'm impressed! Especially for the price. This was before I was able to upgrade to the $3k machine I have now. Because of that, I've intentionally left the sticker on it. Gotta remember where I came from.
12:00 - I wonder if the color of the desk pad is part of the problem. When doing the big swings, the mouse is out on the black part. Maybe the sensor is so bad it can't pick up motions on black.
24.99 at princess auto currently. The mouse and keyboard in this kit sells at dollar store for 5$ each. We have them both for the 1 year old to play with. I do play with a princess auto mouse and I liked it so much bought one for my son's PC. It has like 4 adjustments for dpi. I often switch through them depending on the game.
I also purchased some of these products and I was also shocked by their poor performance. The worst part is they cost the same as reputable brands. Next time I'll do my research.
as a princess auto employee i always saw these and thought it was fucking hilarious. as soon as i saw the video i was like "no way finally" then linus mentioned our store. its insane how happy i am. (also fyi we are not an automotive store like most assume. we sell mostly trade/farm tools. its almost like a walmart for tools and the such.)
I used my Razer DeathAdder 2013 until late last year (it had started double clicking on both the left and center buttons and got tired of taking it apart to fix that with a cleaning.) But it was perfect ergonomically for me and performance is pretty great on top of lasting over 10 years. I repleaced it with the white Razer DeathAdder Essential, and couldn't be happier. It's nearly identical (sans the actual rubberized side grip and the braided cable) and was SUPER cheap.
It's Razor's software that causes the double click issue. I had one of their mice for about six months and could never get it to stop double clicking everything, it was a nightmare. I switched back to logitech and have not had any issues since. That was like 9 years ago, the fact that Razor still has not fixed the issue is exactly why I haven't owned anything from them since, software is trash.
@@dartmaster5877 bro it is not software. It is china made Omron switches in both old Razer and most Logitech mouse. I had same era DeathAdder as the guy above, I put in Japan made Omron switches and it lasted me years, stopped using it, when it started look awful, because it was so worn down. Since that I had Steelseries and like 3 Logitech mouse and both G102/G203 had double click issues. Got a G305 now and I just accepted that I will need to replace the switches. BTW. I have yet to use peripheral that software for isn't completely shit. One thing good about logitech software is that You can change the settings, send the config to the mouse and remove the software, never use it again.
I have that wireless mouse at 13:10, except with a red scroll wheel. That scroll wheel is crazy, it reads it so badly that it sometimes does nothing but when it does something it goes in the wrong direction about 40% of the time. It is a spare for when I leave my Bluetooth mouse at work, but I literally have to use the scroll bars at the side of pages or documents the wheel is so bad, basically unusable. However it is perfectly OK for basic gaming (I don't play multiplayer, so less pressure) if you select your weapons with the number keys.
Linus' wrap up is spot on. Not only are they unusable and more marketing buzz words than actual substance, they're also instant e-waste even before they come out of the box and if there's one thing we can use way less of is more plastic and electronics ending up in landfills and the ocean.
That mouse that was in the Gaming Kit - I got one from Dollarama in Nanaimo for ... $4.00 CAD. Obviously not for gaming, but when I packed my laptop for a work trip to Tofino, I forgot my mouse at home. Works well enough in emergencies.
@linustechtips, what I’ve found is that a cheap laser mouse works better against a white pad. Test it out that way. At the end of the day, though, a mouse should work with whatever surface you are on.
I will always suggest a cabled Razer Deathadder for people on a budget. I got one off of eBay almost 10 years ago for around like $40-60AUD, and it is still running. They are practically unkillable.
My previous mouse was a cheap €7 Logitech mouse, that was just a boring gray wired mouse, but did the job just fine for 4 years, including gaming (where other mice broke in a year or few months). It had no fancy features, it was just a simple mouse that worked well. I replaced it cause I wanted an ergo mouse, NOT because it stopped working. I still have it sitting somewhere, and it's fully functional. If you want cheap peripherals, just buy the basic boring products from reputable brands, instead of buying fancy cheap garbage from unknown brands, that will be problematic and break soon.
