I Bought A $35 Gaming PC In a USB Drive And Got A Surprise Instead

I bought a $35 USB drive that promises to turn any PC into a gaming PC with "blazing speed" in games. Well as usual I got ripped off. In this video we figure out just how bad this really is and how misleading its claims are.
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[@JaysTechVault]

If by chance you play Java and Bedrock Minecraft and would like to play survival with me in a style similar to hermitcraft join this ip: play.jaystechvault.com (Both Bedrock and Java can connect) This is the Discord: discord.gg/t6qhTsT There is also a whitelisted 8 year old hermitcraft vanilla style server that we look for new members on this server. If you don't play Minecraft that's perfectly fine too! Thanks for watching.

[@gamerpro2222]

Thanks sir

[@robbleeker4777]

Sorry, but I am reading in the advertisement that the stick improves your internet speed only... It does not say, that in contains a gaming PC...So, am I reading this wrong or..... ?

[@DarkWolfie_37]

Hey so the "XTRA PC" is for making your pc as good as new. Like reinstalling windows and fixing the registry

[@samgray49]

That looks like early Puppy Linux

[@aydintech8299]

Nice

[@Quinid1]

From the makers of, "Download More Ram!!"

[@EvilFookaire]

That was actually legit, as long as you deleted your Windows system folder so it wouldn't interfere with More Ram's functionalty. Oh, and you had to hit alt+F4 at least six times in a row before downloading...

[@sganicocchi5337]

and "free wifi anywhere you go!"

[@oliverbuchanan3399]

i only download storage downloading ram is dumb

[@Fedposter]

At least that was a joke

[@MilesProwerTailsFox]

Actually You can download ram+cpu+graphics card is GeForce now xd

[@ApofKol]

Imagine coming home from school and finding this already installed on your rig as a super pc upgrade birthday gift your parents bought instead of that overpriced RTX 2080 Ti you wished for

[@JohnSmith-xq1pz]

Imagine discovering this after dropping $2100 on a powerful pc... oof! 😉

[@bone4crusher919]

Imagine making fun of people for spending money on a PC.

[@JohnSmith-xq1pz]

@@bone4crusher919 Imagine seeing plenty of that in console v.s pc gamer arguments...

[@bone4crusher919]

Imagine writing an understandable sentence...

[@5Headerino]

Imagine trying to be funny in youtube comments section.

[@FlyboyHelosim]

**Speed up your OLD computer.** **Must have Windows 10 installed.** *Seems legit.*

[@nasso929]

Why would you need windows 10?

[@FirstRoundDowner]

lmao im ded g

[@liamsteadman6224]

My windows vista dinosaur 😂😂

[@gabrielalvarez8351]

Easy fixxx. Go to scummy websites who bait and steal keys 😄 windows 10 for 10$ wowww than you can feel bad about it the rest of your life.

[@randomchannel9331]

@@gabrielalvarez8351 Actually, Most of them are from the free windows upgrades from 2015.

[@borsalino5539]

If you buy two of them, you can use them in sli and crossfire at the same time. 100% guaranteed

[@kennethsrensen7706]

HA ha ha ha that comment made my day :)

[@Afif87123]

Good joke btw

[@borsalino5539]

thx :)

[@exampleskytools5822]

This comment is better then the video it has been commented on.

[@a-veteranlandscapesitework2413]

Lol

[@jamesmcgrath1952]

Guy, create a throwaway e mail account for crap like this.

[@ArtisChronicles]

That would be best lol

Or just enter a stupid mail like Donald.Trump(at)is(.)cool

[@sorcererofcalamityfindause5763]

100.000 subs without video but he isn’t

111_111, that’s the joke here.

[@markusTegelane]

@ Some websites need you to verify e-mail, so you'd need an address you can check. There are free services like 10 minute mail, which allow you to make a temporary spamcatcher e-mail address for situations like these.

[@dhgodzilla1]

LIFE HACK: Get a USB Hub & plug 8 of them into it & your PC can go to the Moon!!!

[@UnrealWaifuTV]

Seems like a life hack from 5 minutes crafts

[@slowped]

You saw that video, huh?

