[Coco] off-topic: USB drives scam?

[Roger Taylor]

At 03:34 PM 10/15/2009, you wrote:

>Roger Taylor wrote:

>

>>For this reason I've given up on USB sticks until I can fix the 

>>ones I have.  If they can't be fixed, I'll have to put this one on 

>>my bamboozle list.

>

>My colleague bought a batch of counterfeit Corsair 64GB USB drives a 

>few months ago. Fortunately he bought them from a reputable dealer 

>and was able to obtain a full refund once they discovered they were 

>selling counterfeits. He's still got them but never used them - 

>reportedly they have similar problems as you describe.

>

>You just need to be sure that you're buying genuine product and 

>you'll be right. Same story with "Sony" memory sticks a few years 

>back. The adages "you get what you pay for" and "if it's too good to 

>be true..." apply here. I paid a premium for my Corsair 16GB sticks 

>but never had a problem with them.

>

>Regards,




I'm pretty sure I bought all my USB flash drives from Wal-Mart.


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~ Roger Taylor