Comments on: How To Choose The Right SDHC Card For Your Portable Apps And Storage http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-choose-the-right-sdhc-card-for-your-portable-apps-and-storage/ Tech Powered Life... Simplified Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: mmseng1http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-choose-the-right-sdhc-card-for-your-portable-apps-and-storage/comment-page-1/#comment-78506 mmseng1 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:22:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=17214#comment-78506 Also noteworthy is the fact that some SD cards, particularly the ones that tout faster speeds (and are thus more expensive, like the SanDisk Extremes) have commonly been targets for fakes/immitations. Often buyers who don't buy through a reputable dealer (and in some cases even then) end up with super-cheesy unofficial cards that are of terrible quality and accordingly have terrible speeds.Long story short, don't buy SD cards (new or used) from eBay or the like, and even when you do buy them, look them over and test them carefully when you get them to make sure they are legit. Often a fake card won't have a serial number, but some do even have fake or duplicate serials. There's plenty of articles out there to help you spot a fake, and contacting the manufacturer to verify your serial number might be a good idea, though at that point, it might be too late. Also noteworthy is the fact that some SD cards, particularly the ones that tout faster speeds (and are thus more expensive, like the SanDisk Extremes) have commonly been targets for fakes/immitations. Often buyers who don’t buy through a reputable dealer (and in some cases even then) end up with super-cheesy unofficial cards that are of terrible quality and accordingly have terrible speeds.

Long story short, don’t buy SD cards (new or used) from eBay or the like, and even when you do buy them, look them over and test them carefully when you get them to make sure they are legit. Often a fake card won’t have a serial number, but some do even have fake or duplicate serials. There’s plenty of articles out there to help you spot a fake, and contacting the manufacturer to verify your serial number might be a good idea, though at that point, it might be too late.

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