[@Am4ndeepSingh]

@@UnrealWaifuTV i prefer Slivki Show instead of 5minCraft

[@UnrealWaifuTV]

@@Am4ndeepSingh I agree.

[@rexyaxy4314]

plug it into a usb charger port

[@tiagobolamonsores]

6:04 "OLD LIFE FOR NEW COMPUTERS" LMAO

[@tiagodelgreco6655]

Nice name bro ;)

[@HeadHunter-nz6on]

"Tata tiago" search google

[@tiagodelgreco6655]

@@HeadHunter-nz6on its a car

[@HeadHunter-nz6on]

Yes

[@wassabvinix]

Well, I mean. He wasn't wrong tho

[@EvilFookaire]

"Is your car worn down? Radiator leaking, holes in the tank, seats looking like you used a chainsaw on the upholstery? No problem! Slap our custom tires (generic brand tires, but we slapped a sticker on it) on your rims and your car will be like brand new! And don't mind us selling your personal data to a bunch of spam-farms in the process..." Yeah, they just slapped an old and - as you already pointed out - free live OS on a $6 USB stick, dropped a $0.0001 sticker with their own logo over the manufacturer's brand, and charged people $35 for the priviledge of getting bamboozled. By the way, you don't need Windows or any other OS already installed, you just need to have a BIOS that lets you select boot medium options... and obviously RAM, a CPU and a motherboard.

[@IsmaelWensder]

11:30 They replicated the old 1 million windows, from Windows XP. LOL

[@thecuriousgamer756]

Had that happen to me once

[@alexplayslife7782]

Him: Calls latest LTS version of Ubuntu a really old version. Me: cringes in 16.04

[@christophermorin9036]

Exactly. I believe the NEWEST version is only 19.4.

[@Krack3nTehC0D3z]

Precisely what I felt needed to be said. The most supported Ubuntu available is unacceptable to him, yet he provides no performance testing and there wasn't any bloatware. I only learned more on how little effort Jay puts into his videos,while learning nothing I didn't already know. Writing a script beforehand would greatly help his presentation value. If the drive was USB 2.0, that'd be the bottleneck. However, data rates should be quite viable for speeding up PCs when both devices have USB 3.0 support.

[@Khyree_Holmes]

@@christophermorin9036 19.04 is EOL, the latest is 19.10.

[@jaalanodaicyr868]

@@Krack3nTehC0D3z I feel like the product, although a bit overpriced, does do what it says it does (mostly). And a large portion of people who would buy this do not have the computer literacy to make their own bootable Linux flash drive anyways. The only area that it is misleading is when it says it will let you game on it, which as stated in the video is simply not true. If you look around there are actually a few videos of people testing the product (I know I watched one somewhere) but its kind of disappointing that Jay didn't even do anything with xtrapc at all. He just plugged it in and read the packaging.

[@Krack3nTehC0D3z]

​@@jaalanodaicyr868​ I can't wait to get an External M.2 drive loaded with bootable Windows. The future is near... I just tested a Sandisk USB 3.0 drive in a USB SS 10 (red) port with CrystalDiskMark and it performed better than my WD Black in every measure other than write speed, which isn't too important in gaming anyway. Sandisk reading at 182 MB/s, easily beats WD Black with 102 MB/s. WD's only real advantage is being about 18 MB/s better in write speed, which is an easy tradeoff when considering using a flash drive over HDD. USB C and external M.2 drives will only make this concept more feasible in the very near future when they become more common as prices drop. The gaming claim is misleading, especially for a USB 2.0 drive. No matter what drive is used, the host PC would need gaming spec hardware. I'd say a 128GB USB 3.0 or better drive should be acceptable storage for playing Linux Steam games, but only with modern PCs that have specs to support it. Wine on Linux or a bootable Windows 10 drive, which is now possible, would add wide compatability for games and apps, making this idea more practical too.

[@iYeetz]

10:37 i gotta say that they definitely tried much harder than what i first thought considering they customized the iso.

