1TB usb - Real or Scam?
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@babelis guess the same, always chec k the nagative comments and maybe compare with real offers ... if it's too good, it will be not true.
http://geizhals.eu/?cat=sm_usb&xf=309_491520&sort=pBiggest existing USB2 stick seams to be 256GB
http://geizhals.eu/?cat=sm_usb&xf=309_245760~474_USB+2.0
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@babelis I remember this HP announcement on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/cln/tnimitz0/counterfeit-hp-fake-capacity-usb-flash-drives/167558126015. There's a big market of fake high capacity USB drives, also regarding other brands: they are only flashed low capacity drives in order to be recognized by the software bigger than they are. As @AngryChicken correctly said 1TB USB sticks exist, but they are very expensive. Beware...
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@Dario-s-wallet Kingston HyperX Predator 1TB (usb3) over 900$...
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yeah, thanks guys, seems like all of the cheap ones I found are scams... let's stay with Hdd :D
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Those cheap ones are just flashed to look like high cap drives, I always go by "If it looks too cheap to be true, it probably is"
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I've been wondering the same... 1TB drives for $10 on Wish / Aliexpress / etc. Haven't tried em yet ;).
@luxe said in 1TB usb - Real or Scam?:
@babelis just look at the negative comments:
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=bpelectronics&myworld=true&items=25&iid=-1&de=off&which=negative&interval=365Lol that says it all.
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@babelis Someone on YouTube a person made a video about testing USB true capacity space. This person bought a 1TB USB stick for 50 dollars from eBay. After testing its capacity, the true space of the USB was 8GB only, so was a fake ended e-mailing eBay seller for a refund.
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@Ramon32842016 Yes, I have seen it
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@babelis Not so long ago, I was shopping at Walmart and I saw 2TB external hard drive price for 56 dollars. If live in the United States Black Friday day after Thanksgiving holiday most all electrics are 50% or more off to shop around and you might a great deal. But, I heard shopping online is even better deals to get.
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@Ramon32842016 said in 1TB usb - Real or Scam?:
@babelis Not so long ago, I was shopping at Walmart and I saw 2TB external hard drive price for 56 dollars. If live in the United States Black Friday day after Thanksgiving holiday most all electrics are 50% or more off to shop around and you might a great deal. But, I heard shopping online is even better deals to get.
yes man, in USA there are always good deals, also on ebay (but shipping) , week ago I bought 2tb external for 33€ free postage and few days later WD external 3tb for 65€, great deals