Austin Evans (YouTuber)
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Born | Austin Evans August 22, 1992 Missouri, U.S. | |||||||||
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Years active | 2009–present | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 5.47 million[1] | |||||||||
Total views | 1.39 billion[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: February 13, 2024 |
Austin Evans (born August 22, 1992) is an American YouTuber and tech blogger who creates videos on various modern technologies, such as video games, smartphones and personal computers. As of December 22, 2023[update], his YouTube channel has over 5.4 million subscribers and 1.3 billion views.[2] Videos of his have been featured on technology sites such as The Verge, Eurogamer, Video Games Chronicle and Engadget.
Early and personal life
Austin Evans was born on August 22, 1992, and is a
On January 29, 2014, Evans' apartment was burned down with many of his personal possessions, including his video equipment and custom-made PCs destroyed in the process. Tech YouTubers such as Jonathan Morrison,
Career
Evans created his YouTube channel in 2009, initially uploading reviews on numerous iPod Touch applications.[3][6] He soon shifted to videos about computer components he would use in hypothetical PC setups, mainly discussing ideal builds rather than assembling them often.[6] Evans credited his growth in popularity to a tutorial video on building a $500 PC that received hundreds of views;[3] as he continued uploading videos, he invested more on PC components and soon created monthly videos on building PCs.[6] Buying the majority of the equipment himself, Evans constructed affordable budget-based PCs with cheap parts.[6] His content eventually evolved to include reviews of different tech along with other tech review series.[3]
Evans' content primarily consists of technology reviews, both of the latest technology and of comparisons between old and new tech.
Numerous tech reviews and videos of Evans' have been featured in various technology websites. In 2016, he created a video of him acquiring a $20
In 2019, Evans built a custom-made PC with components similar to the
In 2020, Evans made an unboxing video on the
In 2021, Evans made a video review of a revised PlayStation 5 model which weighs roughly 300 grams (0.6 pounds) less than the original console, disassembling the new model to reveal that a smaller heatsink contributed to its lighter weight.
Other work
In 2015, he appeared on a discussion podcast with The Verge.[28]
Reception
In 2015,
See also
References
- ^ a b "About Austin Evans". YouTube.
- ^ "Austin Evans' YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". Social Blade.
- ^ a b c d e f g Silver, Jay (December 29, 2021). "I have 5 million YouTube subscribers who watch my tech videos. Here's how I turned my passion into a full-time job". Business Insider. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ Gutelle, Sam (February 11, 2014). "When A Tech Vlogger's House Burns Down, YouTube Community Has His Back". Tubefilter. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ Jaworski, Michelle (February 12, 2014). "YouTube users unite to help vlogger who lost everything in a house fire". The Daily Dot. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Carpenter, Nicole (January 29, 2017). "You Need Money to Make Money as a PC Building Star on YouTube". Vice. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Park, Gene (April 4, 2019). "Subscribe to these 5 YouTubers before making any big tech buys". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ a b "Top 10 Popular Tech YouTube Channels". Engadget. September 18, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ a b Thurston, Anthony (August 26, 2016). "Professional YouTuber shares crash course for shooting quality videos". Digital Trends. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ Reed, Brad (March 21, 2016). "What it's like living with a $20 Android phone". BGR. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Chris (August 11, 2016). "iPhone 7 Plus compared to every other iPhone in brand new 4K video". BGR. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Chris (October 23, 2020). "Speed test shows just how fast the iPhone 12 is compared to Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Pixel 5". BGR. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ Builder, Maxine (December 15, 2017). "The Best VR Headset to Buy If You Don't Want an HTC Vive". Slate. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c Smith, Chris (July 12, 2019). "Someone built a PS5 console with off-the-shelf parts, and you can do it too". BGR. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c Paez, Danny (July 17, 2019). "PS5: How Famous YouTuber Austin Evans Built the Next-Gen Console on His Own". Inverse. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ Peters, Jay (October 23, 2020). "PS5 DualSense unboxing reveals Android and PC support". The Verge. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ Tyrer, Ben (October 27, 2020). "PS5 controller unboxing reveals tiny easter egg on the pad". GamesRadar+. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
After a brief cameo from rapper Logic (because sure, why not), Evans starts putting the DualSense through its paces on different machines.
- ^ Robinson, Andy (August 29, 2021). "Teardown claims new PS5 model could be 'worse' due to cooling changes". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Machkovech, Sam (August 30, 2021). "New PS5 model's weight-loss mystery solved: A smaller, likely better heatsink". Ars Technica. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Warren, Tom (August 29, 2021). "Sony's new PS5 model weighs less because it has a smaller heatsink". The Verge. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Plunkett, Luke (August 29, 2021). "The New PS5 Has A Much Smaller Heatsink". Kotaku. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Walker, Ian (September 16, 2021). "The Saga Behind The New PS5's Heatsink, Explained". Kotaku. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Galvão, Bruno (September 3, 2021). "YouTuber defends the claim that the new PS5 model is worse than the original". Eurogamer (in Portuguese). Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Fingas, Jon (August 29, 2021). "Sony's revised PS5 model has a smaller, lighter heatsink". Engadget. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Leadbetter, Richard (August 31, 2021). "Hands-on with the new PlayStation 5 CFI-1100 series console". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Bonifacic, Igor (September 16, 2021). "Reports show no 'practical difference' between Sony's PS5 models". Engadget. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Scullion, Chris (September 2, 2021). "YouTuber defends claim that PS5's new model is 'worse' than the original". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Verge Roundtable with MKBHD, TLDToday, & Austin Evans — CES 2015 (video). The Verge. January 9, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via YouTube.
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- ^ Diab, Ann (November 21, 2014). "Secrets of the Most Successful Tech YouTube Content Creators Revealed". Tech.co. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
Further reading
- Griffin, Andrew (August 31, 2021). "PS5: New version of PlayStation is lighter because it has smaller cooling system, teardown finally reveals". The Independent. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- Teixeira, Miri (August 30, 2021). "Revised PS5 model may be 'worse' due to significantly reduced cooling". NME. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- Pugliese, Tommasso (November 10, 2020). "PS5, Austin Evans tears apart the Sony console in his teardown: here is the video". Multiplayer.it. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
External links
- Austin Evans's channel on YouTube