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In one example, a subscription advertised with an RTX 4090 was allegedly fulfilled with an RTX 4080, with no clear notice or pricing adjustment.
I thought it would be way worse, still a clear scam though.
They might be small enough to not get away with it though.
Gamers Nexus did a whole thing on this a while ago. It was quite illuminating.
What it mainly illuminated to me is that I will never buy a prebuilt gaming PC from anyone, let alone lease one. If it's not my own grubby fingers touching every component I don't trust it.
Even if you don't want to build one yourself, you can probably find someone (family, friends, friend of friends) who build for some beer.
Leasing PC sounds like a scam by definition. Even in developing countries, people are able to scrape $700-$900 for a modest build.
If you can't save up this sort of cash living in the US (cost of living is higher, but components are cheaper), leasing is not a good idea.
Puck NZXT