For reference, on Newegg the GT 710 costs $45. I can guarantee this doesn’t have an SSD too.
bombscare
It probably is illegal under the trade description act in the UK.
Lying bastards!
ratat-atat
Everything is legal in marketing! Why they could say its the world’s #1 choice in computing, or that this model is “world famous.”
So long as they don’t make any medical claims like “this computer is so fast, it’ll cure dementia,” then they are in the clear.
Ahhhhhh marketing.
introvertedgoof
But it has RGB!!!! 😃
Pacu99
“Fast” doesn’t mean anything objectively, so they’re allowed to use it. It would be different if they were straight up lying by faking the specs, but this is allowed and totally normal, including the absurd price
Nithral1965
in its defence as a poor person, by entry level ultra low end systems, this would be considered ultra fast if they can’t afford an i3 system. By UK standards, this would be a crime but in many african countries? no its quick. In some areas here in South Africa, they still use pentium 4’s for those that are lucky enough to own a computer, mainly in the rural areas, cities and towns no, they average 3rd gen ddr3 systems. But uk is a bit better off than many african countries so this is a crime by their standards
Additional-Ad-7313
Compared to a calculator it’s definitely ultra fast
OkOffice7726
I’d ditch that in the trash ultra fast
Rukasu17
The way it’s worded i think ultra fast is the name of the brand that mounted it? Like ultrafast toothbrushes and such
HaHaYeLad
3 to 5 working days boot time. not to bad
SnuffleWumpkins
Extra points for not even giving the generation of i5.
My guess is a 3rd or 4th gen.
colossusrageblack
In the US companies are allowed to use puffery to advertise. It just has to remain subjective, otherwise you can exaggerate and say quite a bit about your product. In this case it looks like the brand is Ultra Fast.
LividFocus5793
Well it would be actually in 2010
iamChermac
I can easily find 100 of those on Gumtree right now searching ‘ultra fast’. I started to think it was a model name. Descriptions would also have things like “plays all modern games with high FPS…”.
JamesMackenzie1234
The sheer… SPEED!
XWasTheProblem
And that seemingly modified, bottom-of-the-barrel cheap-ass PC case…
That OS is probably the most modern part of this setup.
KeyboardWarrior1988
Ultra fast…at opening Word documents.
Chromiell
It has LEDs therefore it must be quick! Even an Intel Celeron can become a proper gaming beast if you apply enough RGB lights to your rig /s
Withdrawnauto4
Is it even a ssd?
vinylectric
“The price you see is the price you pay!”
Well I would fucking hope so! Why is this even a slogan?
Important-Teacher670
This thing isn’t even ultra fast at running MS Word lol.
Spaciax
it should be illegal to sell any full fledged PC with 8gb of RAM in 2023.
sortabanana
They even used the cheapest possible case. That’s a DiyPC F2. Many of these PCs have crappy hardware but at least a decent case. They didn’t even do that on this one lol
aleksey_the_slav
just imagine how ultra fast this PC will fly out the window, definitely not a scam
Sarcastic_Eggplant
I suppose if someone had never used anything but a chromebook or something, they might consider that “ultra fast” xd
Dribble76
Cuts 10x longer…. longer than a toothbrush
RallyXMonster
Ultra fast to send power from the power supply to the motherboard they mean.
Freak_Engineer
It’s all true, from a certain point of view. I bet this Brick will get ultra-fast during re-entry when dropped from low earth orbit…
Ne0t9k
never said which tasks it will finish ultra fast
predattor15
The iGPU on that approx. 10yrs old I5 is probably better than the GT710.
notsureifxml
terminal velocity when you throw it out the window should be about 80 ft per second. id call that fast.
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ULTRA FAST REGRET GAMING PC
For reference, on Newegg the GT 710 costs $45. I can guarantee this doesn’t have an SSD too.
It probably is illegal under the trade description act in the UK.
Lying bastards!
Everything is legal in marketing! Why they could say its the world’s #1 choice in computing, or that this model is “world famous.”
So long as they don’t make any medical claims like “this computer is so fast, it’ll cure dementia,” then they are in the clear.
Ahhhhhh marketing.
But it has RGB!!!! 😃
“Fast” doesn’t mean anything objectively, so they’re allowed to use it. It would be different if they were straight up lying by faking the specs, but this is allowed and totally normal, including the absurd price
in its defence as a poor person, by entry level ultra low end systems, this would be considered ultra fast if they can’t afford an i3 system. By UK standards, this would be a crime but in many african countries? no its quick. In some areas here in South Africa, they still use pentium 4’s for those that are lucky enough to own a computer, mainly in the rural areas, cities and towns no, they average 3rd gen ddr3 systems. But uk is a bit better off than many african countries so this is a crime by their standards
Compared to a calculator it’s definitely ultra fast
I’d ditch that in the trash ultra fast
The way it’s worded i think ultra fast is the name of the brand that mounted it? Like ultrafast toothbrushes and such
3 to 5 working days boot time. not to bad
Extra points for not even giving the generation of i5.
My guess is a 3rd or 4th gen.
In the US companies are allowed to use puffery to advertise. It just has to remain subjective, otherwise you can exaggerate and say quite a bit about your product. In this case it looks like the brand is Ultra Fast.
Well it would be actually in 2010
I can easily find 100 of those on Gumtree right now searching ‘ultra fast’. I started to think it was a model name. Descriptions would also have things like “plays all modern games with high FPS…”.
The sheer… SPEED!
And that seemingly modified, bottom-of-the-barrel cheap-ass PC case…
That OS is probably the most modern part of this setup.
Ultra fast…at opening Word documents.
It has LEDs therefore it must be quick! Even an Intel Celeron can become a proper gaming beast if you apply enough RGB lights to your rig /s
Is it even a ssd?
“The price you see is the price you pay!”
Well I would fucking hope so! Why is this even a slogan?
This thing isn’t even ultra fast at running MS Word lol.
it should be illegal to sell any full fledged PC with 8gb of RAM in 2023.
They even used the cheapest possible case. That’s a DiyPC F2. Many of these PCs have crappy hardware but at least a decent case. They didn’t even do that on this one lol
just imagine how ultra fast this PC will fly out the window, definitely not a scam
I suppose if someone had never used anything but a chromebook or something, they might consider that “ultra fast” xd
Cuts 10x longer…. longer than a toothbrush
Ultra fast to send power from the power supply to the motherboard they mean.
It’s all true, from a certain point of view. I bet this Brick will get ultra-fast during re-entry when dropped from low earth orbit…
never said which tasks it will finish ultra fast
The iGPU on that approx. 10yrs old I5 is probably better than the GT710.
terminal velocity when you throw it out the window should be about 80 ft per second. id call that fast.
Ultra fast, if you throw it from the 10th floor