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Damien Mason

I'd be an absolute narcissist to say myself, right? So, I guess I'll go with some of my biggest inspirations:

PC Gamer

The folks over there aren't just knowledgeable; they have a distinct tongue-in-cheek tone. There's a level of sarcasm and scepticism that comes from years of dealing with products, but they aren't overly cynical. At Club386, we're incredibly technical and often go into perhaps too much detail. PC Gamer keeps it a bit shorter and lighter, making for great lunchtime reading.

randomfrankp

In video form, randomfrankp takes the cake. I love GamersNexus, LinusTechTips, and MKBHD for the high technicals, but randomfrankp takes a more consumer approach to his reviews. They're easier to digest in the background with a positive overtone. Plus, I just wanted to offer someone a bit different here.

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Lanah Tyra

I really like Senpai Gaming, he has a very smooth and professional style, clearly knows what he's talking about and will give you an honest review of a product, even if there are things he doesn't like about it. Like his latest video about the new Elgato 4kx capture card, interesting to see how different experience he had as a reviewer with different brands:

And bonus points for chaptering the video so you can easily skip the ad part if you are not interested.

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avrona

Oh easy, has to be this one guy called avrona. Super entertaining and informative.

On a serious note, I know it's an obvious option, but it's hard to beat LTT right now. There are a lot, A LOT, of things I find annoying about what they do, from some of the presentation choices being rather cringey, and many of their other content policies are weird, but their output is so high, that there's always something to watch. And their production quality is unmatched. They also aren't so boring to get through like same Gamer's Nexus, or have that almost snobbish presentation that irks me about someone like MKBHD, though I do watch him from time to time. After recently being invited out as a creator by them to LTX and going on a tour with other YouTubers around their offices, you really get a sense of the amount of effort that goes into everything they do. Writing this out just really made me wish that someone will finally come along and dethrone them in a way, improve on what they're doing wrong. I really hope it does happen to help keep competition moving in the space.

For retro tech reviews, you can't beat LGR though. The style of videos is so informative and relaxing, and is one of the few YouTubers where every single minute feels so valuable you feel almost sad it's over and you have to wait for another hit from whenever the next video will be. As someone really into retro tech, I've been getting lots of purchasing advice from him and the many various older products he reviews and showcases.

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avrona

Great submission. Could you edit it to add some links to their channels? Feel free to add some links to this avrona person too; they sound great.

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Sturmer

NAS Compares is my pick. If you are interested in storage, home server or simply prosumer who are interested in networking and NASes there are simply no other sources where you can learn about these products.

Oh, and he also creates text articles, which is a huge bonus. NAS Compares – Simply passionate about NAS

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FirestormGamingTeam

Hi peeps

My fav guys are

If you haven't got their channel on your subscribe list, it should be, amazing videos, well edited, put together with a star/middle/end and each video, is just great.

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Dave

This is a very niche one, but a while back I was looking for a robot vacuum and this channel was the best source of info and reviews of all the confusing different models and features. The tech has moved on a lot since the early models and they do actually work really well these days as long as you buy a decent one based on your needs. Very helpful channel. Obviously its kind of a one and done thing though that you look at to decide on what to purchase, you aren't exactly going to watch it once you have one!

For the entertaining ongoing watch, I know its a well known popular one and there have been some recent internet drama that I haven't really paid much attention to... but Linus tech tips and their other channel shortcircuit is always an informative and entertaining watch for the wide range of tech/products featured.

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MURRRAAAAY

Mine has got to be MKBHD! I love watching Marques review stuff, especially any Apple tech I am looking to get (and also his Auto focus channel / show where he reviews cool cars).

What draws me to his content is his laid back personality, the videos are paced nicely with great production value, whilst really enjoyable to watch and informative at the same time. Also the music he pics for in his videos is always right up my street! (he has a good Spotify playlist full of them which is great background music to listen to when working)

I am glad his content has stayed true to this format whilst just tweaking things here and there as its a really enjoyable watch.

He seems a really genuine & cool guy which is why he is one of my favorite creators on YouTube.

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MURRRAAAAY

Really nice - chill, informative, and professional. He now has a new subscriber.

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RupertStaff

I'm not entering the bounty but I have to pay my respects to Digital Foundry here!

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MURRRAAAAY
Rupert

haha love those guys, really enjoy nerding out watching their podcast!

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