[@markflopresti]

Son: Mom can I have a gaming pc Mom: Honey we have a gaming pc at home Gaming pc at home:

[@lucianithildin1748]

11:50 Solitaire win simulator XD

[@EdyAlbertoMSGT3]

Y e s

[@Minitomate]

Me: Mum, can I have a $32 USB stick of 128GB. Mum: Son, we have one $32 USB stick. *The USB stick at home:*

[@skiez7430]

i hate this format

[@C00L3R]

@@skiez7430 the format hates you too

[@skiez7430]

C00L3R Please explain your videos

[@Tr4ns1st0r]

That’s incredibly overpriced, I found 512GB sticks for less

[@C00L3R]

@@skiez7430 what do my videos have to do with this

[@jacobbeauchamp7465]

I just love how there's an ad for this in the watch next section.

[@charalampospapaioannou2371]

3:30 I SEE THAT LEGO IDEAS EMAIL

[@WeinStefan32]

at "blazing speed" i first thought it would make your pc catch fire

[@EvilFookaire]

I thought it'd make my PC deal in some excellent speed, or at least some fantastic crack...

[@Jordan4Ibanez]

Don't worry, he's not using an nzxt case

[@misterymisterio8778]

It might be exactly what they mean by blazing speed.

[@TryItCZ]

"Blazing speed" yeah sure, my computer bouta be literally "blazing"

[@lbrown21494]

Keep in mind that the bulk price of those USB flash drives is probably far lower than $6

[@sburton015]

Your GMail inbox almost looks like my Yahoo inbox. It says that I have over 58,000 unread emails. Of course that email account I remember that I've been having since early 2006.

[@JaysTechVault]

It’s a spam email

[@charleswhite688]

@@JaysTechVault Nice

[@charleswhite688]

@Noodle Danger I sign up to spam emails for fun, can be very interesting to read.

[@sburton015]

@Noodle Danger I remember the very first email account that I had was when I started using AOL dial up at home in 2001. I don't think I have that account still though.

[@oriolgonzalez9328]

Dude, you should get a USB extender for the keyboard, or move the desk closer, it's almost a perfect straight line from PC to keyboard.

[@SaltSpirits]

Pretty sure it’s just there for the video

[@realredfox]

It reduces latency.

[@Childers00]

KZbin just recommended me this video and I'm not even mad.

[@pattyfatty8972]

im a little mad about it lol

[@Demoncruiser99]

8 months later, i ain't mad either

[@kepygames]

Today for me. Not mad.

[@visenti2986]

@@kepygames same HAHA

[@camthehedgehog]

Jay- *”how many files do you need to install?”* Xtra-PC- *”YES”*

[@xB2KxRewindZ]

I always use a throwaway email when dealing with shady places... They literally bombard you with emails, and sometimes they do it from multiple email addresses.

[@daddadification]

better using fake email than your own email if they see your email they give fake scams out you won $1000 google play or something else using a fake email can stop you from getting scam mail your fake email you got mail from amazon you never come back 100 mail about scam no one there to take them

[@dogedibest]

Most of the times I'm using 10 munte mail for shady sites

[@doommarine4239]

At first I thought it was a different person after the cut.

[@norman6524]

First youtuber who is sick that actually sounds sick.

[@yeetmeguy]

No he sounds like he hit puberty 2

[@FunNooberCodingForBeginners]

11:35 Is an issue with the window manager used for this distro. The distro is Lubuntu that ships with the LXQT desktop that uses the OpenBox window manager. That issue is a problem with OpenBox, not an issue with the version of Ubuntu. LXQT should fix itself when booted into an actual desktop session.

[@somewhatmay_]

Was here since 90k and am so glad ur about to reach 100k! Good job bro!

[@LemmyCaution66]

I tried it on my C64 but I can’t even connect the darn thing. A real scam!

[@82ndAbnVet]

That's because you didn't have windows installed!

[@stanleybowman-hood6194]

@@82ndAbnVet he only has ms basic of course

[@UenoLocker54]

People actually buy these? That's pretty amazing.

