How to spot fake SDHC, SD, MemoryStick and CF memory cards

How to spot fake memory card

As fake memory cards have now proliferated throughout the marketplace, it is important to be able to spot a fake. This page includes methods to spot fakes, and examples of fake cards.

Why should you care?

  • Inferior quality card – you’re not getting what you paid for
  • No warranty – when the card fails, you’re out of luck
  • Fake cards sometimes have invalid partition sizes, making it likely to fail
  • It will drive costs of genuine cards up

So how can we spot the fake?

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