I am strongly in the "most likely a counterfeit" column given that the purchase was from Amazon. They do not keep a very secure supply chain.
You and your darned logic...
If you are buying memory and storage from Amazon, you aren't being meticulous enough. I've read plenty of stories of counterfeit items on Amazon. They keep making much publicized efforts to counter it, but a lot still gets through.
There’s a massive difference between writing a single sequential 4k write to disk, than 4x non-sequential 720p writes to disk.
Sandisk warrantied it with proof of serial number and receipt. I’m assuming that was verification that it was an authentic product.I am strongly in the "most likely a counterfeit" column given that the purchase was from Amazon. They do not keep a very secure supply chain.
You and your darned logic...
If you are buying memory and storage from Amazon, you aren't being meticulous enough. I've read plenty of stories of counterfeit items on Amazon. They keep making much publicized efforts to counter it, but a lot still gets through.
Given the Tesla stick they include (and are selling for $45) is just a rebranded Samsung Bar Plus (that sells for $22 on Samsung, less on Amazon), I'm guessing its most likely just a rebranded consumer SSD. They are likely only releasing this mainly to support Steam in the cars that have it.
I have the same guess (binning memory of same type), but they are willing to warranty it, which means they trust it enough to do so vs consumer portable SSDs which they don't warranty for writes nor do they rate it for writes.
I gave the TBW rating which can be easily used to calculate the approximate duration it will last. Bitrate per Sentry/dashcam clip is ~5Mbps, for 4 cameras ~20Mbps (2.5 MB/s). It's about the same as a Front/rear camera Blackvue dashcam set at the High/Highest quality setting.
I purchased this from Amazon (Last purchased Oct 26, 2022 | Capacity: 256 GB | Style: Card Only)
You need to provide the link or the actual model number, your description doesn't say what type of card it is. If you buy a conventional SD card (not a High Endurance or Max Endurance) and one with slow write speeds, it really is no different than buying a stick.
I bought that exact same UGREEN adapter. I also used a brand new (retail packaging) 256GB Sandisk Max Endurance; it was sent direct from Sandisk RMA/Warranty. The card died last night. I got about 4 months out of it, which is about the lifespan as I get with the Sandisk Mobile Mate.
I had zero disconnects in my Model 3. My High Endurance card is still going strong 2 years in, but I use Sentry sparingly. I use the same cards for a separate security system that records 24/7 and they are still going strong after the same time (although the bitrate is less than Sentry). 4 months is a very short time. Do you have Sentry/dashcam on 24/7? Do you have a large portion of the storage occupied and not cleared out (like for example with Sentry events or maybe you shared it with music). That's the only thing I can think of that can put uneven wear on the card. But even with uneven wear, that shouldn't make the whole card fail.
You only need a cheap 16 or 32gb drive. They used to record DAYS of video now it's only a few hours.If you want a spare USB flash drive for your Tesla, I see the Samsung Bar 128GB USB flash drive is now on sale for $14.99 at Amazon. I think it's the same as the rebranded Tesla drive which comes with the car and goes for $45 from Tesla. You can also get a 256GB version for $35.99.
Samsung 128GB Flash Drive
That will fill up really quickly if you use sentry or if you keep saving your dashcam clips. Also, as far as I know, Tesla has always used loop recording (1 hour loop). I don't believe they implemented days of recording in past.
Yes, they DID used to save DAYS of videos. Sentry is a battery drain. Unless you can get a plate number you can ID who dinged you and I doubt your local PD will run that fancy facial rec they used on FBI, etc
What car and software version at you talking about? Are you sure you aren't confusing Sentry or saving the clips (which would retain the footage indefinitely, but not the same as recording for days continuously)? Note to clarify we are taking about RecentClips, which is where the loop footage is stored.
electrek.co
First of all why does everyone ask what car one has when they have a software problem? The firmware is the firmware. Yes, I assume there is SOME logicWhat car and software version at you talking about? Are you sure you aren't confusing Sentry or saving the clips (which would retain the footage indefinitely, but not the same as recording for days continuously)? Note to clarify we are taking about RecentClips, which is where the loop footage is stored.
Here's when they introduced the dashcam feature:
"At that point, the dashcam automatically begins recording and you can control the dashcam by pressing the icon. When the feature is in use, it records for an hour before overwriting the old videos."
Here's how Tesla's new dashcam feature using Autopilot cameras works
Earlier today, we got our first look at Tesla’s new version 9 software update on Model 3, but it didn’t...
This has how it as always worked as far as I can find.
And even if it did a continual loop, a 16GB or 32GB drive won't allow days of continuous footage. I remember when I checked erased files for my full 128GB card, it was only around 13 hours of footage.
It matters because Model S/X does not work the same as Model 3/Y and they are many times given different software releases. For one, the older Model S/Y had a portrait screen so the UI is necessarily different.
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Most usb sticks are USB-A and the port is already USB 3.0. It is way overkill already for dashcam, so no point in anything faster.
