I'm wondering something about micro sd cards....

[mrmagicm]

I'm wondering something about micro sd cards....Is it possible to get a valid Micro sd of REAL 2TB for a cheap price of around 30€? For example on Ali express? (fake question in reality but, in reality what I mean... it should be possible!!)
What is the minimum price you had for getting a LEGIT 2TB sdd card? Do you REALLY KNOW??
For information for you:
Validrive, h2testw.exe and Flash Drive Tester will allow you to determine if you SD card is fake or real ^^

 

[Sicklyboy]

There's another question you have to ask - even if you do find a real 2TB microSD for that price, is it going to be reliable? Is it going to have even marginally acceptable read/write speeds?

I would look to an online store like Amazon for pricing, even if you're not planning to buy from them, the prices for 2TB microSD cards there from reliable brands is the earmark I'd follow for what expected pricing would be, minus say 25-35% if you want to consider the possibility of lucking out and finding a lesser known brand that does work out to be reliable. Since 2TB microSD cards are sitting around $200-$300 USD on Amazon US right now and 1TB ones are going for sub-$100, I'd have to imagine that somewhere around $150 is the most realistic good price you could even hope for for a card that's not a piece of e-waste right out of the box

 

[Hayato213]

2tb micro sd cost $200+ tax

 

[mrmagicm]

The TRUE problem is this:
You find so many 2TB at max 30€, who pays a 2TB for 200€? This has made all 200€ 2TB unsellable at that price. Also, what is the REAL cost of creating a 64TB sdd card? a 256TB ssd card? A 2 TB card??
I bet that in REALITY, the REAL cost for creating REAL cards of those are not so far away for each other!! In reality, they try to sell silver the price of gold or even platinum, and that is a TRUE Problem!!! Only the high demand make the product worth a lot, but in REAL, it's no so high cost at all to create one with machine, of course!!! IS CHINA going to OVERSELL those products at highest price forever?? In people's mind, a 2tb micro sd will never cost 200€ because it's not a fair price a all for what it does, Meaning, it doesn't worth half a PS5 for example! By the way....HAYATO213....The guy that spoke to me at a certain time saying that 2TB micro sd cards didn't existed at all ^^ Know let me tell you....The ELITE people will always have true technology BEFORE common people, and I am the one saying that common people should have acess to common technology and even more.

 

[Robert Newbie]

Unfortunately, memory is expensive. A 4TB external HDD will probably run for about $200 USD, and a 4TB external SSD is about $100 USD more. A 2TB MicroSD card is definitely going to be in that range, and I recommend recognizable brands, like SanDisk.

I did once use an off brand USB thumb drive, but it heated up and started corrupting data. Since I was only using it for transfers, I didn't lose anything, but it was a good lesson on its own.

 

[Lostbhoy]

Guaranteed it's a fake card. No way are you getting 2tb for that price.

Take the chance and find out

 

[mrmagicm]

We all know that guyz! but your mind are Lazy.
But nobody responded to the question what is the REAL cost of creating a 64TB sdd card? a 256TB ssd card? A 2 TB card in comparison?? The question is: As the 3rd one platinum inside and not the others? The response is surely NO. Only the method to build it is "different" and not really it's component. What I also mean, even at 30€, I can ASSURE you, the 2TB ssd card costed less to build and you don't even know it because so many people have a stupid mind, PEOPLE LIKE YOU, thinking that because the size is much more, the product has to cost more, do you understand know the REAL subject?? Is there a person on this planet or someone capable of telling the truth, someone from those firms that are kinda lying to people by omission? ^^
Also, don't be stupid guyz, 8TB ssd cards "already" exist, they just wait to fullfill a demand market first of 256GB/1TB/2TB.

Ps: You were already some kind of fools to buy 8Mb usb key a long time ago at highest price ^^

 

[ChibiMofo]

The TRUE problem is this:
You find so many 2TB at max 30€, who pays a 2TB for 200€? This has made all 200€ 2TB unsellable at that price. Also, what is the REAL cost of creating a 64TB sdd card? a 256TB ssd card? A 2 TB card??
I bet that in REALITY, the REAL cost for creating REAL cards of those are not so far away for each other!! In reality, they try to sell silver the price of gold or even platinum, and that is a TRUE Problem!!!

