Are Sandisk SD cards from Argos always genuine? (self.ukcasual)

submitted 4 days ago by DakRalter to c/ukcasual@lemmy.world

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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?

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[-] DakRalter 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah I know, but I've had microSDs in my other devices for a lot longer. The one in my android 2 has been there more than 10 years at this point, my acekard one even longer (it corrupts, which is apparently normal for acekard, but doesn't die. I just put it through the formatter and it's fine again).

Those two cards barely lasted 2 years each.

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