After Show: Bootleg AirPod Pros.

the dollar has never stretched so far

Muireann

This is the best 1 dollar subscription I’ve ever paid for

I’m watching these with AirPod Pros, I feel insulted by getting bootleg-ed by out of all companies, Lenovo. At least this subscription is a 1d a month, living the life.

I never thought I would be here watching an Australian man talk about bootleg headphones for only 1$ a month

Maybe try to put real AirPods Pro into this Lenovo case. If it charges them, you have AirPods with USBC 😹

My mums AirPods be like

I came here right after the bootleg airpods episode my God I never laughed so hard in my life when the giant airpod started squealing

I saw some Polaroid AirPod Pro knockoffs once.

These feel like the ones kids would call someone out for but not have the proof to back it up.

ToolsRCool

Big companies certainly do make the worst things sometimes.

Ugh, So shameless. At least OnePlus tried making it different

Mom, we need airpods. But sweetie, we already have them.

i am currently watching this on a lenovo product

Numptaloid

LenOWO

"i dont like bootleggy stuff" *entire channel is founded on bootleggy stuff*

yeah i remember people make fun no wire earbuds .now people copy apple

ibadgrammar

I love the unnecessary duck rip

Ah, gotta love touch controls. I never get sick of turning off my headphones or putting them in pairing just because I’m trying to refit it. Or even turn the volume up, which usually only works when I’m not trying, and activate Siri or something worse still. Perfection

Dude that Mic was....and this is a channel that is nothing but nuggets for christ sake

Tomoyuki Saito

i'm watching this video on a Lenovo laptop... i'm ashamed

the real sneak peek here is seeing the size ear tips he uses on his airpods pro massive ear holes m8

Mmaauuraa

Lenovo released some AirPods 3 Clones already, Lovely

lenovo look like they are the wish ones but pros

I bought some devialet Gemini earbuds and they sound incredible much better than my b&w px7 but they hurt my ears to wear. I've always been obsessed with the devialet phantom speakers and wanted to try something from the company. Now I use bootleg airpods when I'm listening before bed. I still love the Gemini though.

These somehow make it trough US customs, but One Plus Earbuds that look nothing like the airpods get seized on Apples orders.

yes plainrock

plainrock?

Sorry I mixed up

Well then if you didn't know Lenovo bought Motorola so you can blame Motorola for it too.

J

oh to be a snake living in an mdf box

lenOwO

I have a very strong personal grudge agains Lenovo, so no surprises here.

Be Frank Enter his house Leave shortly after Refuse to elaborate why Absolute chad.

lenovo i'm dissappointed. Thier computers & laptops are good thought actually using one right now.

It's obviously called "chicken iPod." 🤣

Ok. What do you call an actual nugget? The food kind?

Heikki Taivalkoski

Lie-no-vo

agreed

I liked the text around it. NAME HIM NAME YOUR SON

Killswitch

lmao

Love the huge airpod lol

Thanks for all the vids man, me and my fiancee just binged most of them over the course of a week and just died laughing (and wound up wanting to buy new headphones). Speaking of which, have you tried the Anker SoundCore Life Q35s? I ended up buying a pair as RTings had them as roughly on par with the Sony XM4 10000 whatever they're called over-ears and I really like them!

Bloonface

Lenowo

gud doogie frenk

FRANKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

Has anyone seen The Retro Future’s parody of DankPods yet? It’s pretty funny and an awesome tribute…

Just got a pair of those Soviet TAC-17s, those box staples are no joke!

Lenovo has a really large domestic market in China. These are real...

I don’t Think these are an actual Lenovo Product. There’s an aliexpress page that sells those and you can tell they’re just cheapo items with company logos slapped on them

Fun

does dank have a mailing address?

Honestly? That ending with frank, if wasn't for Frank being a sweetheart and this wasn't a Dankpods video, i would truly believe this was some analog horror type of video

Jesus, that mic LMAO

Try out the ProBuds V2, another AirPods Pro knock off, but it comes with a case protector, ooooooo

Ze Chair

I don’t think Lenovo is bad, I use a gaming laptop from them and it’s amazing! Only problems I seem to have is my hardrive.

Lenovo has always been Chinese. They bought out IBM's PC division in the mid '00s, and for the first 10 years or so they made ThinkPads that were just as good as the IBM branded ones. Lenovo started going down the toilet in the mid '10s.

OzRetrocomp

Lenovo was brought out by China, since then it’s become a very sad company.

are these even a real lenovo product?

Well, that's a disappointing face to Lenovo I hadn't seen before. Don't get me wrong - I still stand by the Thinkpad line as reliable laptops. That being said, this is very indicative of whether a company really loves what they create or whether they just love the money they get from it.

