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MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« on: Sat, 10 December 2016, 16:20:55 »
We got  4GB  to  5GB  per dollar on SSDs..

And yet a microsd card is 2-3GB/ 1$



The SSD comes with a Freaking CPU/ Ram and giant pcb relative to Microsd..

These samsung bastards making a killing on Microsd..



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Offline Leslieann

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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 10 December 2016, 17:47:57 »
They're also slower!



You're paying for the smaller size.
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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 10 December 2016, 23:22:09 »
Size is not what we're paying extra for....


The package on the ssds are just as small, only they're soldered onto the board..



This is clear price fixing..
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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 11 December 2016, 03:17:59 »
I've never seen a 256gb ssd with a single chip on it.
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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 11 December 2016, 07:56:35 »
Quote from: Leslieann on Sun, 11 December 2016, 03:17:59
I've never seen a 256gb ssd with a single chip on it.

I recall that's because they need to make um thicker for more parallelism and increased write durability..

The node is just as small.
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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 11 December 2016, 08:42:19 »
I think that micro SD cards are amazing and beautiful.
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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 11 December 2016, 08:48:47 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Sun, 11 December 2016, 08:42:19
I think that micro SD cards are amazing and beautiful.


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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 12 December 2016, 18:28:45 »
About to buy a 128gb sd card for $60....

But I haz a very distraught and ANGRY feeling inside... 


What do. geekhack.. this feeling is almost as awful as Razer keyboard...


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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 12 December 2016, 18:38:24 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 12 December 2016, 18:28:45
About to buy a 128gb sd card for $60....

But I haz a very distraught and ANGRY feeling inside... 


What do. geekhack.. this feeling is almost as awful as Razer keyboard...


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Buy it, having money is for the rich
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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 12 December 2016, 18:56:16 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 12 December 2016, 18:28:45
About to buy a 128gb sd card for $60....

But I haz a very distraught and ANGRY feeling inside... 


What do. geekhack.. this feeling is almost as awful as Razer keyboard...


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A 128gb SSD from Samsung is about $60.

I don't actually understand what you are complaining about.
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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #10 on: Mon, 12 December 2016, 20:12:14 »
Quote from: katushkin on Mon, 12 December 2016, 18:56:16
Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 12 December 2016, 18:28:45
About to buy a 128gb sd card for $60....

But I haz a very distraught and ANGRY feeling inside... 


What do. geekhack.. this feeling is almost as awful as Razer keyboard...


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A 128gb SSD from Samsung is about $60.

I don't actually understand what you are complaining about.

It's tp, he needs his daily musing or complaint.
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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 12 December 2016, 22:23:50 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 12 December 2016, 18:28:45
About to buy a 128gb sd card for $60....

But I haz a very distraught and ANGRY feeling inside... 


What do. geekhack.. this feeling is almost as awful as Razer keyboard...
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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #12 on: Tue, 13 December 2016, 01:52:25 »
Quote from: Leslieann on Mon, 12 December 2016, 22:23:50
Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 12 December 2016, 18:28:45
About to buy a 128gb sd card for $60....

But I haz a very distraught and ANGRY feeling inside... 


What do. geekhack.. this feeling is almost as awful as Razer keyboard...
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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #13 on: Fri, 16 December 2016, 11:05:59 »
What really grinds my gearz..  is that I had to buy a $20 Sd card reader JUST TO TEST and make sure the SD-Card I get isn't a counterfeit..

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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #14 on: Fri, 16 December 2016, 15:15:57 »
So your deal on a card wasn't quite a deal after all.

An easier way to test is to just copy as much data as it should hold, or close, it will have massive errors when you do. If for some reason it does take most of the data, try accessing one of the larger files and see if it still works. I believe Linux can also show you the true size if you change the MFT, Windows makes it easier to fake it.

Actually, considering you are worried about it being fake, even though it passed for size, it can still be a counterfeit (even major stores have been ripped off this way) and/or a degraded/defective card that didn't pass a quality check. So while you got a deal on a big card, it may not last long.
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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #15 on: Fri, 16 December 2016, 15:25:59 »
Quote from: Leslieann on Fri, 16 December 2016, 15:15:57
So your deal on a card wasn't quite a deal after all.

An easier way to test is to just copy as much data as it should hold, or close, it will have massive errors when you do. If for some reason it does take most of the data, try accessing one of the larger files and see if it still works. I believe Linux can also show you the true size if you change the MFT, Windows makes it easier to fake it.

Actually, considering you are worried about it being fake, even though it passed for size, it can still be a counterfeit (even major stores have been ripped off this way) and/or a degraded/defective card that didn't pass a quality check. So while you got a deal on a big card, it may not last long.

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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #16 on: Fri, 16 December 2016, 16:50:30 »
A lot are fake right?
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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #17 on: Fri, 16 December 2016, 20:04:58 »
Quote from: dantan on Fri, 16 December 2016, 16:50:30
A lot are fake right?

Yup..

they're everywhere ..

gotta test and bench.. and check for corrupt blocks.
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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #18 on: Fri, 16 December 2016, 20:41:53 »
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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #19 on: Fri, 16 December 2016, 21:05:07 »
Quote from: alienman82 on Fri, 16 December 2016, 20:41:53
are SD the same price mostly as micro SD?  seems to be a rip there too tp4..

They're all ripoffs...
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Re: MicroSD cards are Ripoffs
« Reply #20 on: Wed, 21 December 2016, 21:09:36 »
OMG sd cards only have ~9TB of writes ??

/// What a ripoff..
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