[@goreobsessed2308]

Idiots trying to make super old shit work better

[@patchy9030]

@@goreobsessed2308 they'd rather spend a ton of money to make old shit run fast than just buying a new pc

[@coffeemakerbottomcracked]

Classic profiting from idiots

[@zac-1]

probably parents or grandparents that don't know much about tech and wanted to help their kids wouldn't really call em idiots for that lol

[@anonymunsichtbar3715]

I know it's pretty misleading but you get in fact a faster pc if you are on a really old PC. And a usb can even be faster than a old Hard drive

[@elijah0557]

Holy cow I could have swore your channel was at 75k last week your channel is soooo underrated man but now its finally growing good job

[@SirZyPA]

Quick tip, instead of spamming the delete key some computers allow you to just press it down and hold

[@emunation8171]

"I'm sick with something"This video was 9 months ago, 9 months ago was in March.... That's when covid hit and we got quarantined...

[@Mon-gm7rk]

Jay: *my voice sounds like god's voice* Also Jay: me voice shit, idk.

[@dentside]

i recently found your channel and i love your videos

[@wodstalker2819]

Why would you ever need windows installed to boot on a usb stick 😂

[@Zellonous]

Well if your machine is a Linux machine you won't get a performance increase ;)

[@jaalanodaicyr868]

@@Zellonous oh shit, thats true

[@kimbo99]

Because your hard drive is dead. IT people use it.

[@Tonybaloney6969]

don’t quote me on this, but i’m pretty sure it is illegal to sell linux distributions of any kind due to it being an open source project and it literally part of their terms of service

[@mid-]

true

[@vocalsfn1414]

Agree, and it doesn't improves you gaming experience, it depends on your gpu and hardware specifications

[@JaysTechVault]

Well for example RedHat Linux is a modified (paid) version of Ubuntu. Though they heavily modify it where as this was just change some logos and themes. Linux I believe is open source and therefore free to modify and then sell.

[@davidreddick3016]

@@JaysTechVault Redhat is not a fork of Ubuntu, it is a fork of Fedora. Recently they changed the tiering but traditionally Fedora was the bleeding edge testing for RPM based Linux distros. Redhat was then a paid support version of Fedora that that was designed for stability. Then you had Centos which can be thought of as a free fork of RedHat.

[@dashcamandy2242]

A lawyer could wriggle out of that by saying the consumer is paying for the media itself (the flash drive).

[@onidaaitsubasa4177]

In theory, the only reason it would make your pc faster is cause you don't load the bigger Windows OS files into ram, but it won't be really noticable.

[@cossakrose]

3:31 Holy crap! Puberty hit him like a dump truck! Lol

[@nordamerikanischefuball2284]

Yeah that was weird

[@dappermuis5002]

Besides been false advertising, and selling of your e-mail address, my question, would be how much spyware did the build into the Linux distribution they altered? I wouldn't trust it at all.

[@inkysteve]

Love all the stuff on top of your fans. Does that help them breath?

[@hamrad88]

Thank you for exposing this scam. What is size is that large monitor and model? Thanks

[@mchomelessful]

So glad you did this, next get the Sasquatch soap and see if you can overclock it! 🏋️

[@G1Gaming85]

He should rub the soap on his body so he can review it whether the soap is a scam or real

[@mchomelessful]

How short are you where you have a joke that simple fly over your head

[@portablerefrigerator4902]

@@mchomelessful look who's talking

[@mchomelessful]

@@portablerefrigerator4902 wdym it's obviously fuckin soap, scam or no scam it's still gonna be soap His comment makes no sense

[@nawkn8320]

Blankspace How short are you where you have a joke that simple fly over your head

[@nezbednik]

"this is definitely ubuntu" these people have no soul and programming skills lmao

[@kanishkachakraborty]

Wot?

[@disepii]

Kanishka Chakraborty ?

[@kuchukboromdebbarma2117]

Just like how everyone isn't an architecture, everyone isn't a coder either

[@kanishkachakraborty]

@@disepii i didn't understand what the comment meant.

[@kanishkachakraborty]

@@disepii what has Ubuntu got to do with programming skills?

[@3ventic]

18.04 is newer than I was expecting... it's still the latest LTS release for a few more months and supported until 2028.