There are some lesser brands that deliver decent low cost products which are perfectly fine. Hama, SpeedLink, Sharkoon. These are very basic products but they take years to go wrong. But all of these have been around for 20 years so they aren't exactly here today gone tomorrow, and they only use Pixart sensors not the Jingzhi ones unlike the mouse in this video. I have seen new Chinese brands establish which do decent products but the prices aren't cheap, because parts aren't cheap and are imported.
@@SianaGearz I guess you're right. Now that I've thought about it more, I've also had stuff from known brands end up being garbage, like an HP mouse I had before the Logitech one, that was a piece of junk and broke in like 6 months.
I can hard recommend Red Dragon. I bought the K556 for $60 a year ago and it's been an amazing purchase. Solid, good mechanical keys, and a great price
There's an ancient druidic saying, from the lowlands of Britain- "Just because gas station sushi didn't make you sick, that doesn't mean it's any good."
I daily drive the rk68 if I'm still allowed to call it that. I've exchanged stabilisers, Switches and Keycaps and filled the whole damn thing with a poron mat between the plates and a silicon pour. But that's honestly just because it's one of the only Backplates that supports ISO and I'm so happy with how it turned out
i would like to mention that i have bought a higher end T-Dagger mouse and it has served me very well it has proper software and tracks pretty well, it did cost me around 30 GBP so it is more expensive but it works well
I have about 6 of those Eastern Times (and its various other brandings) mice out at various clients. I've never had one fail in more than 5 years of recommending them. They are a phenomenal value for what they are. Like Linus said, they aren't really a 'gaming' mouse, but as a basic desktop mouse, they are excellent.
i remember a couple years back i had a razer deathadder chroma and they had a refund policy of two years, but every time i sent it back they refreshed the two year warranty on the one they sent back to me. they were most likely refurbished from what they were sent back from other people, but regardless they couldnt seem to send me a mouse that lasted longer than two years (ngl the mouse itself was normally fine, but the wires would always get broken from the simplest of bends) but i figured if i could get a free mouse every year, then id never have to buy another mouse again lmao. eventually after the fourth send back they finally sent me one that lasted longer than two years. it didnt make it to three, but i still got a pretty good deal out of how much customer service i was offered on refunds. this was years ago, not sure what the refund policy is now, but i bought a razer mamba for a replacement since it was a bit cheaper, but this thing has lasted for like 4 years now i havent even thought about getting a new mouse in a very long time since i really dont need one. moral of the story is refund policies are important lol
While I know this goes out of the budget entirely Spending $70 on a Deathadder v3 wired. Zero complaints, light, no blinking lights at you and a great sensor
One thing I noticed after switching from cheapo stuff to known brands is that the cheapo stuff's customization is a lot more invasive (in a good way). The cheapo stuff actually allowed me to control the volume of windows media player directly while the branded stuff could only do a global volume control. Kinda nice if I wanted to turn down the music while still being able to hear other programs/apps. inb4 why are you using wmp to listen to music
I used the logitech g203 and a redragon mechanical keyboard for years, including for collegiate esports. I have had zero problems with them. 100% would recommend them as a low budget option
Those auto parts mice and keyboard are useful. No idea why they have RGB but shop are routinely destroyed by dust and abuse. You've not seen dust until you've seen body shop dust. When you have a bunch of people covered in dust and grease and paint touching these to look up parts and things, they are destroyed fast. Cheap replacements are necessary. Back in my day I kept full replacement sets in the supply room because you'd a replacement every few months.
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it's amazing how non bearded linus still hasn't caught up with the main channel upload schedule
Did you even watch 1 minute into the video? hes right there at 1:18
@@wbaba34Well yeah, the sponsor spots are way more recent due to how they work.
😂 he means the actual video not the segue sir
@@wbaba34 The sponsor spots are recorded after the actual video and just edited in
@@Tristinus pretty sure it's a YT only... (don't have FP)
7:42 listing the cable length and diameter in the specs is the most auto store mouse thing ever lmao
Length is normal, diameter is wild
The first time I saw Dart Frog products at PrincessAuto I started laughing and taking photos, the 2 old men in the same aisle were looking at me like I was crazy.
t😅😂@areyoufeelingitnowmrkrebs
Princess Auto is an absolute trip. For Americans not familiar with it, imagine if Harbor Freight and Temu merged….
