$30 generic SSD's - where the hell did these come from

Lpsyphon11 on 29/05/2021 - 21:35
Last edited 29/05/2021 - 22:11 by 1 other user

Looking at diskprices i saw a $36 2TB "SSD" here

I've picked up one out of curiosity, but after doing more digging, it looks like they are everywhere on ebay. Examples are here: one two three

I've tried searching where they are sourced from, but cant figure out what's going on.

Let me know if you guys have any ideas, otherwise ill get one in a few weeks and will open it up to see what's going on.

Computing Computer Component SSD

Comments

  • 4foxache on 29/05/2021 - 21:50
    +11

    Most likely 128gb if you're lucky… try to put any more than that on it and will likely get errors. No way its actually 2TB.

    • psyphon11 on 29/05/2021 - 21:54

      we will see. they already sent me the notice that it was shipped. ETA in 2ish weeks. I'll tear it apart then.

      • shadowangel on 29/05/2021 - 22:13
        +11

        100% fake drive.

      • SF3 on 29/05/2021 - 22:44
        +2

        Don’t ghost us ok?

        • psyphon11 on 29/05/2021 - 22:48
          +2

          no worries

      • errorius on 30/05/2021 - 15:18
        +2

        No need in tearing it apart, use h2testw.

    • [Deactivated] on 30/05/2021 - 06:22

      They probably are 1TB or 2TB but laptop hdd not ssd…

      • psyphon11 on 30/05/2021 - 12:15

        the whole package is smaller than a laptop HD so its going to be wose than that

  • xuqi on 29/05/2021 - 22:15
    +10

    LOL @ - Speed: 3600RPM

    • Munki Kundi on 30/05/2021 - 07:20
      +2

      Haha that's really fast for an SSD. Hope it doesn't start flying in the air at those speeds! Lol

  • Liamhos08 on 29/05/2021 - 22:34

    $30 for a 2TB with the performance of a T7, eBay money back guarantee FTW!

  • petry on 29/05/2021 - 23:03

    cheaper at wish

    • psyphon11 on 29/05/2021 - 23:05

      In this situation, I wanted the price protection until I know what the hell is inside lol

      • petry on 29/05/2021 - 23:06

        very wise - look well iffy

  • Mechz on 29/05/2021 - 23:40
    +4

    Did they replace the 'Buy it Now' button with a 'Scam Me Now' button or something?

  • Yummy on 30/05/2021 - 04:42
    +3

    Kesoto reuseable diaper

    Kesoto inflatable boat cover

    Kesoto silicone human skin practice

    Kesoto horse hairbrush

    and Kesoto 2TB SSD…

    I think they are the new Xiaomi wannabe. /s

  • bobokingdom on 30/05/2021 - 07:48
    +7

    A Variation of this product?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iMm6wIktNk

  • Cheeper on 30/05/2021 - 11:42
    +1

    $36 paperweight… deal!!

    • AlienC on 30/05/2021 - 19:29

      There are worse paperweights.

      I am just happy that so far my scam total in my lifetime has been under $1000 total I think and never falling for another one again I have learnt my lesson enough times now.

      The biggest scam I have to face now is learning to manage my food budget because eating out is a scam I need to start eating only home cooked meals but the luxury is so nice sometimes oh well.

  • Bayleaf on 30/05/2021 - 12:13
    +1

    Look like a perfect secret santa gift for co-workers you hate during Christmas.

  • GaryG on 30/05/2021 - 19:16
    +1

    Must admit I was tempted by these on eBay, slightly more but still ridiculously cheap. So looking forward to hearing what you get and hoping it isn't total crap.

  • psyphon11 on 09/06/2021 - 14:22
    +2

    My package arrived. So far, I have just plugged in disk and just checked its info. No SMART settings and transfer rates are under 20MB/s. Next will be to run h2testw and see what the true size of this disk is. That might take a while until the verifier throws up an error.

    Funny shit, it is a USB2 device as well. It is most likely this scam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFY5hd273lI

  • psyphon11 on 09/06/2021 - 16:33

    Description: [E:]USB Mass Storage Device(VendorCo ProductCode)
    Device Type: Mass Storage Device

    Protocal Version: USB 2.00
    Current Speed: High Speed
    Max Current: 100mA

    USB Device ID: VID = 048D PID = 1234
    Serial Number: 7640511086192798920

    Device Vendor: USB
    Device Name: Disk 2.0
    Device Revision: 0200

    Manufacturer: VendorCo
    Product Model: ProductCode
    Product Revision: 2.00

    Controller Vendor: FirstChip
    Controller Part-Number: FC1179
    Flash ID code: 2CC41832A200 - Micron MT29F512G08EBHBF - 2CE/Single Channel [TLC-16K]

    Possible Flash Part-Number

    [1CE]MT29F512G08EBHBF x 2 pcs/Channel x 1 Channel

    Flash ID mapping table

    [Channel 0] [Channel 1]
    2CC41832A200 ————
    2C2C2C2C2C2C ————
    2CC41832A200 ————
    2C2C2C2C2C2C ————
    2C2C2C2C2C2C ————
    2C2C2C2C2C2C ————
    2C2C2C2C2C2C ————
    2C2C2C2C2C2C ————

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