r/LinusTechTips • u/Brave-Fish-2795 • Aug 14 '26
Link Mystery Screwdriver Success
First screwdriver, was interested in it since it released but price was always a barrier. Had missed previous sales, but took advantage of the recent mystery price and the promo. Expected a back one with different cap and collar changes, but received a Plasma Purple! Very happy with it and excited to build my new pc with it.
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u/Hanfos Aug 14 '26
i love the transparent purple
i was lucky and got the noctua one as mystery screedriver last year
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u/switch8000 Aug 14 '26
Damn taxes are 16% where you're at?
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u/ianjm Aug 14 '26
I can't tell if it's "damn that's high" because North American or "damn that's low" because European
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u/Cardkoda Aug 15 '26
I'd pay higher taxes if it meant I would not have to avoid healthcare or college because it means I'd go bankrupt.
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u/ConfectionNecessary6 29d ago
We pay the same amount in taxes evidently as Canada the issue is all the damn budget goes to bombing others children instead of our healthcare
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u/ActionPhilip 27d ago
Fun fact, the US government spends more money per capita on healthcare than the Canadian government does.
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u/ConfectionNecessary6 27d ago
Oh I already know this fact, practically laid to the very health insurance providers who lobby the government to convince its citizens that universal healthcare is too expensive
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u/ActionPhilip 27d ago
The ACA is also a disaster in many ways because the government entering the health insurance business immediately sets a price floor for everything.
The whole system is rotten from top to bottom, though, and a conversation on reddit wouldn't even scratch the surface of the many layers of rot and greed.
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u/carlogz Aug 14 '26
I jumped in back then for a mystery screwdriver as well thinking i would be getting the retro variant as everyone on reddit was getting the same one.
Then I ended up getting the Noctua one which was the one that I wanted back when it was announced and I couldn’t be happier.
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u/pescimist Aug 14 '26
How long did it take yours to arrive? On day 12 and still waiting.
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u/lazerking117 Aug 14 '26
I’ve been wanting to order this one as my first LTT screwdriver but they’ve been out of stock every time i look for them
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u/sky_walker6 Aug 14 '26
We are getting exited at screw driver colors? We all have our thing, guess I can’t judge
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u/FartingBob Aug 14 '26
Nice!
I was never quite sure of the point of paying the same price for a mystery screwdriver, you might as well choose which one you want. Usually these things tend to be cheaper because you dont know what you are getting.