@@adiuntesserande6893princess auto is the equivalent of browsing Amazon but never buying anything
Why take photos object that is real, its happens even not filmed
@@adiuntesserande6893holy shit. It's microcenter on meth. Just having the ability to say "I bought some dart frog from princess auto is wild"
Speaker size is measured by the basket size, not the driver/cone size. And the separation is the stereo separation between one side and the other.
@@nickbrn60Ya know what, I actually appreciate the info.
Was about to say that. It's same as with some of the sensor size, like the "Micro 4/3". It's 4/3" when counting the vidicon tube radius the respective active area would be attached to.
@@nickbrn60what's even the point of this phrase if you're gonna use it on information that actually adds to the video? i think you're the one that needs to touch grass here lol
You'd think that LTT would know this when they're positioning themselves as an authority with Labs.
@Well, fwiw, the hosts and the writers aren't as savvy as the people in the labs department. So I wouldn't judge them too harshly on that, for something that's that off the cuff/off script.
I love how at 13:50 linus says about current pop culture references, while david is literally wearing a top that says "I am Kenough."
That's a generic Chinese mouse that gets rebranded. That same model gets reproduced EXTREMELY often~ the original version of it I had was the AULA Ghost Shark
Yeah I have the same mouse in wireless by "Zelotes". Actually like it but I'm also pretty used to it by now.
Specially, the tech theory gaming pack which cost them 29$ usually is around 10 to 15$ where I live 😂 but it's popular in cafe's cause it's cheap to replace. And yes I used those keyboard, mouse and headphones, cheap but for what it costs isn't really bad as a gift for kids or people using laptops.
Mine was Redragon branded! It was one of their first products I think
I have the zelotes mouse wich is the exact same thing and I prefer it to every other mouse I tried, also it cost 5usd so yeah.
Haha. AULA. I bought my grandma an AULA keyboard and she loves it (also loves 'the pretty lights'). It is mechanical although the switches are not replaceable but it feels decent for a 20$ keyboard and was much better than the shitty super slim keyboard that came with her iMac.
9:28 This Game Theory reference makes me realize how both LTT and GT are both large channels where the husband is the main nerdy presenter and the wife manages the financial/business side of the channel
I didn't get that one... Why "miss him too"? His latest video is from 40min ago
Both Linus and Matpat's family are the definition of couple goals.
@@govindsharma7738The Game Theorists, the Channel founded by MattPat.
@@AJCrowley0153he’s retiring
Work with some smaller/'family' businesses and you'll realize this is actually pretty damn common. More common than not to be honest, usually in smaller businesses it's quite common for a friend/family to handle the administrative stuff, as there's not a ton of people willing to do all that work for the smaller pay a new/small business can afford. At least it usually starts that way, but after time passes it becomes more daunting and difficult to switch out that person, due to their intimate knowledge of the company/process.
I had a red dragon keyboard and a $20 mouse from Canada computers that worked great for years. Ive upgraded now but I had no issues with either of them and they had no impact on my gaming. Red dragon really is a solid budget option as my steelseries keyboard was almost $200Cad and my custom one was probably around $250. Even my mouse is almost $100.
I have a Devrajas keyboard from them that I _loved_, especially after swapping the keys with Akko "Sponge" tactile switches. Unfortunately it started shorting out, so I switched to a Keychron, and will be trying to fix the Devrajas as a project. The Perdition MMO mouse, on the other hand, has been phenomenal. Both the G600 and Naga have had issues with cat hair messing with the optical sensor, but the Perdition has been completely bug free. None of these mice lasted more than 3 years, so if it makes it that long, it's a clear winner IMO, even if the software is jank as hell.
I've got a Red Dragon mouse, and it still works great. I think it's 10 years old. I don't use it all the time, but it still works.
They are my budget recomendation every day. I use to use their perdition which got renamed to something else and I loved it.
I use both a red dragon mouse and keyboard to this day lol
red dragon mouses are actually very good if you have abnormally wide hands. some of they offerings are perfect for me.
7:12 having the song: I Wish in the background while Linus is growing is an amazing match!!! 😂
Not many songs are out there that I can identify with only two notes, but I guess this is one of them😁
Always remember, shaved Linus is coming...
amogus
I'm scared, will we be safe when he comes?
He partially already arrived 1:18... cant they use Ai thingies or like Deepfake to stop this shameless nudity to reach my eyes ???