LOL! Any time you want to entertain us with your... uh... interesting economic and engineering theories, please feel free. Just know that there are adults present who have a clue about these things. And where are these magical 64TB and 256TB SSD cards you speak of? You a visitor from an alternate universe?
No. The cost of creating a 2TB is SUBSTANTIALLY higher than created a 512GB drive. For one thing, the yields are quite different.

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We all know that guyz! but your mind are Lazy.
I can ASSURE you, the 2TB ssd card costed less to build and you don't even know it because so many people have a stupid mind, PEOPLE LIKE YOU, thinking that because the size is much more, the product has to cost more, do you understand know the REAL subject?? Is there a person on this planet or someone capable of telling the truth, someone from those firms that are kinda lying to people by omission? ^^
Also, don't be stupid guyz, 8TB ssd cards "already" exist, they just wait to fullfill a demand market first of 256GB/1TB/2TB.

Ps: You were already some kind of fools to buy 8Mb usb key a long time ago at highest price ^^

It is always particularly entertaining and a great start to my day to be called "lazy," "stupid" and a "fool" by a moron. Thanks for that.

 

[sudeki300]

at least back it up with some proof apart from " I ASSURE YOU" OP.

 

[mrmagicm]

@ChibiMofo : Didn't said it was that high, but said it was much higher than actual size.
Let me tell you AGAIN: creating a 2TB sdd card is Substantially NOT so higher than creating a 256GB one.
It's like for example: Chanel No. 5 Eau de Parfum (100 ml)

1. Estimated Production Cost:​

• Raw materials (essential oils, alcohol, etc.): $5–$15
• Bottle and packaging: $5–$10
• Manufacturing and filling: $2–$5
• Total direct cost: $12–$30

2. Retail Price: Sold for $100–$150 (or even more in some luxury stores).

But SURELY Chibimofo, you might be the type of guy who thinks the true value of a channel 5 is around 130€ as a good price......^^

 

[The Real Jdbye]

The TRUE problem is this:
You find so many 2TB at max 30€

No, you don't. Those aren't real.

@ChibiMofo : Didn't said it was that high, but said it was much higher than actual size.
Let me tell you AGAIN: creating a 2TB sdd card is Substantially NOT so higher than creating a 256GB one.
It's like for example: Chanel No. 5 Eau de Parfum (100 ml)

1. Estimated Production Cost:​

• Raw materials (essential oils, alcohol, etc.): $5–$15
• Bottle and packaging: $5–$10
• Manufacturing and filling: $2–$5
• Total direct cost: $12–$30

2. Retail Price: Sold for $100–$150 (or even more in some luxury stores).

But SURELY Chibimofo, you might be the type of guy who thinks the true value of a channel 5 is around 130€ as a good price......^^

Maybe not. They're more complicated to manufacture (requiring more advanced machinery), but in the end, the raw materials, logistics, employee wages etc. don't change.
But there are other considerations than just how much something costs to make. You have to factor in how much time it takes to make, and what your factory's maximum capacity is. Every hour the factory spends making one thing, is time the factory isn't spending making another thing. That time is valuable too. And manufacturing time on the more advanced, state of the art machinery is more desirable and worth more than manufacturing time on old machinery. Plus the new machinery has to pay for its initial (high) cost.
On top of that there are R&D costs with any new product in terms of man hours and prototypes.

 

[Lostbhoy]

There is no debate here... They are fake.

But you can prove us all wrong by taking the plunge, rather than asking is this real then bash every answer you didn't want to hear!

 

[RAHelllord]

Just buy the fake 2tb card off of aliexpress for 30€ and realize you've gotten a relabelled 8gb card if you're lucky.

Right now only two companies can make actual 2TB MicroSD cards so whatever price they set is the price you're going to have to pay for one. Any other listing is fake, plain and simple, and that won't change anytime soon.

 

[mrmagicm]

"There is no debate here... They are fake.", Again, stupid reply, we all know that, the question is:
A 2TB doesn't really cost 200€ so why do people pay that price?
What am I saying, is that a 2TB ssd card is trully around 30€ max for real (with manufacturer making a profit out of it!).

