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USB Thumbdrive from China
17 June 2007
Some guy went to China and bought this USB Drive at a cheap price. It was supposed to be able to store several gigabytes of memory. But as much as he tried, it didn’t work. So he decided to open it up and that’s what he saw. So please, if you go to China or are planning to, always try the things you buy. But I think it will be hard to return stuff once you bought it. In case you don’t know, the wire inside is the extension cord of USB gadgets. How did they even think of doing this?
NEW INVENTION FROM CHINA
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on June 20th, 2007 at 5:52 am
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on June 20th, 2007 at 7:23 am
Blimey, just goes to show that you dont buy things cheap.
on June 21st, 2007 at 4:14 am
that’s outta hold at least 2-3TB
on June 21st, 2007 at 4:21 am
Jesus, Those Chinks are slippery crooks..
on June 21st, 2007 at 4:21 am
Jesus, Those People are slippery crooks..
on June 21st, 2007 at 4:29 am
I bet it wasn’t FCC approved either.
on June 21st, 2007 at 4:41 am
Thanks for the tip,
I’m going to china too and all I keep hearing is stuff like this so I have decided to only buy clearly labelled new stuff even if its more expensive than the same box around the corner.
on June 21st, 2007 at 5:07 am
Are you saying you should overpay for fake items, Andy?
on June 21st, 2007 at 5:13 am
OMG! Confucius, are you listening?
on June 21st, 2007 at 6:10 am
PWNED
on June 21st, 2007 at 6:14 am
Kaufe nie einen zu billigen USB-Stick!…
Pech gehabt ……
on June 22nd, 2007 at 12:08 am
Mac ID on a mem stick? lol
on June 22nd, 2007 at 2:39 am
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on June 22nd, 2007 at 7:32 am
haha that’s hilarious.
on June 22nd, 2007 at 4:00 pm
Hmm… in a D-Link wireless USB adapter case?
on June 23rd, 2007 at 2:52 am
I bought one just like it, and it works great!
on June 23rd, 2007 at 3:20 am
you just have to prove that you arent a retarded, rich, foreigner… also, bargain like a mad man, you honestly wont offend them. Yell at them.
I lived there for quiet a while and at our local Electronics market I always got good deals and wasnt really ever ripped off, but I did see alot of other foreigners get ripped off.
good luck.
on June 23rd, 2007 at 10:00 am
When I was in China I had a (semi)local colleague with me who helped me do all the shopping / bargaining. All the (cheap) gadgets I bought are still working perfectly after 2 years. Half of the things I bought in the US when I went there last year had ‘Made in China’ written on them.
I think last-minute tourist shoppers have a big “rob me” written on their forehead, and the shops there probably have a special inventory just for such people.
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on June 26th, 2007 at 1:59 am
I think it is a fake USB Wi-Fi not a thumbdrive.
USB drive doesn’t need mac id.
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on June 26th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
yeah, haha
chinese people can trick people
we’re the best at it in the world
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on June 26th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
I am chinese,i never saw such USB gadgets,but maybe i have not seen it,such things is rare,please donot think it will happens everywhere in this country.if others come here later,i think you should do shopping in big market,do not buy the goods in the street,because the goods have not quarantee,ourselves donot buy them also,if you know this,you will not meet the things anymore.
At last,welcome to my country,to taste china food,will you have a happy travel!
on June 27th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
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on June 28th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Being a Chinese myself, I know how insecure any foreigner living in China must feel considering the amount of fake stuff you come across. But, like some people have mentioned, get gadgets are real stores, like Creative stores, that actually sell real stuff. Maybe they don’t have discounts, but after you live there for a while and get to know what stores are reliable, you won’t have a problem.
This is probably why people around the world are prejudiced against “Made in China” stuff. Salespeople have kept telling me (not knowing I’m Chinese) that this or that is not made in China! (I’m living in Thailand.) It’s made in Mexico! Original quality! …. Well I guess you really have to look at the brand AND the store. Large-scale retailers are less likely to rip people off (of course, duh).
Be careful though. Not all Chinese dealers are bad, but perhaps many are. Fraud happens anywhere. You name it: China, U.S., Russia, U.K., and all the other big names. Different kinds, different frequency. Low-cost merchandise–maybe you should check your motive too! A few more dollars could worth the security of buying in a good store.
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on July 2nd, 2007 at 12:08 pm
That label is IDENTICAL to the one on my router.
