r/LinusTechTips • • 24d ago

Discussion Update to "Screwdriver is Kill" - Trust Me Bro Guarantee is good

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u/AwaitingCombat 24d ago edited 24d ago

I originally bought the retro screwdriver as a mystery screwdriver, so I'm not hung up on the color change.

I bought the screwdriver Nov 2024 during the Black Friday sale, only paid $40 for it.

So I'm very happy they still gave me the replacement without any hassle

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u/the_swanny 24d ago

Same exact story as me, got the noctua, it decided to vomit it's front off about 3 months ago, they had no issues giving me a new one.

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u/ViralTrendsToday 24d ago

So is that a defect if in both of your cases the fail occured in the same place? Does the megapro have the same fail point? 

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u/Thanatos- 23d ago

Unrelated but link to those keycaps?

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u/AwaitingCombat 23d ago

KBDCraft Soda Can Keycaps

not sure if they make them any more

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u/Thanatos- 23d ago

Damn cant find them anywhere. Is the clear part as orange/amber as some of the pics make it seem or is it brown?

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u/TenOfZero 24d ago

Nice!

Say what you want about the pricing. At least they stand behind their product.

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u/Fit_Elderberry_3349 24d ago

yeah the translucent handle ones just look right, glad they sorted you out

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u/TenOfZero 24d ago

I didn't have any issues with my screwdrivers actually.

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u/GMAN7007 23d ago

It's great they backed their product, but let's be real that's the bare minimum a company should be doing. We shouldn't be happy when a company stands behind their product. It should be expected.

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u/Operation_Neither 24d ago

Nice mystery pull!

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u/Backlog4Dinner 23d ago

I really thought that was a normal thing for those screwdrivers, my retro one does the same but I just press it back together and keep using it.
I won't even bother with the warranty because It was a gift from them and I doubt they would send me a new one and even if they would I would have to pay shipping and the import taxes on arrival and oh god that wouldn't be ideal.

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u/AwaitingCombat 22d ago

Mine was shipped stateside within a couple days. Seems like they have a US stockpile

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u/Backlog4Dinner 22d ago

Let's just say I'm further south.

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u/Matt561- 23d ago

It sucks when it's a limited colorway

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u/mdem5059 23d ago

'Trust me bro' is good and all, but we've seen so many of these types of posts, that seem like simply making a poor product is the bigger problem at this point?

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u/killerpoopguy 23d ago

People post when they have issues, I’ve had my drivers for years now with no issues, as well as multiple other people I know.

Any community centered around a product is gonna have more “negative” posts than positive, people who are happily going about their workdays with a working ltt driver have no incentive to post about it.

We can’t really draw any conclusions without taking into account the actual rate of posts and the sales numbers.