Fake 30 TB Walmart SSD Scam! - Krazy Ken’s Tech Talk

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Krazy Ken found a "30 TB" SSD on Walmart for $40? His B.S. detector is overloading!

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[AMD]

Talk about this "AGAIN"...people need to understand realistic prices and Walmart needs to vet the vendors and how they get on their platform.

[kerethmakura]

It's like being offered a new Ferrari for $100, you've got to realise that something is screwy.

[RaduTek]

That SD card is most likely a rejected card from a legit manufacturer like SanDisk or Samsung. These cards failed the QC tests at the factory and somehow got smuggled out of the factory for them to be used in shady products such as these. I wouldn't trust it with any sensible data even if it performs fine for the moment.

[cobaltretrotech]

I once got an SSD from WalMart in person that was priced and presented as new, even behind a locked glass door, and it still was not only used, but still had someone's data on it, AND a bootcamp partition. I'm not surprised that this is happening

[bibasik]

You deserve an Oscar for pretending to be surprised every time these SSDs turn out to be USB 2.0!

[AidenRKrone]

Back in 2019, I bought one of those SSDs from Walmart's online marketplace, although the one I bought was 500 GB and was branded as "Kootion". Rather than having a spoofed storage capacity, it would outright crash and lock up my entire computer every time I tried to copy any file to it. I contacted the seller to explain the situation, and surprisingly they fully refunded me and paid for me to ship the item back.

[ExtraSauceOnTheSide]

I would also check whether the USB cable included in the product is even USB 3.0 compatible. I've been noticing cables that claim they support USB 3.0 and even color the plugs blue, but are only wired for USB 2.0.

[Thatguy]

Ken's credit card company must hate him for all the chargebacks he has to do.

[theodoros_]

These videos keep getting better, It's clear that you're putting a lot of effort in making these! You explained everything very well, and I had a good laugh at the same time.

[jnorth]

In these days, there are at least 1000 scammer per 1 consumer. This is exactly why such reviews like the one in this video are so important! Before buying almost literally anything, look up as many reviews as possible of that thing you are about to purchase.
THANK YOU for this great video!

[steve_]

The reason it is faster directly is because the computer uses SD Mode, whereas the enclosure uses SPI mode, which is slowet but doesn't require a license

[RuruFIN]

I love these fake storage device videos, as it's always interesting to see that what they've put inside of the covers of those.

[runforitman]

I hate this trend of huge retailers letting whoever use their name to sell scam / garbage items
It is frustrating

[honda_fanboy]

You need to upload more, I love Scam Busting episodes so much

[.taccord]

I'm so glad someone is finally talking about this. I've seen so many of these on Amazon as of late and I knew these were just using modified controllers

[rayharvey]

WALMART, AMAZON etc...need to hire a bunch of dudes like you to test this kinda crap before they allow it on their websites/store.

[maxtech]

Thanks for debunking theses scam for us ! Keep up the good work :D

[CrispyToast]

10:27 "I am Heavy Weapons Guy... and THIS... is my weapon."

[derrickbrummett]

It's cool watching someone who knows what they're talking about expose these scams.

[apha]

6:11 The transfer to these solid state drives will also slow down if it is getting "too hot." And I mean that in the literal sense. I have an old 256-GB I use for transfers and even after only transferring 50-100gb the plug itself is red hot; you can burn your finger on it. So be careful out there when transferring files.