The shitstorm of a fallout has pushed the community behind Billet Labs more than they ever would have gotten had they just gotten reviewed properly. It may have sucked what had happened but I think they will be better off in the long term now that people are aggressively supportive of them. Funny twist of fate in my opinion.

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    1 year ago

    I still wish we would have gotten a proper benchmark of their prototype :-/

    If it actually works well they could always release a cheaper mass produced version down the line.

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      Somewhere in my imagination the person who got the prototype sends it to Gamers Nexus and they make a proper review.

      I mean, the kind of person who would get this thing is the kind of person that pays attention to the industry and to linus tech tips, I am sure they are aware about all of this.

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        1 year ago

        One can only hope. Worst case the individual either works for the competition or got ten times their money back by selling it to a Chinese company.

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      Oh I am sure we will see a proper review by an eager reviewer soon. The chance to capitalize on the drama is far too enticing.

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      It has already been confirmed by Billet that they are working on a new one, and is highly implied that it will go to other youtubers to do a proper review. I expect Steve and Jay, at the very least, will end up getting their hands on it.