UGN InfoManager: Fake memory cards

Nothing's worse than buying a gift which uses a memory card, but doesn't come with one -- except buying a card which turns out to be a fake! BEWARE

Many of you are either purchasing technology gizmos, or will receive one as a gift. Many of these devices, cameras, media players, digital picture frames, will require a memory card.

Be aware that there is a proliferation of fake and counterfeit memory cards sold online, particularly on eBay. If the price is too good to be true, it probably is.

Counterfeit cards may work but the write speed is often much slower than a genuine card. Though sellers claim otherwise, counterfeit cards usually do not have a valid warranty. read more from www.digicamhelp.com

Ebay - Paypal Counterfeit memory cards are being sold on ebay and they wont do anything about it even when multiple people report it to them ripoff Internet read more from www.ripoffreport.com

Spotting a fake

This is a superb essay on what to look for. Unfortunately, in most scenarios you may not be able to fully examine the card before purchse.

This is the best article to date on the subject at
www.overclockers.com

Another great article about fake cards is actually at eBay: reviews.ebay.co.uk

Types of Memory Cards

This is an excellent article on all the different memory cards.

Camerahacker.com says:

Once upon a time, memory storage card came only in one format: CompactFlash. Soon, a new champion, named SmartMedia, came to challenge the king of the hill. The challenger couldn't dethrone the king. Vise-versa, the king couldn't banish the challenger. So there were these two competing standards. Today, there are a bunch of challengers all wanting to be king. Therefore this article will introduce them all to you.

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