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More and more USB sticks and microSD cards are being made with dubious components — data recovery firm uncovers no-name, low-quality NAND inside many devices (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 24 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Data recovery firm CBL reports that memory chips in the most recent microSD cards and USB sticks are perhaps the most unreliable.

Homer: "the most unreliable so far"

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

USB charging cables and the adapter is getting up there.

Followed by hard drives.

[–] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 1 points 8 months ago

the hard drive portion feels more expected because there's moving parts in there.

with SSDs and USB sticks it's more chanced because we can't see the insides before buying.

maybe it's time for a clear/neon- plastic comeback but this time with usb sticks?