[@ranitxtr3m3ytrxgaming78]

Jay : How many files do you need to install ? Xtra pc : YES !

[@FtanmoOfEtheirys]

I would be very iffy about plugging in a random usb like that into an already running pc. It seems like a great way to get a keylogger or other form of malware on your pc.

[@scurvofpcp]

And this is why I keep a couple burnable PC's in my closet still. Well that and I occasionally flip gpus off of ebay and like hell am I going to test them in something I love. And you would be surprised to find out how many broken GPUs will wake back up after a bath in an ultrasonic cleaner.

[@Afif87123]

4:12 at the upper left corner

[@Afif87123]

@Ahmad Al Shamsi xd

[@petenielsen6683]

This has been around for a long time now. I was in chemo - back in 2001 - when something similar was advertised on early morning TV.

[@TheTechDude]

I saw a Xtra PC ad and the guy said “Look at that! This computer is running without the Hard drive, it’s in my hand!” *literally holding a laptop dvd drive*

[@JessicaFEREM]

Imagine selling a 16GB USB stick for $35 with downgraded lubuntu installed

[@JessicaFEREM]

@@mina_loi shoplinux (dot) online sells linux on a USB stick for $12 (at most) and it comes with a better USB stick that's USB 3 from sandisk and kingston, both reputable brands. shoplinux's USB sticks are double the cost of the xtraPC stick but the end price is less than half. ha.

[@bluedragon219123]

*"Every single day I get Junk Email from this company"* Sounds like Rosetta Stone. They send me a few emails every day to buy Rosetta Stone after trying it on Android. :)

[@usernamexvi]

sounds like Quora

[@jamiewalter7899]

Anelastic lol

[@philiphanhurst2655]

My mom got me one of these for Christmas once. I just formatted it and used it as a flash drive instead.

[@delinep7286]

Good idea.

[@BRENTGAMEZ_Derp]

for about 15$ of less you can get the same thing just get a usb stick with semi-decent read-write times and install a lightweight linux distro

[@ethanfitzgerald1267]

I got way to confused when your voice changed.

[@thematts0743]

Would it work with my 8GB 1080 ti?

[@thealien_ali3382]

Na but it will work with Ur 5.5gb rtx 2070.6 super ti

[@thematts0743]

Ali_A_ The Alien did u mean gtx 2070.6 because there isn’t a rtx? Lol

[@thealien_ali3382]

@@thematts0743 no

[@richiezombie531]

I'm new to your channel. Whats the deal with the extra long water tubing? Is there a video that addresses it?

[@jasontrewin123]

9:40 - it was at this moment he knew he fed up.

[@Lucian_Andries]

The first recommendation step should be to format it... 🤣🤣🤣 But why does it need Windows, if it's bootable??

[@markusTegelane]

because old people

[@Lucian_Andries]

@@markusTegelane That works.

[@pineappleroad]

Wouldnt suprise me if the reason why they said the computer needed to have windows 10 is so that they could show how to select the boot device in a way that would work for everyone regardless of which PC you are using (Different PCs have different ways of getting into the boot options, especially laptops, older laptops seem to always have a different key that you have to press to get into the boot menu)

[@Lucian_Andries]

@@pineappleroad Makes sense.

[@felicityc]

DEEP SICK VOICE JAY SOUNDS HOT AF

[@dongtrope]

@Felicity Chevalier Now that’s one deep boi

[@thealien_ali3382]

@@dongtrope he takes it soo Deep

[@JohnnyX50]

The words your looking for at 2:33 is ' spam your email up with complete ... bollocks' lol

[@JensenSarpy]

I don't know how anyone can't see through all that. Those are just flash drives and nothing more!

[@brotheralec8998]

imagine saving 7 minutes of someones day by starting the video with plugging in the usb stick?

[@frederikmoeller88]

At least try a game. And dont plug in to your 2020 gaming rig! Try a 2008 non ssd system and benchmarks!?!