No it will not, it's all ai i am not ready for it, if we do, we need highschool green hair linus and blonde hair linus
shortcircus linus says hi
That “Zero Punctuation” reference was too clever!
I loved the little ramblomatic dig
Spot on
You got to love his calender 0:37.
3:15 fire Colton
I love how Princess Auto is like a treasure trove of random finds, you never know what you'll stumble upon!
princess?!?
Go away scam channel!
Please @LinusTechTips team delete those scammers
@@pztyup
Don't forget the Princess Auto parking lot! There's always some wild hoopties parked there.
bruh
9:27 "... a game theory thanks for watching"
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to you Matt
Linus:" were only 32 seconds into this video"
Me: checks video time and it's exactly 32 seconds. (Discovers that I'm impressed easily.)
We approximated it and shot 6 different versions of that take with different numbers, asking the editor to use the one that lined up perfectly
@@linussebastian9495Linus is that really you?
Yeah was on my personal account cuz I was using the player app instead of studio app and I only have premium on my personal - LS
9495? How popular is the Linus Sebastian name?
@@LinusTechTips @linussebastian9495 Fort Minor on your old "pump up" playlist, good choice
2:42 _"Fart Dog"_ Would have been legendary branding no doubt, that alone would get me to buy!
Would probably get sued by Mambo lmao, they've cornered the farting dog market
The precision is measured in scent-imeters, instead of inches.
Fart Dog Mendoza?
I've been daily driving a red dragon red switch mechanical keyboard in my home office for the last 3 years. The thing has had spills on it, been dropped and taken a ton of gaming abuse. It's deck is even bending in the middle and bowing a bit from all the pressure on it over the years. All this aside, it still works perfectly and has given me zero reason to replace it after all this time. I paid $35 CAD for it 3 years ago.
I have one with mx blues and it goes so hard for the $30 that I got it at.
Not as impressive, but I still have a CM Storm (CoolerMaster) $30 USD mouse and keyboard bundle from 2015 maybe and both still work perfectly fine, I upgraded a couple of years ago and keep them tucked away in case of emergency or I just need another set for whatever reason.
I love that David is appearing on Camera more, loved the guy since his Extreme Tech Upgrade
16:00 Good luck going through airport security with that power bank lmao
well, its too high of a charge anyway. if someone would argue about it being a "bomb" and showing it his supervisor yeah you have a hassle BUT the supervisor if properly schooled will tell the security that they are kinda dumb. if the security is properly schooled and the charge is below, i think it was 100wh per powerbank, you are totally fine. no proper schooled security will think mosfets and smds are exlusive to bombs.
0:37 Linus spends his time very wisely. On the bathroom. Thats 5 hours total bathroom time!
cry a little, for an hour?
Fire Colton...
Cry a little...
Re-hire colton...
Lolol
This definitely scores a top 10 best SEGUES TO OUR SPONSOR 1:12
100% agree 😂
yeah, it was good
Imagine if they actually did 20 segues.
@@TAMAMO-VIRUS Like the April's fool's video that was only sponsor segments?
9:28 AAAAH THE FEELS.
I don't get it
@@thomasphillips885 matpat=game theory=retiring/quitting youtube i believe march 6..atleast that HIS last gametheory video.
I'm a high school student in charge of the sports division of my media class and I just wanted to say as you guys have been getting better and better, you guys have been in spring me to push myself and my team to do the same. Thanks for all you do!
9:27 made me smile and cry thanks linus ;(
what was it about? didn't get the reference 😞
Same
Scrolled looking for information/the reference, this is all I could find - can anyone explain please?
Hey @TrebzStudio, care to enlighten us? 🙂 Pleeease
captain ?
I've actually used red dragons mouse's before. Not all of the RGB on the mouse worked properly, and overtime, the internal battery doesn't last super long. The core functions of the mouse plugged in work well enough and my particular model is more comfortable for than the logictec g502 (different designs which is the primary factor). The 502 feels much nicer in both build and functionality though, but red dragon worked for me for cheap items to start with.
Redragon does decent products for the price, for a normal "non hardcore gamer" or home office usage. I used a mechanical keyboard and a mouse from them, and I never had anything to complain about.
I am currently rocking a RedDragon Surara keyboard and I love it. Such high quality on a budget.
