Massive MicroSD Card Survey Exposes Fakes and Performance Discrepancies
2025-07-02
Tech enthusiast Matt Cole launched a massive MicroSD card survey, testing over 200 cards and writing over 18PB of data. The results revealed counterfeit cards, inflated capacities, and huge performance discrepancies. Cole used 8 machines and 70 card readers, writing 101TB of data daily to assess authenticity, performance, and endurance. The report features comprehensive charts allowing users to quickly understand the pros and cons of different brands and models, recommending top performers like the Kingston Canvas Go! Plus. The survey also found significant performance differences between cards of the same brand purchased from different platforms, for example, Amazon vs. AliExpress.