I guess that is just their way of screwing people over that are looking for a good deal.
on July 3rd, 2007 at 12:33 am
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Wow
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on July 19th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
My god, I wonder are they selling this stuff to locals also.
on July 20th, 2007 at 11:51 pm
You just can’t beat these guys for innovation.
I bought a USB key “on sale” not too long ago that didn’t work. On a lark, I opened it up and found a chip and some other stuff along with a circuit board. Looks like the Chinese have found a way to duplicate the same functionality with fewer (and cheaper) components! This can only mean good news for consumers since this will ultimately bring prices down
on July 22nd, 2007 at 9:23 am
LESTER… Don’t think you can put nasty racist material on here just cos some guys been ripped off. I’ll have you removed from this site if i can.
on August 28th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
I agree with Michael…
on December 6th, 2007 at 5:41 am
as a Chinese im shock with it as well, but im highly self-confident that such things is rare in our country, and such seller could exist just in a short term in the market, after that they were definitely punished by appropriate bureau. By the way i want to say that the most traveler wont be cheated, because such swindler or such counterfeit are obviously detected. im kindly expected that you have a good impression during your travel in China.
on December 21st, 2007 at 8:09 am
David said,
on December 6th, 2007 at 5:41 am
as a Chinese im shock with it as well, but im highly self-confident that such things is rare in our country, and such seller could exist just in a short term in the market, after that they were definitely punished by appropriate bureau. By the way i want to say that the most traveler wont be cheated, because such swindler or such counterfeit are obviously detected. im kindly expected that you have a good impression during your travel in China.
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ABSOLUTELY! I hate it when people do things that make their own country look bad like that - only jerks like that person would do that and I think china’s a wonderful country, being a canadian myself…
on December 23rd, 2007 at 2:52 am
Oh.Thank you for sharing..But just goes to show that you dont buy things cheap.
on December 23rd, 2007 at 3:48 am
Thank you for sharing. By the way i want to say that the most traveler wont be cheated, because such swindler or such counterfeit are obviously detected.
on January 4th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Looks good to me ;_;
on January 9th, 2008 at 7:25 am
What the heck is that?What are they trying to prove by doing this.They are defaming their own selves.Thanks for sharing.
on January 11th, 2008 at 2:02 am
Thank you very much for your sharing.
on February 11th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
What the Heck.Well Chinese products are no reliable to me anymore.
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on February 13th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
hihihi very funny comments up there…
on February 14th, 2008 at 3:08 am
If you haven’t notice…the case is for a USB Wi-fi…
Do Thumb Drive have MAC ID ? NO! Only Networking devices have MAC ID
on February 14th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
hehehe, the quality work paralel with money do you have..
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on February 15th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
You get what you’re paying for.
In this case, I’d rather pay too much than getting crap like that.
on February 18th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
try 1st before u buy.
stupid people buy 1st then try @ home
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on February 20th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Thank a lot for this information. It’s sound good.
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on February 20th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
China has known as a first place to dump e-waste from over the world. They can make anything by that waste such as new monitor, fan, even a flash disk.
on February 24th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
yeah cheap and low quality … like this forum.
on February 28th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
I also found it in thailand, I complained about it, the seller said they just imported from U.S. and he returned my money back…beware of U.S conspiracy…
on February 28th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
sialan
on February 29th, 2008 at 2:28 am
I just bought my self exactly like that, works great!
Exactly what i’m looking for! need to buy more!
on March 4th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
not a bad try for bucksss.. wuhehehe
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on March 12th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
well..
why did you buy it, is it just because its cheap?
you should be more caution.
but maybe the economic condition there force them to do such a thing…
on March 22nd, 2008 at 2:55 am
well, IMHO.. doin stuff like shouting racism over such a matter, is clearly unacceptable. not that racism is ever appropriate, anyways.
the way i see it, its more to being funny. sure, the guy who bought the thumbdrive did lose a few bucks (not much im sure). but maybe he did get a few laugh out of it, after all. i mean, it certainly is unexpected, right?
well, now that i have got the chance to know such thing could actually happen, i’ll make sure to be really careful. especially when it involves money that is not so little in amount
on April 3rd, 2008 at 10:16 am
That is great. Thank you so much for sharing.
on April 6th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Great. Thank you very much for sharing.
on April 7th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Wow. Great. Many thanks for sharing.
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on April 13th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
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on April 17th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
good job
on April 18th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Great. Thank you for sharing.
on July 5th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Wow. Cool.