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      Be wary of bargain SSD drives: Fake 30TB Hard Drive That’s Actually Two Small SD Cards in a Trench Coat

      news.movim.eu / gadgeteerza-tech-blog • 31 August 2022

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    Until Monday, Walmart shoppers could grab an incredible deal: a massive solid state hard drive (SSD) for the incredible price of $17.99. Often, similar drives go for much more, depending on their size. Generally, a TB of storage on an SSD can cost between $50 to $100.

    A cybersecurity researcher bought the same item from AliExpress and took it apart. Walmart removed the hard drive after Motherboard contacted the company.

    See https://www.vice.com/en/article/akek8e/walmart-30tb-ssd-hard-drive-scam-sd-cards

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