My second microSD card has corrupted :( I have a feeling I was sold a fake.

I’ve watched enough Atomic Shrimp to know external storage is a minefield. Argos is an authorised sandisk seller, but so is Amazon and I know they get counterfeits mixed in due to 3rd party sellers. Afaik Argos would only sell their own stock if I buy a card from their stores, right?

  • Chris@feddit.ukEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I’ve never had a fake from Amazon but I don’t fully trust them for the reason you state (all the stock which is apparently the same gets mixed up). Argos only have their own stock, I’d be very surprised if you got a fake from there.

    I’ve not bought a Kingston in years*, apparently they use spare capacity on other manufacturer’s lines so you don’t know exactly what you’re getting (this is not to say they are bad, but the quality can vary considerably).

    • I had some experiences with them corrupting when being used in a Pi, I changed a number of things - one being the card brand - and haven’t had any issues since. The Pi is will known for being rough on SD cards so if it’s going into a phone you are unlikely to have problems of this nature anyway.
    • TheEmpireStrikesDak@thelemmy.clubOPEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Yeah I’m going to stick to sandisk this time.

      The only time I’ve had issues with SD cards before this is with my acekard. The first one just died and the current one needs formatting every now and then but apparently that’s common with acekard. The ones in my old android 2 that I use for mp3s and my old tablet have never had issues.