In a Business Insider interview, Evans stated that "one of my earliest memories, when I was younger, was looking at an old PC at Goodwill and asking my mom to let me buy it just to tear it apart.

"[3] 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, Lewis Hilsenteger and Marques Brownlee rallied together to surprise Evans with a new PC, recording his reaction in a vlog.

[7][8][9] Evans introduces the audience with the greeting "Hey guys, this is Austin," a catchphrase his fans have echoed in the comment section of his videos.

[7] His style of tech reviews has been compared to mockumentaries, also noted for its awkward yet lighthearted atmosphere and the banter amongst his crew members.

[12] In 2017 he appeared in a Slate interview discussing virtual reality headsets, recommending the HTC Vive along with alternatives such as the PlayStation VR.

[14][15] In 2020, Evans made an unboxing video on the DualSense controller, noticing the tiny grooves resembling the PlayStation symbols etched into the gamepad's body.

[20][21] Media outlets such as Eurogamer, Engadget and Kotaku reported on Evans' video, also verifying that the model's weight discrepancies corresponded to the changed heatsink.