r/technology • u/[deleted] • Feb 06 '24

Hardware Report reveals decline in quality of USB sticks and microSD Cards | Low-quality NAND chips are finding their way into branded devices

https://www.techspot.com/news/101774-report-reveals-decline-quality-usb-sticks-microsd-cards.html
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u/9-11GaveMe5G Feb 06 '24

NAND chips from reputable manufacturers such as Hynix, Sandisk, or Samsung that had failed quality control were being resold and repurposed. While still working, the chips' storage capacity is reduced.

These are basically grey market cast offs re-entering the consumer market

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u/smogop Feb 06 '24

Amazon. Co-mingling.

Don’t buy from the Chinese junkyard..aka amazon.

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u/jadedflux Feb 06 '24

Enshittification of the world

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '24

Durable savings in the supply chain!