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How to know a fake/original memory stick ?!
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assadi84
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12. August 2007 @ 12:08 |
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Is there a way to figure that the memory stick is a fake one, or an original one, i mean, physical differences !!
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hi_every2
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12. August 2007 @ 12:12 |
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its impossible to tell, are you buying from ebay?
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assadi84
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12. August 2007 @ 12:27 |
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No, but im just wondering
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tottaz
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12. August 2007 @ 12:59 |
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Write the maximum amount of storage to the card. Read it back from the card. Check that the file matches the original file. If the writing or reading takes very long time, or if the data doesn't match, the card s faking its capacity and is certainly fake. If the data is correct, the card might still be fake, but at least it holds the capacity it's supposed to.
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assadi84
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12. August 2007 @ 14:38 |
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i meant physical diffrences, like if i give you two memsticks in your hand, one of them is a fake one and one of them is original, can you tell the which one is which, without using any PC..
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12. August 2007 @ 15:04 |
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.have read somewhere .if your stick does not show up as having magic gate in its profile you is fake .my stick reads 1939ish. psp left it at work so cant check it .pretty close i think . free space and apparently it is a fake one .got six psp iso on me psp .room to spare as well .fakes seem hard to spot .what should i get on the stick from a real one .pretty sure mine is a good fake . psp does 3.40oea i think that what i am running will it read a 4 gig stick or bigger w.hen they make them .gutted if and when i buy one and it don`t work
psp 2.71 to some m firmware
ps3 60 gig ,now with internal 320 gig
2x 1tb ext hdd for you know what
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DZTYLE8O5
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12. August 2007 @ 15:53 |
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its SUPPOSE to say magicgate supported.. well im not sure you can tell just by looking at it.. but i heard they use a cheaper metal on the memory stick which makes it fake.. if your going to buy from ebay... just make sure its not from hong kong... and you cant really go wrong... i wanted to try one out.. so i bought one for 35 dollars on ebay... a 4 gb... the same ones he was trying to sell go for 45-50.... so i got lucky on the bid.. hopefully it plays isos, and 1939ish.. thats reasonable..my girlfriend gots a 512 and it only spares 4 something.. and i have an actualy sandisk 2 gb... and its only 19 something.. so yeah.. if the memory stick duo works well. ill let you guys know who the seller is, the only problem is, you never know how long they will last.
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12. August 2007 @ 18:30 |
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12. August 2007 @ 21:02 |
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Originally posted by assadi84:
i meant physical diffrences, like if i give you two memsticks in your hand, one of them is a fake one and one of them is original, can you tell the which one is which, without using any PC..
Usually the fake memory stick will be flimsy feeling but a bit thicker in width so it doesnt go into the memory stick slot easily-Also the lettering on the memstick will normally rub off if you take your fingernail to it..Or the lettering itself is often mispelled on fake ones...
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12. August 2007 @ 21:34 |
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I believe that when you press triangle on the memory stick icon and go to information it should display whether magicgate is supported or not. If it does it's real, if it doesn't then it's fake.
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12. August 2007 @ 22:21 |
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Originally posted by sphynx630:
I believe that when you press triangle on the memory stick icon and go to information it should display whether magicgate is supported or not. If it does it's real, if it doesn't then it's fake.
Thats right..A fake will say "unknown", "unsupported", or it will be just blank after the MagicGate: A genuine will only say "supported".
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13. August 2007 @ 08:20 |
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It's cheaper and it looks it. It's an off black (greyish).
Note that he asked if you were holding them in your hands... Check the guide I posted, it lists every possible physical difference between the card and packaging.
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