Canadian YouTuber Linus Sebastian runs a channel that’s popular among Taiwanese tech lovers. Sebastian recently visited Taipei’s Guang Hua Digital Plaza, where he bought a high-powered self-assembled computer worth NT$170,000. His video about the trip has gone viral, racking up more than 2 million views in two days.
Linus Sebastian
Tech YouTuber
Wow! That looks awesome. Wow. Hold on. I want to get a picture of it.
With its 15.7 million subscribers, Linus Tech Tips is the brainchild of Canadian tech expert Linus Sebastian. The YouTuber came to Taipei for Computex. While in Taiwan, he paid a visit to Guang Hua Digital Plaza, where he bought a self-assembled high-performance computer. In a video about his trip, he complimented the high-quality computer and its careful packaging. The video earned over 2 million views in just two days.
On social media, Sebastian’s computer vendor wrote that he was suddenly flooded by phone notifications, and had wondered what the hullabaloo was about. It turned out that a famous online persona had visited his shop, he said, adding that he regretted not recognizing Sebastian.
One shocked pedestrian got tongue-tied upon seeing his social media hero in the flesh. Little did he expect to be gifted a desktop computer worth NT$170,000.
Member of public
After all, he is somebody who I look up to a lot. Now if he were to give me something, well, of course, that’d be even better.
Member of public
It’s great. He’s helping introduce Taiwan to the world. It’s great, absolutely fantastic.
Hu Heng-shih
Marketing expert
This won’t only bring more customers to the shop in the video, because Guang Hua Digital Plaza will benefit, too. This event once again proves to the world that Taiwan leads the globe in computer R&D, building, and manufacturing.
Overseas fans of Sebastian’s channel said that they too wanted to come to Taiwan to build their own computer. Taiwanese internet users hailed the video as a world-class ad for Taiwan and a source of pride for the nation.
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