That calendar at 0:32 LMAO. Total of 4 hours and 45 minutes of bathroom time, and the fire and re-hire Colton 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yeah i was laughing at that for awhile
aand here is the first piece of fart frog- I mean dart frog equipment
Stretch to increase height 😂
@@Taavettiihe actually said “fart dog” but whatever lol
thats funny@@par6749
@@Taavettii*fart dog
Even the product recognition has a skill ceiling😂
0:37 "stretch to increase height" is something that I unfortunately can relate to 😭
I have an old Logitech g100s that still loses tracking at low sensitivity/low dpi settings but I LOVE the shape and the plastic used in making it. What I've learned is it comes down to changing/raising your sensitivity in game and using the "Native DPI" until the mouse is tracking at least a bit more then a 180 Degree turn. OR while using the mouse at its "Native DPI" using Raw Accel and finding a niche Acceleration curve to meet your needs even if it means deep diving into acceleration and deceleration this can easily save your retro tech that you can't bare to let go.
4:15 hey, I've quite literally have the same speakers, the only difference is that mine doesnt have rgb, I think this brand straight up dropships their speakers, puts some decorations on them, and sells them for 3x more, mine cost me 5 bucks and they are from a brand called ''viido''
don't use a dark mat for testing mice heh
[former technical school instructor]
some mouse detectors have issues with dark, light absorbing surfaces, when not a visible laser emitter (little red light under the mouse that you should not look at hehe)
esp. if you are using a known-decent mouse and it's losing sync or not tracking well... put it on a coloured mat with a pattern that the mouse can detect changes in easily (the little changes are how it detects movement)
[note that of course it could be other things like the USB cable being sensitive or borky, connection loose, etc etc]
nice finds though
yeah so called technical fucking expert.
did it have this in testing? no...
should of been a : o i know why moment.
i had mice that ran absolute shit on a black surface. but when i used these mousepads with tons of art on it. they worked like 20 times better.
Style over function. Your comment reminds me of an office setting from [mumble] years ago with transparent desks and, yes, optical mice.
oh I'd still call Mr.Linus an Expert, even if it is from lifelong experience and not formal training, I didn't mean to insult...@@miciso666 I'm glad you found it all out yourself (with the artwork on the pad) way to go!
@@miciso666 They also only tested a few games with only a few settings for some recent GPU(probably all of them were in this fashion), while Hardware Unboxed tested way more games, with way more settings. This "lab" hasn't actually done anything for the standard stuff this channel covers at all.
FWIW, I have an older model Deathadder for my rig, and I mostly love it. The program for controlling the RGB on it is an older version of the program I use for my keyboard RGB despite both being Razer, but I guess that's just Razer being Razer.
The speakers don't need to sound great, they just need to sound better than the monitor built-in speakers.
I love how you brought up buying second hand, very great alternative in all fields for hobbies etc.
the mouse with the T on it has a wired version (10$ USD) which I've been using for years with no issues. if you're really on a tight budget, like a high schooler building their first gaming setup, I highly recommend it.
The wireless one is better. It's WIRELESS, and costs about the same. Win-win. Neither one is really super good for competitive gaming, but for casual games or productivity stuff, they're great.
@@Elmojomo the latency issues are awful on the wireless one. I had both, I returned the wireless for the wired
@@Elmojomo Like the commenter said above, wireless products are known to sometimes have caveats compared to their wired counterpart
@@Elmojomo Wireless is better? In what world? Keep buying batteries for it?
@@t0njemy dude, the battery lasts about a year, and cost less than $1. If that's a problem for you, I'm sorry for your life, but you probably shouldn't be using a computer, as the electricity is too expensive.
So that can't turn around issue in halo infinite is actually a glitch in the game I experienced it as well. Can't remember exactly how I fixed it but it has something to do with controller input. Those mice still sucked though
The manufacturing of products that are E-Waste pisses me off. This is the world we created for ourselves by not making our own products. In the end, it will cost us everything.
ARGH IM SO MAD
Problem is they all end up on landfill rather than being used in people's homes
7:46: "...10cm, which my wife tells me is a lot" the self burns are getting pretty specific.
I may have had my disagreements woth your channel in the past but yall also taught me everything i know
9:33 yeah dude... I miss him too... 😢
Who is he?
