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The specs and price listings have been reported to change constantly, with very similar setups reported to have varying prices, and vice versa, with different builds being reported to be similar in specs.<ref name=":3" />

==NZXT's ~~Response~~==

==NZXT's response==

NZXT publicly stated many policy, website and marketing changes in response to the controversy and community backlash.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NZXT |url=https://nzxt.com/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 Mar 2025 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260113123056/https://nzxt.com/ |archive-date=13 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

NZXT publicly stated many policy, website & marketing changes in response to the controversy and community backlash.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NZXT |url=https://nzxt.com/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 Mar 2025 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260113123056/https://nzxt.com/ |archive-date=13 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

The company has addressed various concerns as of early December of 2024, with the release of an apologetic press release,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Jacob |date=5 Dec 2024 |title='I want to acknowledge that we messed up': NZXT addresses concerns about its controversial Flex gaming PC rental program and commits to taking action |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/i-want-to-acknowledge-that-we-messed-up-nzxt-addresses-concerns-about-its-controversial-flex-gaming-pc-rental-program-and-commits-to-taking-action/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 Mar 2025 |website=PCGamer |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114194409/https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/i-want-to-acknowledge-that-we-messed-up-nzxt-addresses-concerns-about-its-controversial-flex-gaming-pc-rental-program-and-commits-to-taking-action/ |archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref> as well as clarifying various alleged misconceptions about the program. Among the stated clarifications is the fact that users do not actually own the computers acquired through the program.<ref name=":2" /> The company also released a video about the subject on their official channel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NZXT |date=5 Dec 2024 |title=Addressing Your NZXT Flex Subscription Concerns |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSp5B--HKL4 |url-status=live |access-date=18 Mar 2025 |website=[[YouTube]] |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=FSp5B--HKL4 |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>

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 The specs and price listings have been reported to change constantly, with very similar setups reported to have varying prices, and vice versa, with different builds being reported to be similar in specs.<ref name=":3" />
-==NZXT's Response==
+==NZXT's response==
-[[File:Nzxt changes it's advertisng language.png|alt=Nzxt changes its advertisng language|center|thumb|800x800px|Nzxt changes it's advertising language]]
+NZXT publicly stated many policy, website and marketing changes in response to the controversy and community backlash.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NZXT |url=https://nzxt.com/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 Mar 2025 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260113123056/https://nzxt.com/ |archive-date=13 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> <!-- Which ones? Don't use ref as a "read more here", always list them and then add refs to what you list... -->
-NZXT publicly stated many policy, website & marketing changes in response to the controversy and community backlash.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NZXT |url=https://nzxt.com/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 Mar 2025 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260113123056/https://nzxt.com/ |archive-date=13 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> <!-- Which ones? Don't use ref as a "read more here", always list them and then add refs to what you list... -->
 The company has addressed various concerns as of early December of 2024, with the release of an apologetic press release,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Jacob |date=5 Dec 2024 |title='I want to acknowledge that we messed up': NZXT addresses concerns about its controversial Flex gaming PC rental program and commits to taking action |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/i-want-to-acknowledge-that-we-messed-up-nzxt-addresses-concerns-about-its-controversial-flex-gaming-pc-rental-program-and-commits-to-taking-action/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 Mar 2025 |website=PCGamer |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114194409/https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/i-want-to-acknowledge-that-we-messed-up-nzxt-addresses-concerns-about-its-controversial-flex-gaming-pc-rental-program-and-commits-to-taking-action/ |archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref> as well as clarifying various alleged misconceptions about the program. Among the stated clarifications is the fact that users do not actually own the computers acquired through the program.<ref name=":2" /> The company also released a video about the subject on their official channel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NZXT |date=5 Dec 2024 |title=Addressing Your NZXT Flex Subscription Concerns |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSp5B--HKL4 |url-status=live |access-date=18 Mar 2025 |website=[[YouTube]] |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=FSp5B--HKL4 |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>
+[[File:NZXT changes its advertising language.png|center|thumb|450px|alt=Nzxt changes its advertisng language|Nzxt changes its advertising language]]
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