128GB MicroSD card

[sniffs]

Did a quick search on ebay and I'm seeing tons of these 128GB MicroSD cards for like $15-$20 bucks.. I'm assuming some sort of knockoff/generic brand, but are they trustworthy? will it ruin my slot eventually?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USA-SELLER-Micro-SD-128GB-TF-Memory-Card-Class-10-With-Adapter-/321532714148?pt=US_Cellphone_Memory_Cards&hash=item4adcd7dca4

http://www.ebay.com/itm/128gb-Micro-SD-Card-w-Adapter-Class-10-microSDHC-ADATA-USA-Seller-/281449377984?pt=US_Cellphone_Memory_Cards&hash=item4187b0b0c0

There are tons of these... wth?

 

[mchockeyvette27]

I'd snatch one right now too but I'd rather not mess anything up in my phone. Lol

 

[mrbowlman]

Be careful of unbelievable SD Card deals on ebay. Many are fake. I've run across this a few times. For example, on a supposed 32GB card, it worked just fine until I tried to put more than 2GB of data on it. Upon really examining the outside of the card, I noticed the 3 in 32GB was a different font than the 2. The card itself had been modified to display 32GB of storage space to the operating system, though it could only physically hold 2GB.

If sounds too good to be true...

 

[TarekElsakka]

I would stay on the safe side and not risk it. Try to only buy Micro SD cards from reputable brands.

 

[Mooncatt]

One red flag I noticed on the second link is it claims it's a 128 GB microSDHC (emphasis mine).

The HC classification is only up to 32 GB. Any larger would be labeled microSDXC.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital

As others suggested, stay away from generic cheap cards.

 

[sniffs]

Thanks everyone. I'd rather spend a little bit more money and get something authentic than risk ruining my SD slot by cheap knockoffs..

 

[Mooncatt]

For what it's worth, I haven't heard of any knock offs damaging the device, only that they don't have the advertised space.

 

[TarekElsakka]

And that they're probably far from being class 10 or having those transfer speeds.