stopcrazypp
Well-Known Member
Yes, Amazon has a lot of counterfeits (made worse by Amazon mixing their stock even if you buy shipped and sold by them and not from a third party). For all the cards I buy, I do a speed test using CrystalDiskMark. Fake cards wouldn't be able to meet the continuous write specs of a real one. If I suspect the capacity, there is also multiple capacity tests available. But the high endurance cards are also available at other retailers like B&H or BestBuy.But it costs more than $28 since you also need an adaptor as well
And again, I will not buy any storage off of Amazon - too much of a crap shoot. I have read a lot on the USB issues here and I see a strong correlation between drive failure and those who bought off of Amazon.
YMMV
Yes, you do need an adapter (most people use the $11 Sandisk mobile mate), but for those that use it for music also, you can get one with dual card slots and that saves you the cost of a second adapter (and also a second usb connection). I got the Ugreen one below, mainly just to have a pigtail to reduce the heat to the unit from the USB connection (the second slot is just a bonus). One theory is the early failure of cards/drives is related to that heat.
https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-MobileMate-microSD-Card-Reader/dp/B07G5JV2B5?th=1
https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Reader-Memory-Windows-Simultaneously/dp/B01EFPX9XA/
The cost isn't a whole lot different than a USB stick and much less than any SSD.
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