Eggicus Roundplumpius

It's on the community tab anyways. It's just that youtube was bein stupid

zucchini bread is actually p good

DusstytheZommby

Why should bootlegging be encouraged? They aren't trying to provide a cheaper product at the same level of quality, they are straight stealing a design, slamming the cheapest components in to it and throwing it onto the shelf. They are trying to scam less tech savy of us into thinking they are providing a cheaper alternative to the Airpods which these are not. I get wanting to hurt mega corporations like Apple and such as much as the next guy, but these bootleg products don't do that, if any thing they help Apple gain customers, I personally know people who bought these cheap products thinking they were alternatives, but they ended up getting sick of having to replace them so often because of their low quality, they ended up just buying the real product

I seen the reason why dankpods took down the main vid. (I’m not saying as I respect him) PSX also that’s not the exact reason if you were able to see the entire video he accidentally showed something that he shouldn’t of which would cause many problems for him.

Ok, love these videos, but I do not understand why you "take offense" to other companies copying these designs. It is an immature response to dynamics that should actually be encouraged at every step of the way. This sort of attitude doesn't actually protect the teams that design these products. This isn't about some imaginary sob story of a poor designer discarded by the wayside of history. We are talking about 'Apple'. You don't, in fact, have to hand it to them. Ever. The reason they are making these products isn't because they are more "genius" or whatever, but because they have the means to do so, and maintaining those means is a process of exclusion and exploitation, by definition. Don't encourage that, not even subtly. Everyone should steal from these companies, and then steal from those, too, because they also suck. It's not revolutionary or anything, but it sure as hell isn't unethical either. I'd encourage it every time. Steal it. Make it cheap and decent. This is the danger of this conversation: people need to know if these suck or not, but no need to advocate for the protection or the sanctity of design work like this in the process.

Regenherz

Had that happen with me after buying a pair of fakes. Took me a few minutes to realize the cable wasn't capable of data transfer and I had to pull out my charger cable from behind my bed to transfer some files over. Bumped my head in the process. Not fun

nice

Love the Frank cam at the end!

The Hobbyist’s Stocking

Dear Lenovo, I’m sad. Even as a apple boy with every m1 device excluding the air (yes I pre ordered a 16 inch m1 max) I still have a place in my heart for Thinkpad. This really makes my heart sink that Lenovo went this low…

The Frank epilogue alone was worth the price of admission.

NahmenJayden

That packaging was bootleg level

zucchini bread sounds kinda good ngl

Happy birthday!

ooooh my pukcell ..... hmmmm.....

Kinglostsouls Studios

Guys, it's my birthday. That's it. That's all I wanted to say.

Oh Lenovo

Lenovo is a pretty big company

Jake Farmer

Wat

Jake Farmer

Another great video

Aisback

Vore me frank

When the no effort knock offs are nearly better than the name brand knock off

Holy s***. Earlier today LTT released a video on Floatplane about knock-off AirPods Max and people were saying "give these to DankPods", and today's episode is about knock-off AirPods. Spooky.

OfficialLament

Frank clips are straight up the crowning jewel of these vids. <3 Frank

I'd bet that, that type c cable is one of those stupid fakes that isn't even wired for usb3. I hate when they do that because 1. It's never advertised and 2. When you go to grab one for fast data transfer, you're tricked to think it's fast. If you know to look, the only real way to check is to look deep inside the A side and see if it has the 4 extra pins for usb3.

Technocyber

You should check out the nothing ear 1... you have to have heard of them by now

god that might be the worst microphone from a name brand product (or "name brand" in this case) I've seen, except maybe for the fiio btr5 mic that was pretty bad too. it sounds like someone talking from the other end of a hall

I love pod airs

Hebonky

I feel like you would really like the controls on the Powerbeats Pro, they’re physical buttons you have to press to turn up and down the music or pause it or anything, really.

yea, the weird one with no buttons

So close to 1 mil Wade! And you deserve every sub, thanks for the amazing vids every week.

Nick Getka

youtube problems, wade said that it might be out tomorrow

After watching all your vids for the last few months I’ve finally become a patron 8) can’t wait to binge more videos this weekend!

What happened to today's main video?

Pibblepunk

Literally joined for the Pkcell.......MY PKCELL!!!

How about trying something from Soundcore by Anker

if anyone is looking for a pair of actually good airpods knockoffs, i have the huawei freebuds pro and i really like them! noise cancelling and sound quality are great, well built, and not nearly as expensive as the airpods pros

I like how the last minute is just all Frank

oh hey thought this my be one of the easier ways to reach out. Have you ever considered taking a look at the 3rd gen ipod shuffle?

Whaba

On the topic or knock of pros I have some TOZO NC2s which are pretty decent for 40 murica dollars.

