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Why people are boycotting Asus all of a sudden? Asus outrage explained (youtu.be)

submitted 6 months ago by Dragxito@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 284 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (35 children)

This video kind of misses the mark on delivering the points of the title, but these are the simplest boiled down points of the community gripes:

ASUS is having quality control issues, or deliberately skimping to pad profits
They are rebranding lesser quality components with the higher quality ROG brand, and pricing it as such
They are unilaterally voiding warranties when users try to RMA or return said hardware

Gigabyte (remember them?) did this same slow slide of enshittification about 10 years ago. The issue pretty much boils down to a company producing too many different types of things, instead of staying good at the things they do well, and the community has noticed and is calling for boycotts. This will no doubt put them on the defensive for years to come, and affect their overall standing in the larger community until they correct course.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 65 points 6 months ago (21 children)

Gigabyte (remember them?)

Sure do! Both my board and the board in my wife's computer are Gigabyte. So's my video card. The only issue I've ever had with their stuff has been a bad stick of ram a few years ago, which they exchanged without argument.

Brands in this sphere I definitely have had trouble with: MSI, Razer -- so many problems with Razer -- and ASUS.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago (6 children)

I've had problems with Logitech. They still make good peripherals, but it's more luck of the draw for me recently, so QC may be getting cut.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I keep hearing this and wonder if I should buy bulk mice before they come preinstalled with malware or something because they last decades so voting with your wallet doesn't really work.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Maybe. Or just switch to whatever the good mouse brand is at the time. I'm rocking a Microsoft Intellimouse Pro (wired) on my desktop, which I really like. On my work laptop, I have a Logitech MX Master 3 at work (had lots of issues with the thumb button in the past), and a Logitech Triathlon (no issues).

My wife had a couple of the g305s die on her within a year, so I switched her to a Razer Deathaddr Mini, which has been good for over a year now.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 3 points 6 months ago

I'm still mourning the loss of the g5 moulds. Why do people feel the need to improve on perfection.

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