Those free USB sticks in your drawer are somehow crappier than you thought
arstechnica.com
Rejected chips, hidden microSD cards plague the USB stick market.

Many have microSD cards soldered to their circuit boards.

  • smotherlove@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    311·
    11 months ago

    The rough part is that quality products are now hard to come by even when you’re willing to spend more.

    • Squizzy@lemmy.world
      11·
      10 months ago

      Absolutely, the companies are just so big the choice is so small so they can all be shit

      • smotherlove@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        31·
        10 months ago

        I put the blame more on retailers for failing to assure the quality and authenticity of what they sell. You pay for one thing and get another.