- Hey guys, this is Austin.
I just spent a lot of money on tech from a pawn shop,
so we're talking MacBook, Xbox, Switch, PlayStation,
you name it, to find out should you buy your tech
at a pawn shop or not.
- [Ken] Who asked you this question?
- No one asked me this question,
but it needs to be answered regardless.
Okay, that's a lot.
So, we went maybe a little overboard, but you know.
So, the grand total
for everything we purchased here was $830.
Next, we have one of my favorite items,
which is a 2011 MacBook, I believe.
And we actually did a video on a MacBook
very similar to this recently,
and it's actually really straight forward
to upgrade one of these guys
to be a completely usable system today here in 2020.
So, first of all, I actually wanna take this apart
a little bit and make sure that it's in decent condition.
This is a very sturdy case, wow, okay.
What the fu, dude, come on, man?
I got this, I got this, there we go, okay.
(upbeat music)
Yeah, okay, that's not great.
Well, actually, you know what, no, no, no, this is fine.
It's a little bit scratched but it's mostly just dirty.
This is literally just wiping off with my finger.
The shift key actually has,
it looks like it's been melted or warped.
There's a little dent in it.
All right, what do we have here?
Oh, that looks very boring, okay.
That looks like a, what the, this is just dust, ugh!
- [Ken] Plaster. - Plaster, yeah.
Oh, look, there's also a little bit of stickiness over here.
I wonder if someone at some point
spilled a drink on their laptop.
Ah, man, I miss Magsafe,
just that satisfying metallic magnet, clonk.
So, it is the i7 model, so it actually is an upgrade.
So, that's like second gen Sandy Bridge,
four gigs of ram, HD 3000 graphics,
as well as we have the display.
We have that 250 gig hard drive showing up,
as well as we have the four gigs of ram.
- We got it.
- Yeah, see, 1080p video works no problem.
However, I think we may have paid slightly too much
for this guy.
So, it's only just a little bit less
than that 2012 MacBook that I bought,
and the main difference is that was just new enough
to be still supported under Mac OS, very easy to upgrade.
This guy is just one year behind,
which means that, well, we really can't do that much to it
as far as on the software side.
This one I'm gonna give like a eh,
it's about the right price,
but I feel like we could have got this on eBay
for pretty much the exact same amount.
Next up we have our $40 PlayStation One.
Now, what really drew us to this one
was pretty much entirely the condition.
Most of the time, you look at these things,
they start to yellow,
they start to get a little bit beat up,
but this is in pretty much perfect condition.
It also helps that I had to use one of these
for the build off, and maybe caused some problems with it.
So, regardless, I need another PlayStation.
So, let's toss a copy of Gran Turismo in
and see if this thing actually works.
I really hope it does.
(PlayStation boot chime)
Mmm.
Oh.
(PlayStation chime intensifies)
Wooh, oof, oof, it gives me chills, man.
(upbeat music)
I played so much Gran Turismo, not even funny.
(upbeat music)
Oh no, no!
No, no!
Get in there.
I'm not, no, no, you don't, no, you don't.
I am not losing this race.
I need fifth at least.
All right, I got him here.
They always go really wide here.
There we go, there we go, there we go,
there we go, there we go.
Cheating.
Yeah, come on, a little bit.
Yes, go, go, go!
How am I out dragging a Mustang?
Whatever, oh, I've got the Evo, too.
I got the Evo, I got the Evo, yes!
Yes, yes, look, Gran Turismo 2 is the game I grew up with.
Does it matter I didn't actually win?
That's totally fine.
All right, so, we'll continue with the video.
Let's take a look at the Switch next.
One thing I can really say about the exterior of the Switch,
it a little bit sort of beat up here.
You know you have that sweat on your hands
and it kind of eats through plastic sometimes?
It's a little bit smooth 'cause you can see
someone definitely kind of,
it's not beaten up or anything,
but it's a little bit sort of weathered.
If I only had enough charge to actually turn on.
We'll be right back. (clock ticking)
So, while we wait for the Switch to charge,
let's take a look at our 29.95 Apple TV.
A lot of people are selling it for between 30 and $40.
So, this is actually a perfectly reasonable price.
That actually looks pretty, oh, hey, look at that.
And it works, let's get this on, oh.
- [Man] Anyways, there's a lot
of special spiritual connections
between the Dreamcast and the original Xbox.
I feel like a lot of the folks
at Sega to bring
on that content also to Xbox,
and we were learning a lot from them.
- How very strange, very strange.
- [Ken] Oh, no, no, no, it's not strange.
Did it just attach to the AirPlay?
(upbeat music)
- Oh, what, Ken?
Ken, I've forgotten that was a thing!
This is the same remote they use on the Apple TV
that works on the MacBook, dude!
I'm curious, so we have a lot of apps
such as Prime Video and Netflix,
and oh, actually, YouTube.
- iPad is better than a console at gaming.
- No problem, okay, 30 bucks, I'm gonna give that a thumbs up.
(upbeat music)
It works.
Now, let's take a look at our Switch,
which seems to be charged up enough.
Okay, well, this is also logged into someone's account.
What is this, Jaden?
Oh, no, sorry Jaden.
Okay, it's a little sticky, but you know what?
That's not the worst thing I've ever tried.
Yeah, no, this is fine.
I think, realistically,
you could probably clean that out a little bit
and it would be just fine.
Clearly, it's not even like the Joycon drift.