It's like penicillin, it's priceless because it saves lives, BUT it's VERY cheap to produce in realittbut a 75 cents a gram I would say!
Are you all dumbass thinking Remdesivir is still working and the best against covid, also thinking it deserves it's price, do many of you think paying a ps5 from a scalper paid 2000€ is fine?

The Real Jdbye​

Maybe not. They're more complicated to manufacture (requiring more advanced machinery), but in the end, the raw materials, logistics, employee wages etc. don't change.... Plus the new machinery has to pay for its initial (high) cost.....On top of that there are R&D costs"

.......I HAVE TO SAY YOUR arguments are ALL FAKE as the same a 10€ 2TB card is fake , the logistics is the SAME as before except putting new labels; the new machinery is not so new as you think, only the R&D (and labo-testing you forgot) is true but has long been paid off after 6 month and after selling millions, but still people like you have CONVINCED 200€ is the "real" price.....That is the putting the true fake in people's mind.....Amazing ^^ I want a Director of a manufacture here, to admit who much they make profits out of it! .....Please ALL take the BLUE PILL!

 

[Evilengine]

Ok, about the perfume example, let me post a simple answer about that:

Some perfumes are very expensive because they are made with rare and valuable ingredients. Here's a simple way to understand it:


Imagine you're baking cookies. If you use regular chocolate chips, your cookies will taste good and not cost much. But if you use fancy chocolate from a faraway place that’s hard to find, the cookies will taste even better—but they’ll also be more expensive to make.


Perfume works the same way. Expensive perfumes often use ingredients that are:

1. Rare – Like oil from a special flower that only blooms once a year.
2. Hard to get – Like musk from a deer (which is now mostly banned and replaced with safe copies).
3. Takes a lot to make a little – For example, it can take thousands of rose petals to make just a few drops of rose oil.

These valuable ingredients make the perfume smell richer, last longer, and feel more special. That’s why the price goes up!

Oh and it is so great, that ChatGPT can answer without so much insult or irrational ideas.

1. More Memory Means More Tiny Circuits​

Inside a microSD card, there are tiny memory cells where data is stored. High-memory cards (like 512GB or 1TB) need way more of these tiny cells packed into the same small space.

• Making so many tiny parts is very hard and precise work.
• The smaller the parts, the more advanced the machines and designs must be.
• That high-tech process costs a lot of money to develop and run.

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2. Lower Yields (More Waste)​

When manufacturers try to make high-capacity chips, many of them don’t turn out perfect. Some may have errors or not work well.

• So, for every batch they make, fewer good chips come out.
• That means each working chip is more expensive, because they have to throw away the bad ones.

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3. More Testing and Quality Control​

High-capacity cards have to work fast and safely store a lot of data.

• They go through more testing to make sure they don’t lose your files.
• This adds time and cost to the production.

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4. Supply and Demand​

Fewer people buy 1TB cards than 32GB ones, so they are made in smaller numbers. When something is made less often, it usually costs more.

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So, in short:​

Even though they’re small and look the same, making high-memory microSD cards is way harder and riskier, and that’s what makes them much more expensive—not just the materials.


Let me know if you want a fun analogy for this too!

 

[Moseii]

.......I HAVE TO SAY YOUR arguments are ALL FAKE as the same a 10€ 2TB card is fake , the logistics is the SAME as before except putting new labels; the new machinery is not so new as you think, only the R&D (and labo-testing you forgot) is true but has long been paid off after 6 month and after selling millions, but still people like you have CONVINCED 200€ is the "real" price.....That is the putting the true fake in people's mind.....Amazing ^^ I want a Director of a manufacture here, to admit who much they make profits out of it! .....Please ALL take the BLUE PILL!

economy of scale, as they produce more of them they become cheaper.. the truth is, the average consumer is not buying a 1TB or a 2TB SD card, as more people adopt it, it's gonna become cheaper :/

 

[DinohScene]

in 10 years orso you might get one on Aliexpress for 30 quid.
As of today, no.