| From: Alvin Starr via talk <talk@gtalug.org> | On 2023-01-02 14:17, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: | > <https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07LG1PJMH> | Well they have drives up to 2TB. | | https://www.amazon.ca/stores/SPSiliconPower/page/CECA89EF-0FF0-46E2-AC1A-60C... Yes. I kind of think that the 512 is a sweet spot, but of course that depends on your needs. I have notebooks with only 64G of "disk" (eMMC) but I feel the constraints. The 512G is at the lowest cost per byte (in this line) and is plenty of space for things I do. | On the other hand there are tales like the following. | | https://datarecovery.com/2022/03/the-2tb-flash-drive-scam-why-high-capacity-... I've heard a lot of reports of USB sticks and SD cards being couterfeit. That doesn't seem to happen with reputable brands from reputable dealers. There was one infamous exception: Amazon (used to) mingle their SD cards with other vendors SD cards in their warehouse. So "sold by Amazon" SD cards could actually be supplied by a disreputable vendor. All hell broke loose when counterfeits were found. Also (not really a problem?) Amazon would source SD cards intended for other countries and sell them in Canada and the US. Grey market. I kind of like this since it erodes price discrimination-by-country. I'm convinced that this is a real SSD. Not a top tier one, but very cost-effective. If you want a really good SSD, you want one with DRAM. Unfortunately they seem to be quite a bit more expensive. A 500G Crucial MX500 is $69.99 at Canada Computers (much worse on Amazon.ca). The 1TB MX500 is 101.50 at Amazon.ca.