It's just literally like someone
got this thing dirty at one point,
didn't really clean it out.
So, for context, if I wanted to buy a full Switch setup
with a working Joycon as well as a dock,
it would cost about $250.
Now, if I wanna just get the dock by itself,
we're looking at about $35.
Now, you can get third party docks for cheaper,
but even with that dock,
we're looking at, what, just a little bit over $200
for a fully working Switch and a dock.
And, realistically, if you don't wanna use this
as a docked console,
if you just wanna use it as a Switch Lite,
you're getting something which is actually cheaper
and has more capability.
It's a little bit of a gamble.
The stick is a little bit on the sticky side,
but I actually think this is the best deal we've gotten.
That's actually pretty solid.
So, next, let's take a look at the Xbox One.
Now, at $100, I'm pretty confident
that that's a better deal than you would get,
mostly, for an Xbox.
So, we bought an Xbox One just like this
at GameStop for $160.
So, besides being a little bit scuffed up,
which to be fair, most of these original Xbox Ones are
just because they have so much glossy plastic on them,
it seems to be in pretty good shape.
The good thing is is that the disc drive
does definitely work.
I was able to install the disc, no problem.
The controller is actually in pretty good shape.
Dude, I feel pretty confident in saying
that this Xbox is a good deal.
It seems to work, no problem,
and as far as everything we've taken a look at so far,
thumbs up.
Next up, we have the iMac,
which again, we got for just a little bit under $100.
Now, actually, since you were the one
who used to use this iMac,
do you want to take the lead on this one?
- Sure, so as a surprise to no one,
I was actually a bit of a spoiled child growing up.
- [Austin] No. - But I grew, thank you.
Yeah, this is giving me some flashbacks.
I actually started my channel with this computer
about I think it was two weeks before, wooh, that sound.
I think I started my channel like two weeks before you did.
- [Austin] Wow, show off.
- Well, I mean, one of us made it,
and the other one's working for the other one now, so.
- [Austin] Oh, yeah, that worked out for me.
- Who is showing off now?
(laughter)
So, this guy is rocking a two gigahertz Core 2 Duo,
two gigs of ram, as well as 128 megabyte Radeon 2400 XT.
Now, the main thing here upon looking at eBay
is that we didn't save money.
We actually lost a little bit.
Not exactly a terrible deal considering the condition,
and a lot of the sets that you see on here for this price
also don't include a mouse and keyboard.
So, it's not too far off. - [Austin] Okay, so we're
within a few dollars of what this is worth,
but we're a little bit expensive.
Do you feel old yet, or no?
- A little bit, a little bit.
- [Austin] Do you know what you can do to feel even older?
(upbeat music)
- Right, we bought this, too,
and we can actually, if I go into extras,
play my favorite game of all time.
- [Austin] Really?
- It's not here.
Whatever that game is with the moving line on the bottom,
the ball that bounces off the blocks.
- [Austin] Oh, gosh, I know what that's called.
- It's that game. - [Austin] Yeah, Breakout.
- Sure.
Oh, and if we're lucky, someone's music's on here already.
- [Austin] Oh.
- Oh, it's Michael's iPod, that's his name.
- [Austin] Michael. - That was our
previous owner's name.
Okay, so music, gonna have to power, oh, okay.
- [Austin] Oh, no. - Okay, so the battery
might be shot.
Oh, it just shut off. - [Austin] Oh, no.
- That was enough to brick it and put it in recovery mode.
- [Austin] Oh, no. - So, we cannot listen
to Michael's music anymore. - [Austin] (laughs) Oh, no.
- You can get some of them on eBay
for around the same price.
A lot of 'em are in poor grade like this one.
The main thing is that you
can actually get them refurbished.
Oh, yeah, it's by a third party,
but it's $240.
- [Austin] So, theoretically, if the battery is okay.
This is not a bad deal. - Yeah, no, in theory
it's not a bad deal.
I think it could be better,
but $100, you know, and maybe a DIY project
to have fun with on the weekends.
I think that's okay.
- So, did we make the right decision in buying a lot
of very expensive electronics from pawn shops?
Generally, yes.
So, the MacBook is a okay deal.
It wasn't particularly good, but the important thing
was is that we were able to get it
and it works pretty much just fine.
PlayStation, I'm actually pretty proud of.
While the price wasn't anything special,
the condition is actually really impressive.
Now, on the Apple TV front,
I think it's fine, I think a lot of people would prefer this
over something like the Chromecast,
and the important thing here is that we actually got it
for slightly less than what we would normally pay.
The Switch is an interesting one.
While it does have some slight damage,
I think that's well worth the $60 that we saved in buying it
and especially if you don't care about the dock
or you wanna pick it up for cheap, pretty solid.
Xbox, two thumbs up, $100 is really hard to argue with
considering just how much of a console you're getting,
Blu-Ray player, all that kind of stuff.
And that leaves us with the old school Apple products.
iMac, this one was a little expensive.
I'll completely admit it,
we probably paid $20 too much for it.
However, with the iPod, it's tough
because the iPod itself was actually a good deal,
but the issue is is that the battery is still functioning
but it's really low.
So, if we don't mind spending a few bucks
and replacing the battery,
this is actually a really solid deal.
Without it, it's a little bit tough to go for.
But that, my friends, is a look at some of the items
we got from pawn shops.
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And until next time,
Ken is gonna be switching over to the iMac,
and I'll be playing Gran Turismo 2.
(placid music)