[@BWGPEI]

Jay - telling us about the spam is a good thing. There are so many contradictions in what you showed us that I find it hard to believe that anybody would fall for this foolishness. The bit about "any old PC" morphing into "you must have a 64-bit PC running Windows 10" should send up warning rockets. I hoped the first thing you would do with it would be to do a virus scan on it. Otherwise, PT Barnum would have loved this one! FYI I have Linux Mint running on a new Ryzen build and that really is blazing fast. Cost a bit or than that USB key, grin.

[@Sacredriver1008]

Thanks for the help! I just ordered one, finally a faster pc! Sorry for my bad Englishman

[@eeriekeebs]

So early that the video has no views gg

[@preddy2940]

i thought these usb sticks were just a version of linux?. sorry he just pointed that out as i was posting, my bad

[@Danimations2015]

mark griffiths why did you comment it then?

[@Gelunix]

Dragging that window around looks kinda satisfying tbh

[@jaeditogaming1278]

His video are always so chill.

[@jarrett8042]

Goal for 30k subs. Start writing scripts. You're not well spoken enough to wing it.

[@viseas]

ooof

[@NecroZerp]

Love your vids they're awesome

[@toxicfoot6792]

Same cruzer blade I use in a wii. 😂 yeah that old 2.0 isn't gonna readyboost nothing.

[@aydensutton]

Hey love your channel dude gonna say something nice instead of being like... 3RD

[@criticallycheesycaleb6681]

11:27 -MS- Linux Paint

[@flebnard]

Ive seen more of these ads of late. Perfect timing as windows 7 is phasing out...

[@donbell8488]

Watching the email part of this video made me laugh .... your videos equal taking a hammer in your hand and smacking your head. Thanks for the entertainment.

[@finaltransconfigurat]

2nd

[@bounty1955]

1st

[@allice321talks4]

2

[@mega1873]

3

[@erroronetwofour1261]

congratulations

[@balintmucsanyi6322]

Impressing

[@errata101]

@ 9:20 (the bleeping sound) in the video, is that (QRS) Morse code = (slow) j?

[@plr_hightower7264]

My favorite part is in the ads when they say you don't need a hard drive and hold up an optical drive from some random ass laptop

[@emilalbu]

regarding the emails, just mark them as spam, after a while you won't see them anymore as they'll end-up drrectly in the spam folder

[@hdofu]

Still compared to the majority of earlier bootleg consoles, this actually has the potential of not being a complete nightmare,

[@ennou1236]

The last time i saw this thing was a few months ago on linus and it promised to resuscitate your old pc

[@FRR0SST01]

"Deathstop" These captions are nice lmao

[@JoeyC]

3:40 i think your voice has a deep R&B singer vibe!

[@cliffordgallagher4531]

I saw the commercial and it couldn't be that easy. Lol

[@batchampa]

At least they used an LTS release and aren't using the default desktop environment. Looks like it could be XFCE or LXDE/LXQT

[@sankaplays3098]

I haven't seen that window GUI stacking bug since Windows XP hahahahahahahahhaa

[@Erdie5]

The sad part is you know someone out there is paying $80 to "upgrade" their XPS 430 from 2007 instead of buying any random Optiplex 7010 etc off eBay with Win10 that would be drastically more capable for...less than $80.

[@ExacoMvm]

I'm not even into flash drives but from the looks already i could tell it's a SanDisk Cruzer drive ( ~$4 for 16GB ). Probs the most common flash drive model.

[@amnottabs]

*Cruzer Blade ;)

[@danielgeorgianni1687]

That outlet wedged in the corner is aggravating 🤣

[@jaosol8179]

10 minute mail would be very handy for these situations

[@Rowrin]

It's just Lubuntu, aka a minimalist Ubuntu with the LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) interface.

[@RisingRevengeance]

I used to get a bunch of those cruizer blades for free back in 2010 or 2011 so they most definitely dont pay more than a few pennies for them nowadays

[@John-np2bf]

That's one heckin racket! Damn shy knees always doing me a concern with their crazy sales tactics and lead flavored chewing gums. Thx Jay.

[@x1stefano458]

Urs must be broken. When I plugged mine in a whole new top end gaming pc virtualised in front of me.

[@_null1690]

11:00 look at the right side of the tv, something is falling down there. at first I thouht this was some kind of insect crawling over the screen