On 1/14/07 8:18 AM, "Boris Liberman", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, it is official. The cards are fake. My brother has a pocket > computer that has "Card Info" function. No reminder of SanDisk > anywhere. I contacted the shop. They will refund my credit card. > > Question is, when and how, do I get my hands on couple of 1GB SanDisk > Extreme III x133 cards. I am willing to pay the price, you know ;-). I was not really following this thread as I experienced absolutely no problem with any of my SD cards. Then, by accident, I encountered the following Japanese site that is talking about the fake ExtreamIII and ultraII, how the fake looks and how to distinguish etc. http://allabout.co.jp/computer/digitalcamera/closeup/CU20061001A/ This is in Japanese and straddles on 4 pages (click thru "next page" but in Japanese :-). The first page describes the package and how difficult it is to detect fakes but there are subtle differences from originals. 2nd page; side by side comparison. Right hand is fake. Again, very difficult to detect. 3rd page; Performance comparison. Read speed is very slow. Write speed was not that slow in this particular case but many reports of slow write speed as well. It is suspected that the quality of flash memory is erratic anyway. 4th page; How to detect fakes. It says simple. Property indicated on PC card is not SanDisk. It shows Hyperstone, a well know fake maker. The problem is that this is not indicated when using USB card readers. They said that Chinese brokers are very active in selling these fakes particularly in auction sites. SanDisk Japan is of course very concerned about this and pursuing criminal investigation. Their recommendation is not to buy cards that are very low price, and with no mark or guarantee by retailers (of reputation). Hope above makes sense. Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
