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Is my memory stick fake? |
baste07
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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it stopped working that why its fake? doesn't it have soemthing to do with how much it ws used? i think fakes.. genuine can stop working for some reason. not really a solid basis for saying that its fake |
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Nitro Fan
Joined: Jun 11, 2003
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From: London
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I have now checked and it seems all my duo pro cards are originals, but I now think my phone may be a fake it works perfectly but I am now worrying how can I check  he he he sorry!
I have owned the ... T68i T610, P800, P900, P910, P990, W950, P1, W960 But SE have now totally lost the plot. |
kabukijep
Joined: Nov 27, 2005
Posts: 185
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im 90% the HK one's a fake. Ive seen too much fake stuff going around here where i live- the hologram, the size and the print quality on the packaging itself; reading through your original posts felt like you were trying to check who can tell which one's fake and which ones can be easily fooled  |
baste07
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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only 90%... then you can yourself can be fooled. |
kabukijep
Joined: Nov 27, 2005
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well yeah. you can only be so sure when all you have are pictures |
Simon N
Joined: Dec 02, 2005
Posts: 71
From: Nottingham UK
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Yeh I too think my k750i is a fake...the joystick stopped working so it must be fake eh!
I got given a 1gb card as the guy who had it said he didnt want a fake card...it works for me and fits just fine. I personally do not care if its fake or not since it does the job.
However if i paid for it....I would be a bit P****d off |
baste07
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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yeah if its working. even if its replicate take it. |
Coxy
Joined: May 09, 2005
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Just to finally clear things up with my cards. Both cards were very similar, that is evident. The packaging is similar, the icons arranged differently perhaps and that is almost it. Both cards started to split open after perhaps just six "ins and outs" of a phone, PSP, card reader. The writing also started to wear off after this period of time. Another thing is that the size of available memory decreased everytime I put it in and took it out of a device. Then they stopped working.
Apparently any Sony memory card that has the PSP icon on the top right, with japanese writing underneath it is fake. My new genuine 2GB Sony memory stick pro duo is perfectly fine. It came from Amsterdam airport. It has French writing under the PSP icon and under the English writing. It is not "high speed" either. The writing does seem to be on "labels" but looks fine. Due to the number of times its been in and out of my devices, the writing on the back as worn off. The available space has been consistant and not dropped at all. The front writing has not worn off, nor has the card split open. The packaging also states it has a 5 year warranty and many little booklets. Also on the back of the packaging there is a little bit where you can rip open the plastic, quite like that on a tookbrush.
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dima69
Joined: Feb 11, 2006
Posts: 92
From: Israel
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Just got mine from EBAY and according to research i've done it's also fake. I still didn't open it and don't want to. I want this bustard will give my money back. Anyway... i have researched all sellers that sells 2GB cards and all of the exept maybe 1 are FAKES.
Bottom line DON'T BUY THIS CARD ON EBAY TO SAVE SOME $$$.
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pow1990
Joined: Aug 29, 2005
Posts: 277
From: Maidstone, Kent England
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you can tell by the way tis packaged, if its sealed with them circle things with glue its fake it its genuine its sealed with a paper clip shape |
GSMGuy
Joined: Oct 04, 2005
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I was under the impression that Sony only offer a 1 year warranty on these cards, so therefore if it says 5 year warranty on the pack or in the ad, surely it's a fake?
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amanno1
Joined: Sep 05, 2006
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From: HELL ON EARTH
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Its hard to spot a fake |
dcbastable
Joined: May 01, 2006
Posts: 198
From: South East London
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I just stumbbled upon this thread, but i'm glad i did. I bought a 1gb MemStickProDuo on eBay a few months ago in order to put videos on to use with my PSP. After reading everything that has been put here it would appear that i also have a fake. The strange thing is that i have only just opened it as a result of reading this thread and to my surprise i found that mine was supplied with some little sticky labels that allow you to write on them in order to know waht is on the card, guess what? The sticky lables are too long to put on the memory stick!!!! S**t!!!
'We are in the stickiest situation since Sticky the stick insect got stuck on a sticky bun' |
djtwistter
Joined: Aug 22, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: UK
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uk one is fake i send u a pic of a fake one n realy one later |
dcbastable
Joined: May 01, 2006
Posts: 198
From: South East London
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i've used it in my card reader and it seems ok!
'We are in the stickiest situation since Sticky the stick insect got stuck on a sticky bun' |
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Posted: 2006-03-26 18:13
