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LMG is nowhere near as untouchable as they used to be. But they are still probably the single biggest influencer in the PC/“tech” space.

Do you really think so? Afaik, no one goes to the for hw reviews. They basically just make generic content that gets views. When it comes to actual technical reviews, they pretty much suck.

just look at this thread for the people who, with a straight face, are talking about how Framework will be their saviour from some nebulous threat.

I also don't get why they're praising Framework so much. Don't get me wrong, the product seems good but it's waaaay too expensive imo.

It does not. You're talking about the original version GSYNC which required a hw module. That's no longer the case.

It's a long story and you can look up their videos on yt. Basically Linus is a narcissist who can do no wrong and the work culture at LMG is pretty crappy. Not just due to the pressure and quality of the videos being bad due to the high volume (that's why they don't post as often now) but also one of their former employees (Madison) said that she suffered abuse while working there. None of the higher ups gave a crap or did anything about it.

Linus (not lmg) invested in the company. It's not the same thing. And he doesn't "partially own" anything. Also, linus' pr image kinda stinks. Specially after the GN debacle. The dude is a narcissist prick.

Afaik, the gpu is swappable, not hot-swappable and modular nvidia gpus are not a new thing. Older gaming laptops used to have the gpu as a daughter board.

Nowadays they're the same thing. Nvidia uses a different name because they like appropriating things, I guess.