Kingston 32GB Fake USB Scandal
Last week i happened to buy a 32GB kingston USB 2.0 Data traveller. The offer was so tempting that we couldnt resist from buying a 32GB USB.
We bought the USB from a guy we met in one of the top malls in cochin. The guy sold the USB for 1000rs to us. We later figured out from the shop keepers there that they bought the same for 500rs. They said a courier guy came and said he got a missaddressed courier and he want to sell off the consignment. A little bit of bargain and everypeople ended up buying 3 and 4 USB’s for Rs 500 from the guy.
The problem is that the USB dosent work properly. You can transfer data upto 11GB and more than that the transfer hangs. There is also problem recovering data from the USB. If you stop the transfer the USB renames itself into some symbols and all the files and folders also get corrupt and has strange file names.
We are trying to find out a solution to this as lots of my friends bought the same. The guy usuallly approaches Offices and Malls and says the same thing. So next time somebody comes to you! Guys Beware. DO not BUY!
Note: Upto 4GB the USB seems to work fine. I’ll update more here on the status!
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February 18th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
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February 18th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
i bought exactly the same one….got cheated.!
May 24th, 2009 at 6:09 am
Be aware of Fake Kingston 32 GB pendrive
Hi … me too experienced the same,
2 guyz approached me and told they have 32 GB pendrive and they can give it for 500
(initially told Rs.1300). The package looked original so before buying we tried to check
whether its working or not,He gave us 3 peices to us to check and come when plugged to the PC all 3 showed 31.2 GB of free space. In the mean while
1 of my friend searched in the google and reported about this blog.
Thanks for the comments, we have not bought the fake Kingston 32 GB pendrive.
(we have a thought of buying 2 pieces)
September 2nd, 2009 at 9:30 am
This happens in Bangalore too. I brought the same for Rs 500. Initially he said 1200 and we negotiated for 500 since we brought 4 Nos. We tried formatting it while checking. The formatting was successful and we brought it. But later when we tried to copy more data it changes to write protected mode.
September 18th, 2009 at 3:31 am
This happened with me in Pune.
Bought it for really cheap and now I am using it as a 1 gb pen drive.
Lost 500 Rs.
Please be aware guys. Even the hologram on the packing is fake.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:28 am
mmmm…
i heard also there’s a sign which we could see
before we buy it,
so then we may recognize it as a fake one…
but how?
March 24th, 2010 at 4:21 am
Thanks a lot for your post. One guy offered same to us today and we are checking whether the GB is correct or not. Just got doubt about the finishing and packaging got into google search.
Find this post and very happy to read this. Just saved mine Rs 400 + my friends money too.
The image posted helped us to identify the fake immediately.
Thanks a lot for such posts.
Shrikanth
March 30th, 2010 at 8:48 am
FRAUD!!!!!!!!!!!!
FRAUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dont buy… i m cheateddddd….
June 14th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Its so funny that so many of the guys are cheated…. Buy only originals from the authorized dealers and never buy computer accessories from passer by….
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:35 am
i m cheted
i brought this pen drive
at Rs 800
do no buy this one
March 14th, 2011 at 9:59 am