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| From | ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: Cheap USB flash drives -- (was Re: USB Flash Drive Tester) |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage, comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage |
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| Date | 2016-02-18 18:22 -0600 |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> >>>> Stop purchasing crappy cheap-o USB flash sticks. ; )
> >
> >>> Actually, it was free from Vizio. I guess they used cheap stuff! :/
> >>> Anyways, I found my local copy though. I ran its test and no problems.
> >>> Weird. I formatted it and will try again later.
> >
> >> FYI since I'm playing with it for curiousity and fun. I finally got
> >> results (e.g., multiple computers and their OSes not seeing the drive,
> >> Flash Drive/Card Tester v1.14 showing errors in its tests:
> >> http://pastebin.ca/3375304 ... I find it interesting that it is not
> >> always reproducable. Sometimes it is perfectly fine, but other times it
> >> is just bad. :/
> >
> > Oh, I forgot to mention these observations as well:
> >
> > 1. Wiggling it in USB ports makes the media go away. I checked the
> > flash drive and it seems secured. Maybe the inside is lose? My other
> > drives don't do this like my very old 128 MB Sandisk Cruzer drive. :P
> >
> > 2. On its cover cap, there is a tiny circular sticker showing CE(logo as
> > shown in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CE_marking ) FCC(logo as shown in
> > https://transition.fcc.gov/files/logos/fcc-logo_black-on-white.jpg )
> > RoHS (http://www.rohsguide.com/ ). China. No other interesting details
> > like from Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)'s system information's storage
> > information (generic -- brand name or anything).
> >
> > Those sounds cheap, eh? ;) Speaking of cheap, how does one know if they
> > are quality cheap or good? Is there an easy way?
> >
> > For kicks, I e-mailed Vizio about it. They know nothing about it. Haha.
> A quick web search for CFGear shows they are a cheap promotional flash
> drive supplier, advertising "put your own logo" flash products and often
> giving away samples for free. Is that not enough of a hint? ; )
Wait, how did you know it was from CFGear?
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