Genuine Micro Sd 128GB Card ! ?

Tysonator · 26 Mar 2015 at 19:54

Hello,

I have purchased from Amazon a Micro SD class 10 128GB card and I am wondering how to check if it is genuine or not ?

skaif · 26 Mar 2015 at 20:05

Depends on the make, I had a sandisk fail on me and I sent them pics of the front and back. There was a tiny serial number etched on the back that they can validate. They replaced it under warranty

skaif · 26 Mar 2015 at 20:06

or try this
h2testw

kefan77 · 26 Mar 2015 at 20:07

h2testw

Tysonator · 27 Mar 2015 at 16:58

The card died and only displayed a capacity of 13Gb.
I have now returned it Amazon.

This is he only card I have had that has failed on me..

vanandjuanunited · 27 Mar 2015 at 17:01

Amazon or marketplace seller

Voicon · 27 Mar 2015 at 17:48

Never had a problem sending stuff back to the rainforest but marketplace is a different matter

skaif · 27 Mar 2015 at 17:49

deffo a fake, probs a 16gb with software hack to make it appear as 128gb

savagesam117 · 27 Mar 2015 at 20:04

skaif said:
deffo a fake, probs a 16gb with software hack to make it appear as 128gb

I think i have one of these with a 64gb card i have, it always says that it's only got like 3.6gb left, i didn't even know this was possible?

horrorwood · 28 Mar 2015 at 18:10

savagesam117 said:
I think i have one of these with a 64gb card i have, it always says that it's only got like 3.6gb left, i didn't even know this was possible?

Yes, the market is flooded with them.

kona786 · 28 Mar 2015 at 19:37

That's what happens when you pay a tenner for a 128GB card

Tysonator · 13 Apr 2015 at 12:27

What is the best site for ordering a genuine Micro SD card from ?

The card I ordered from amazon was posted from Ireland, and the packaging was not the same as other Scandisk products I have had in the past !

Confused · 13 Apr 2015 at 13:13

When ordering from Amazon, you need to be aware of whether it's actually being sold by Amazon, or by a Marketplace seller.

Good:

These have the most likelihood of being genuine - and being Sold by Amazon, they are usually very good if they are not genuine.

However, you also find listings which state either:

"Sold by XXXX and fulfilled by Amazon" or:

Amazon has no control over these products, and it is highly likely it will be a fake. This then means you are not dealing with Amazon for any issues.

Of course - OcUK sell MicroSD cards... (although not 128GB ones), so really we should be saying "Buy from OcUK"

Freddie1980 · 13 Apr 2015 at 13:33

Tysonator said:
What is the best site for ordering a genuine Micro SD card from ?

The card I ordered from amazon was posted from Ireland, and the packaging was not the same as other Scandisk products I have had in the past !

OCUK of course but I can't say there range is particularly large.