@@NateC556Matpat from The Game Theorists, I believe
00:37 😂 Gotta love his schedule
that wireless mouse you used in the comparison is what I use for school and work, bc its good enough for me to click things 4000+ times bc the program my work uses doesn't always pay attention to clicks so you have to spend the first 20 minutes of your day clicking one thing to get the prep system open
I came here for the love of Princess Auto, got a surprised throwback to Skee-lo that warmed my heart.
7:11 is the greatest LTT edit of all time. Fight me.
Missed a massive opportunity to let MatPat say 'But that's just a Tech Theory' at that section
My theory, is that when companies claim it's (x) times better than the competition, this is the competition they are talking about, and they exist simply to prove the legitimacy of the claim, and they are actually overpriced knowing nobody will buy it, and for the grandparents that do buy them, they can make 3000 more, with one store buy. (And the store buys them at 20-50% of the listed price, so they are incentivized to have them, not losing money on even the heavy discounted prices on sales, and sales are just for storage space clearance.
Even funnier, that peripheral package brand was **Tech Theory**. So yeah, maybe it could have been a joke.
@@wondr.ful.That is the joke in the first place
2:53 Shoutout to Second Wind and Yahtzee 😎
Linus should make a pc for matpat because he is leaving.
Tech Theory would be a great collab channel.
No
nah
Yes
Sans is actually Freddy Fazbear!? GAME THEORY EPISODE 742
That first mouse is the EXACT same shell as my old "arachnid" mouse.
From what i recall arachnids products were actually pretty acceptable for their price, granted all of their stuff was mass produced chinese gear that brands got to slap a label on and sell as their own.
The mouse worked well for 6-7 years, it was about on par with other budget mice in terms of tracking etc, click inputs were no problem up intil it started to go all funkybunky after these 6-7 years.
I really liked the shape of it tho! Fit my hand very well and kept my fingers from spilling over and rubbing across my mousepad (big deal for someone with sensory issues)
BTW that "fire button" is a macro that spams left-click :D
They also sold keyboards aswell, these were probably their best product with the one i had being a METAL chassis TKL with actual cherry red switches for like 60 euro!
Both of these came with a DVD for the software, the keyboard let you make fully customizable profiles for both the RGB and inputs, the mouse would also let you change from a few premade RGB profiles and change up the inputs.
Now a thing that this questionably real brand "Arachnid" was their headsets, they had about 3 different models at different prices from around 40-100 euro. I only got to try their cheap and midrange sets and both SUCKED, the cheap set were all plastic body and i kid you not they SNAPPED IN HALF after they fell like one foot, this happened TWICE btw.
The "midrange" set was a bit better with more metal and tolerable sound quality, but they still snapped in half in the plastic after a one foot drop..
The brand did go under a few years back, probably for good reason as they only really had one good product with me mouse being acceptableish.
Linus' point about second hand stuff is real. I've been using a 2016 Razer Black Widow Ultimate keyboard for over a year that I got from Goodwill for $9.99 for over a year now. Never thought I'd daily drive a Razer, but I'm impressed! Especially for the price. This was before I was able to upgrade to the $3k machine I have now. Because of that, I've intentionally left the sticker on it. Gotta remember where I came from.
1:09 "I didn't realize the US army was so into merchandising"
well they have to pay for the crayons somehow
That's the Marines.
Eat the Rich
12:00 - I wonder if the color of the desk pad is part of the problem. When doing the big swings, the mouse is out on the black part. Maybe the sensor is so bad it can't pick up motions on black.
2:33 Did they mean a hotkey?😂
24.99 at princess auto currently. The mouse and keyboard in this kit sells at dollar store for 5$ each. We have them both for the 1 year old to play with.
I do play with a princess auto mouse and I liked it so much bought one for my son's PC. It has like 4 adjustments for dpi. I often switch through them depending on the game.
2:43 .... linus.... was that a .. . freudian slip perhaps? haha
I also purchased some of these products and I was also shocked by their poor performance. The worst part is they cost the same as reputable brands. Next time I'll do my research.
as a princess auto employee i always saw these and thought it was fucking hilarious. as soon as i saw the video i was like "no way finally" then linus mentioned our store. its insane how happy i am. (also fyi we are not an automotive store like most assume. we sell mostly trade/farm tools. its almost like a walmart for tools and the such.)
