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Crucial is my go-to brand for reliability at reasonable prices. Otherwise: * Kingston has an excellent reputation for reliability, as does Lexar, but you ofte
by frognumber 3y ago
Crucial is my go-to brand for reliability at reasonable prices.
Otherwise:
* Kingston has an excellent reputation for reliability, as does Lexar, but you often pay a premium.
* Samsung and Intel are considered good, but they do occasionally make specific subpar models.
Crucial is my go-to, thought.
I also buy direct to avoid knock-offs. Buying premium brands from eBay or Amazon especially makes no sense, since knock-offs are so !@#$% common.
- ciupicri 3y agoLexar was bought by the Chinese company Longsys. Kingston has a reputation for bait and switch as in the V300 scandal (https://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand https://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ss...).
- frognumber 3y agoDid that result in a decline in Lexar quality? It's a serious question. - Many Chinese firms bought established brand names in order to milk a cash cow and sell junk at premium prices. - Many others did so with very good products, and seem to be doing a nice job sustaining those brands and are investing in this long-term. I don't know what happened here. ThinkPads don't seem any worse under Lenovo than late IBM, and GE Appliances, if anything, went up in quality.
- ciupicri 3y agoI bought an SD card for someone a couple of years ago and he had no issues, but I can't remember if it was after the acquisition or before.
- Smoosh 3y agoKingston were being anti-consumer around 10 years ago. I don’t know if they have improved their practices since then. https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/184253-ssd-shadiness-kingston-and-pny-caught-bait-and-switching-cheaper-components-after-good-reviews https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/184253-ssd-shadiness-kin...