8GB USB Memory Stick.... £21.99 delivered

Wee_Fifer

intranix wrote: »

I bought 2x 16GB usb drives from "nouictrade06" on ebay. Both arrived this morning, quick transfer test and they are fake 2GB drives. Jumped straight on paypal but dont fancy my chances knowing paypal. Went through ebay to get contact details but no suprise phone number is fake, and name doesnt match that of paypal.

Question from a technophobe - how do you do a quick transfer test?????????? How do you know its fake????

Hope someon can help
Wee Fifer

yebaws

Wee_Fifer wrote: »

Question from a technophobe - how do you do a quick transfer test?????????? How do you know its fake????

Hope someon can help
Wee Fifer

Would guess that you just transfer files of a known size from your computer to the USB drive. If you can't fit on as much as you should be able to, it's a fake...

g_attrill

BEWARE of FAKE 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB USB Flash Drives on eBay
http://reviews.ebay.com/BEWARE-of-FAKE-1GB-2GB-4GB-8GB-USB-Flash-Drives-on-eBay_W0QQugidZ10000000001236200

says:

How to tell if your USB drive is counterfeit and has fake oversize capacity?

* The fake will deceive you by displaying the 'false/oversize' capacity when you connect it to your PC, however they will NOT be able to store the data to the stated capacity.
* So you MUST perform data test by writing a BIG (1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB) file to the usb drive, then READ back the same file from the usb drive to another location on your PC to compare. The READ back process is the only proven way to uncover its 'REAL' capacity.
* A genuine USB flash drive will complete data transfer of a single 1GB file anywhere from 50 to 180 seconds writing to. Usually the writing time is twice as long as the reading time.
* The fake will take an excessively long time (1 to 7 hours) only 'pretending' writing but the data was not actually being written. Hence when you try to read it back, it will claim data as being CORRUPT. Many have reported that many strange files/folders eg. 00000.000 will appear and you cannot delete them.

HaroldHamsun

There's another useful guide to fake memory here:
http://www.overclockers.com.au/wiki/Fake_Memory_Cards

greyster

Play.com USB 2.0 Pen Drive (Twist) 8GB £17.99 delivered