Same here man, I got the Grado labs SR60e (2of em!) because of this man. Love love em and am disappointed that I never appreciated some decent sound. Tried to buy some Sennheiser HD 600 Open Back Headphones, so excited they were on their way, but elas, I never received them. Refunded. So disappointed. But Mr. Dank sells me on appreciating good sound through his enthusiasm.

That zucchini bread bit had me giggling for far longer than it should have 😅

Frank at the end was amazing

Doctor Theo

lmaoo i actually own a pair of these, they’re not great but they definitely get the job done for someone who doesn’t want to spend hundreds on earbuds, like me, because in all honesty i rarely find myself in situations where i need earbuds lol

garrison

Anyone know why it says the video is unavailable

hi

i use a lenovo monitor, i'd expect this from a few companies, but lenovo?!

Now that the main video is up: Please consider filling the BigPod with concrete and using it as a club to destroy nuggets or home invaders etc

nova++

yeah, went private immediately :(

Sauwercraud

Aw man i didn't get to watch the main video :(

Man, Frank doesn't even want to hangout with me :(

Thomas Schrader

Where is my regularly scheduled nugget video? What happened to main video?

The community post says what happened

Guys!!! The video was taken down because of YouTube complaining, we get a second video though tonight and it should be up tomorrow!!!

Did this video get copyrighted? It mentions what music is in the description, uh oh

Dorraj

Where's the main vid, I need my Thursday routine Aussie! 😢

Mat Gadd

Main vid gone, I take lunch for nothing. 😢

Scrap_Dragon

Hell yeah frank

CARGO REAPER

What happen to the main vid?

Where did the main video go?

But... Zucchini bread is better then banana bread.

my favorite part of the video was the last minute

I saw the notification before i could name my son, rip

caught the vid before it got taken down RIP

Frank comes home to discover there’s been a burglary.

was the video on youtube taken down???

Evan0wo

I would die for frank what a special treat that last bit was!

EggsMcGee

It’s pretty easy to make things use USB-C these days, they sell board so that you can make your own electronics projects use USB-C

Kai Barber

Hey Dank, sorry about the vid trouble, I’ve been very tempted to watch the illegal re uploads that are already all over YouTube but I’m going to hold tight and wait for the issue to be fixed, good luck

Walmart sells some pretty good airpod pros rip offs and I use them almost everyday.

Shelby

could you post the main vid on here until its back up for everyone else?

Where did the normal vid go? Youtube shut me out halfway through the video

Rip main vid. Its gone :(

Best birthday present. thanks for making content for all this time.

Kikicat123

I was at about the same place.

Thanks for that. Glad to see it was a technical glitch with YT and not some bogus flagging or content match etc. Can't wait to see the gap filler video and then the main big dingus video once he gets it re uploaded

Stormcrash

I'd love to try making zucchini bread, but I don't like the idea of my house burning down.

OzRetrocomp

What happened to the normal video???

frank

this Patreon is so worth it for $1 a month and 5 minutes every week I forget about my depression lmao

But can you put the Lenovo buds into the AirPods Pro’s case and vice versa?

Wow… I really had respect for Lenovo since ThinkPads are great machines, but this made me lose some of that.

ALSO those wondering where today's video went, check his Community tab. He posted an update.

The Thunder Ghost

As of 10/21/2021 at 6:55PM Eastern, I appear to be the last viewer before Mr. Dank took the video down!

Ok I thought I was going insane, the vid vanished as soon as I heard the recording off the big dingus LOL

Literally came here to ask the same!

Mo Hussain

Wait why is the main vid gone?

I actually have a pair of rip-off Air Pod Pros, called the SoundMates V2, and they are surprisingly good. I daily drive them. :)

The Thunder Ghost

currently half way through the big dingus video youtube please dont kick me off

AkaOtt

me too..im sad

Didn’t even get to watch the big dingus video 😭

Here after the big dingus was executed by papa YouTube

Christian Markowski

RIP the big dingus he died as he lived being trash

I know right!! sad day. Tho he will reupload I'm sure

Bro what happened to the video of the giant dingus????

Yep deleted it right as i started watching it

I had 10 seconds of the main channel vid left before it got taken down. Perfect timing

wait why was the vid taken down?

yo where did the newest yt vid go, i was half way through watching it and it says dankpods deleted it!!!!!!!!!

The of video was taken down rip

Makko

Lol I used to work for Lenovo and honestly this definitely seems like something they'd do. A bit of a shame really, their laptops are/were pretty decent. So weird to see a product from a company I used to work for in one of these vids!

I kinda want zucchini bread ngl

Lenovo make phones too, I had a P2 which was cromulent

I'm 99.9% sure they're fake. Many have the same name but look completely different. Also I can't find them anywhere on Lenovo's website or any reputable store like Amazon or Best Buy.