I used my Razer DeathAdder 2013 until late last year (it had started double clicking on both the left and center buttons and got tired of taking it apart to fix that with a cleaning.) But it was perfect ergonomically for me and performance is pretty great on top of lasting over 10 years. I repleaced it with the white Razer DeathAdder Essential, and couldn't be happier. It's nearly identical (sans the actual rubberized side grip and the braided cable) and was SUPER cheap.
It's Razor's software that causes the double click issue. I had one of their mice for about six months and could never get it to stop double clicking everything, it was a nightmare. I switched back to logitech and have not had any issues since. That was like 9 years ago, the fact that Razor still has not fixed the issue is exactly why I haven't owned anything from them since, software is trash.
Why did you buy a deathadder essential...
@@dartmaster5877 bro it is not software. It is china made Omron switches in both old Razer and most Logitech mouse. I had same era DeathAdder as the guy above, I put in Japan made Omron switches and it lasted me years, stopped using it, when it started look awful, because it was so worn down. Since that I had Steelseries and like 3 Logitech mouse and both G102/G203 had double click issues. Got a G305 now and I just accepted that I will need to replace the switches.
BTW. I have yet to use peripheral that software for isn't completely shit. One thing good about logitech software is that You can change the settings, send the config to the mouse and remove the software, never use it again.
Loved the little nod to Yahtzee Croshaw very nice
i can CONFIDENTLY say this was the best segway i’ve ever seen on this channel
Every time Jordan comes on screen my heart skips a beat.. WOOF!
i loved the hamlet reference, after linus said the line it really made me think to myself "to be or not to be"
I have that wireless mouse at 13:10, except with a red scroll wheel. That scroll wheel is crazy, it reads it so badly that it sometimes does nothing but when it does something it goes in the wrong direction about 40% of the time. It is a spare for when I leave my Bluetooth mouse at work, but I literally have to use the scroll bars at the side of pages or documents the wheel is so bad, basically unusable.
However it is perfectly OK for basic gaming (I don't play multiplayer, so less pressure) if you select your weapons with the number keys.
Good transition to the segway, you've earned my like
Linus' wrap up is spot on. Not only are they unusable and more marketing buzz words than actual substance, they're also instant e-waste even before they come out of the box and if there's one thing we can use way less of is more plastic and electronics ending up in landfills and the ocean.
MatPat isn't even gone yet haha
That mouse that was in the Gaming Kit - I got one from Dollarama in Nanaimo for ... $4.00 CAD. Obviously not for gaming, but when I packed my laptop for a work trip to Tofino, I forgot my mouse at home. Works well enough in emergencies.
12:22 those helicopter hands lmao 🤣😂🤣
@linustechtips, what I’ve found is that a cheap laser mouse works better against a white pad. Test it out that way. At the end of the day, though, a mouse should work with whatever surface you are on.
The jokes in this one hit really well. Well done!
4:28 I love that I'm not the only person who wears the I Am Kenough hoodie. 😂
I will always suggest a cabled Razer Deathadder for people on a budget. I got one off of eBay almost 10 years ago for around like $40-60AUD, and it is still running. They are practically unkillable.
10:40 it's okay Linus we'll eat you last. :)
Did David get upgraded to a Writer? Cause hell yea I freaking love him! He Is "Ken Enough"
My previous mouse was a cheap €7 Logitech mouse, that was just a boring gray wired mouse, but did the job just fine for 4 years, including gaming (where other mice broke in a year or few months). It had no fancy features, it was just a simple mouse that worked well. I replaced it cause I wanted an ergo mouse, NOT because it stopped working. I still have it sitting somewhere, and it's fully functional.
If you want cheap peripherals, just buy the basic boring products from reputable brands, instead of buying fancy cheap garbage from unknown brands, that will be problematic and break soon.
There are some lesser brands that deliver decent low cost products which are perfectly fine. Hama, SpeedLink, Sharkoon. These are very basic products but they take years to go wrong. But all of these have been around for 20 years so they aren't exactly here today gone tomorrow, and they only use Pixart sensors not the Jingzhi ones unlike the mouse in this video.
I have seen new Chinese brands establish which do decent products but the prices aren't cheap, because parts aren't cheap and are imported.
