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Tascam DR-70D 4-channel audio recorder (Part 8)
morst:
--- Quote from: voltronic on February 15, 2017, 02:58:26 PM ---I also see that Amazon is an authorized dealer for SanDisk, but again be sure you're really buying from them.
https://www.sandisk.com/about/where-to-buy
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thank you! I actually ordered a cosmetically-damaged one that had been previously returned, and it's supposed to arrive tomorrow from "Amazon Warehouse Deals."
I will definitely be skeptical, and make efforts to verify the serial number before I trust that the card is as-labeled!
voltronic:
--- Quote from: morst on February 15, 2017, 03:13:24 PM ---
--- Quote from: voltronic on February 15, 2017, 02:58:26 PM ---I also see that Amazon is an authorized dealer for SanDisk, but again be sure you're really buying from them.
https://www.sandisk.com/about/where-to-buy
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thank you! I actually ordered a cosmetically-damaged one that had been previously returned, and it's supposed to arrive tomorrow from "Amazon Warehouse Deals."
I will definitely be skeptical, and make efforts to verify the serial number before I trust that the card is as-labeled!
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See, that could be sketchy. Given its questionable provenance, I would also run it through a capacity test (H2Testw or FakeFlashTest) and also a read/write benchmark (Crystal Disk Mark). Fake cards are usually lying about one or both of those things.
All of these utilities can be found here:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=176802.0
morst:
--- Quote from: voltronic on February 15, 2017, 04:47:40 PM ---See, that could be sketchy. Given its questionable provenance, I would also run it through a capacity test (H2Testw or FakeFlashTest) and also a read/write benchmark (Crystal Disk Mark). Fake cards are usually lying about one or both of those things.
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Aha!
ANOTHER very good point. Thanks, Volt! We must be thorough!
--- Quote ---Maude: Here's the name and number of a doctor who will look at it for you. You will receive no bill. He's a good man, and thorough.
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morst:
The inner package was a sealed envelope with a bar code and an Amazon logo sticker. Inside that was an SD card in a small ziploc bag. The label looks correct and I guess the sticker had some gunk on it that the previous buyer didn't like?
Tests out OK on speed via black magic (write 75gb/s, read 87) , I have not done a brute capacity test (fill it up!) or run the windows utilities yet, but I just started creating a 120GB disk image on it...
goodcooker:
Only 61 hours of record time left on that puppy!
Man, things sure have changed since I was sweating changing out mini discs...
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