SanDisk use fake CE marking?

Steve2000 · 29 Mar 2009 at 00:35

J.B said:
Maybe Im being an idiot but Im finding it tricky to see the difference between real and fake.

Real one has a space in the middle.

Greenlizard0 · 29 Mar 2009 at 00:37

J.B said:
Maybe Im being an idiot but Im finding it tricky to see the difference between real and fake.

The way I look at it is if you draw an imaginary line (same width) down between the top and bottom right hand edges of the "C" you don't hit the curve of the "E" with real ones, but you do with fake ones.

HAz · 29 Mar 2009 at 00:38

J.B said:
Maybe Im being an idiot but Im finding it tricky to see the difference between real and fake.

Its like a 1mm space from the C and the E

J.B · 29 Mar 2009 at 00:43

Ok now its been explained to me Im checking everything!

So far the only thing that has failed is my MS keyboard.

Zalman mouse; logitech speakers; 3com, Agere and Linksys network cards all look good!

Thanks for explaining guys!

asim18 · 29 Mar 2009 at 00:50

My Nikon D40x has the real one, but my Xbox 360 controller has a fake one!

I think manufacturers use the fake one to make unwitting people think it's actually built to CE standards, when it legally just means Chinese Export.

Shocking to see even big companies trying to mislead people!

Dewotter · 29 Mar 2009 at 00:54

I have a fake one on my bog standard Microsoft mouse. Though the whole indented area where the logos etc go is full, including the wee microsoft holographic thing

Tombo · 29 Mar 2009 at 00:58

Just checked, my SanDisk Cruzer has a fake one and my PS3 Bluetooth Headset has a real one.

Greenlizard0 · 29 Mar 2009 at 02:14

Why (OP) were you looking at the CE mark?

V4NT0M · 29 Mar 2009 at 02:17

Microsoft Habu mouse has the "fake" one =/

Everything else I have to hand has the "real" one.

Greenlizard0 · 29 Mar 2009 at 02:21

I think the consensus is just Microsoft products then.

asim18 · 29 Mar 2009 at 02:24

Greenlizard0 said:
Why (OP) were you looking at the CE mark?

Was just inspecting the SDHC card to check whether it was fake, then spotted the CE mark on the packaging and decided to compare it with something else.

iamdjdz · 29 Mar 2009 at 02:25

Why? This confuses me. My mouse has a real one, but sitting here I can't find anything else with one.

I'll check my laptop's bottom hold on...

LizardKing · 29 Mar 2009 at 02:33

Greenlizard0 said:
I think the consensus is just Microsoft products then.

Nope, my Razor mouse has a fake one.
My MS keyboard has a real one.............
Cheeky so and so's!

Cybermyk · 29 Mar 2009 at 02:46

LizardKing said:
Nope, my Razor mouse has a fake one.
My MS keyboard has a real one.............
Cheeky so and so's!

If it's spelt "Razor" then it's definitely fake

The one on my Razer is OK as is my MS keyboard.

moody · 29 Mar 2009 at 02:47

All seven of my SanDisk products apparently have a fake CE. Which suggests to me that SanDisk print the CE without a space.

Berserker · 29 Mar 2009 at 02:49

Not sure you can call one "fake" - it just has a different meaning.

Anyway, just had a look around here - Sony, Canon - with space. Microsoft, SanDisk - without. Take that as you see it.

asim18 · 29 Mar 2009 at 02:51

moody said:
Which suggests to me that SanDisk print the CE without a space.

So they are misleading people into thinking it's CE certified. When it actually just means China Export. :/

Ascendancy · 29 Mar 2009 at 02:58

My Saitek Eclipse II keyboard has a "fake" one. Does this mean it's going to break now?

Rainmaker · 29 Mar 2009 at 03:01

Ascendancy said:
My Saitek Eclipse II keyboard has a "fake" one. Does this mean it's going to break now?

Of course not! It'll just electrocute you.

My Logitech stuff has a real one, CBA checking the rest at the moment; too much frozen vodka to enjoy.

NightSt@lk3r · 29 Mar 2009 at 03:08

The one on my keyboard doesn't match either of them, the spacing is halfway between the real one and the fake one.