@@SianaGearz I guess you're right. Now that I've thought about it more, I've also had stuff from known brands end up being garbage, like an HP mouse I had before the Logitech one, that was a piece of junk and broke in like 6 months.
I can hard recommend Red Dragon. I bought the K556 for $60 a year ago and it's been an amazing purchase. Solid, good mechanical keys, and a great price
>$11
I got a similar 1000 dpi one for $2 but not in usa. plastic wears off and you might want to remove the added weight inside
I am a REDRAGON user and I am quite happy with how their gaming mice, webcams and speakers perform. Also headphones.
@2:43 hahahah Fart Dog, now theres a brand that you dont want to get behind
I'd been hoping for a Princess Auto Gaming video for so long, thank you for this
There's an ancient druidic saying, from the lowlands of Britain- "Just because gas station sushi didn't make you sick, that doesn't mean it's any good."
I LOVE seeing David in more videos!
I daily drive the rk68 if I'm still allowed to call it that. I've exchanged stabilisers, Switches and Keycaps and filled the whole damn thing with a poron mat between the plates and a silicon pour. But that's honestly just because it's one of the only Backplates that supports ISO and I'm so happy with how it turned out
i would like to mention that i have bought a higher end T-Dagger mouse and it has served me very well it has proper software and tracks pretty well, it did cost me around 30 GBP so it is more expensive but it works well
I have about 6 of those Eastern Times (and its various other brandings) mice out at various clients. I've never had one fail in more than 5 years of recommending them. They are a phenomenal value for what they are. Like Linus said, they aren't really a 'gaming' mouse, but as a basic desktop mouse, they are excellent.
I have a Razer-knockoff mouse called a "T-Dagger Warrant Officer" and it works surprisingly well!
i remember a couple years back i had a razer deathadder chroma and they had a refund policy of two years, but every time i sent it back they refreshed the two year warranty on the one they sent back to me. they were most likely refurbished from what they were sent back from other people, but regardless they couldnt seem to send me a mouse that lasted longer than two years (ngl the mouse itself was normally fine, but the wires would always get broken from the simplest of bends) but i figured if i could get a free mouse every year, then id never have to buy another mouse again lmao. eventually after the fourth send back they finally sent me one that lasted longer than two years. it didnt make it to three, but i still got a pretty good deal out of how much customer service i was offered on refunds. this was years ago, not sure what the refund policy is now, but i bought a razer mamba for a replacement since it was a bit cheaper, but this thing has lasted for like 4 years now i havent even thought about getting a new mouse in a very long time since i really dont need one. moral of the story is refund policies are important lol
I've got to be honest. I don't think I've ever seen somebody grow out their beard this fast, that's impressive
Also I can vouch for that Sharge bank, it's a bit spendy, but it's really cool, durable, and holds a ton of charge.
9:35 Awww. Linus misses Matpat as well.
Ahh that transition into beardless Linus scared me, more than any jumpscare.
While I know this goes out of the budget entirely
Spending $70 on a Deathadder v3 wired. Zero complaints, light, no blinking lights at you and a great sensor
i freaking love your videos, there is nothing better than watching your newly posted videos on work😅
David's style choice in today's episode screams "I enjoy diaper play!"
How's nobody mention how good that drill sergeant impression was. Was not expecting that.
One thing I noticed after switching from cheapo stuff to known brands is that the cheapo stuff's customization is a lot more invasive (in a good way).
The cheapo stuff actually allowed me to control the volume of windows media player directly while the branded stuff could only do a global volume control. Kinda nice if I wanted to turn down the music while still being able to hear other programs/apps.
inb4 why are you using wmp to listen to music
The best low budget mouse I bought was the Hyper X Mouse for 13.99$ off the big A... Thanks for the video you guys Rock. :)
I used the logitech g203 and a redragon mechanical keyboard for years, including for collegiate esports. I have had zero problems with them. 100% would recommend them as a low budget option
Those auto parts mice and keyboard are useful. No idea why they have RGB but shop are routinely destroyed by dust and abuse. You've not seen dust until you've seen body shop dust. When you have a bunch of people covered in dust and grease and paint touching these to look up parts and things, they are destroyed fast. Cheap replacements are necessary. Back in my day I kept full replacement sets in the supply room because you'd a replacement every few months.