Manuel Uribe

1:24 nice voice crack Mr. Dank

Why do snakes even have eyes? She is clearly navigating by smell alone ;) seriously though how long is she now? She looks more than double the length of when your channel started.

Hello Frank.

I think frank might be able to see those IR LEDS?

That Frank's house bit is the kind of premium content I was expecting

zucchini bread

Hey Dankpods you should look in the box of the airpods with the screen. In the box there was a QR code that might link to an app download. If it has a dedicated app you might be able to change the picture on the case.

I disagree, you can still buy t series, and my lenovo ideapad? i think is great, especially for the price

Compangus

I love you Mr Pods

oh noooooo LENOVOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Got my pkcell fix for the week.

that poor duck XD

Facepalm LENOVO

Lenovo never surprises me with the lengths they will go to make something no one wants

I love you

Don't know if you heard of this the us customs actually confiscated 500 pairs of these thinking they are knockoff's but low and behold they were lenovo's

Awww, that's kinda sad. I really liked Lenovo. Back in 2015 I got a pretty cheap Thinkpad which I absolutely loved. It was indestructible and it works quite snappy to this day. I even bought a Lenovo phone in 2016, which worked flawlessly for 3 years before weird software issues showed up, way longer than anything else I ever had! I'd love to see them do better.

Oh Lenovo..🤣 Frank has a really good taste in music indeed.

You should upload the full raw audio memo of the chonkster AirPod. Then name it “beats to grit/cry to.”

There are many good cheap tws buds that aren't bootlegs, no reason to buy these

Makes me wonder what he'd think about the various offerings that Razer has in terms of true wireless earbuds.

The Closing music for Franks house was inspired

The Watchman Studios

It’s actually hilarious that a real company like Lenovo made these stinky knock offs

Romulo Figueroa

I love your channel man. I'm really interested in shitty tech too, and I also picked up some KZ's and samsons because of your videos. Didn't know head/earphones could actually not sound like shit until then.

Lenovo really trying to make that extra penny from this god awful move.

I can't seem to find these that appear on an official Lenovo retailer (at least from USA) so it looks like some enterprising individuals slapped that Lenovo logo on there to ad some credibility to some aliexpress garbage. EDIT: nope found this https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/General-Discussion/Lenovo-Livepods-LP1/m-p/5046758

Oh no, i always thought that Lenovo is not one of the copy-paste brand. Actually they were kinda unique showing first generation of IdeaPad Flex, and now? This is so sad and maybe even little bit pathetic.

I was at a store the other day that sells secondhand electronic stuff - and also FREAK NANOs and NUGGETS - and I saw something in the glass that baffled me. Bootleg AirPods Pro in a box for $30 - and they’re VERY convincing. I had to tell the clerk about it and show the signs that it’s a bootleg - wonky font on the back, packaging not 100% aligned, it’s like the fake iPod video from a while ago. It’s probably still for sale at that $30 price point.

I see AirPods Pro’s on Facebook marketplace, and I’m convinced that 75% of it is bootleg. Low prices and people claiming it’s 1 to 1. Edmonton is so full of junk lol

ScAI-nNET_C

3:26 Funny that you uploaded this vid the same day LTT made a vid on the fake Airpods "ProMax", nice coincidence!

Is it just me, or did Lenovo lose the plot around the same time that they changed their logo? These days, ThinkPads are more like StinkPads and the rest of their products are also garbage. I miss old-timey T-series ThinkPads. :(

OzRetrocomp

Everyone is here! Craig #32 Dick Smith #12 Some Chinese name Dankpods can't read #43 Samsung #42 AND NOW LENOVO #89! WATCH AS THEY ALL COMPETE IN SUPER BOOTLEG BROS ULTIMATE!

Cup Of Earl Grey Tea

I would argue Lenovo made these because there's a market for affordable wireless headphones. Like reviewers can check out of reality all they want but $200 USD ain't budget friendly. I do agree that ripping of the design is crappy but it looks like they changed just enough to skirt by. If I didn't hate these kinds of headphones for being non repairable and generating e waste I'd probably buy the Lenovo version. At least I could afford it and they wont be ripped clean out of my ears when I get the wire caught on something lol

TalkieSoundBox

Honestly I’d totally get a bootleg pair of AirPod pros if they where half decent and in black because I can’t stand how much the white stands out, gives a very “oh look at me and what I have” vibe, I just like how slim the case is, the ANC ans the amount of battery in them compared to its size

Alex Pierce

Bruh that packaging as well

honestly did not expect that from Lenovo looool

Lenonononovo!

The problem is that they have good reviews.