Danger! Watch out for high capacity SanDisk CF cards going for “insane” prices, especially on eBay.

Fortunately, there are a number of tell- tale signs, which indicate a counterfeit CF card, though those committing the fraud are becoming increasingly good at disguising it.

Among these are…

• Performance - Write speed significantly lower than genuine SanDisk CF cards
• Operation - Your camera may fail to operate correctly and the red LED may be flashing indefinitely
• Label printing - In direct comparison, the counterfeit cards will show poor label printing quality
• CF card casing print - Counterfeit cards will be lacking correct batch number and manufacturer ID printing

We have received and examined one of these cards and have found that:

• The card labeled SanDisk Extreme IV 8.0 GB in reality is an 8.0 GB CF Card made by Apacer (No indications of Apacer being
• involved in the fraud!)
• The card performs at 1/4 the speed of an original SanDisk Extreme IV 8.0 GB CF Card
• The counterfeit CF card does not support UDMA performance
• The counterfeit CF card will work in a non- UDMA compliant device, such as a 35mm DSLR camera
• The official Apacer 8.0 GB CF card sells for USD 148 on E-Bay
• SanDisk Extreme IV 8.0 GB CF Cards list at USD 269

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