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2.0 out of 5 starsWOW at the quality
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2021
I'm not new to technology; wrote my first game back in the 80's. Studied computer science in the 90's and worked in the industry since 1996. I've seen tech come and go, including the introduction of MicoSD cards.
I've ALWAYS purchased SanDisk cards as they have been super-reliable and used them in phones, tablets, security cameras, dashcams, action cams and Raspberry Pis.
When I purchased this SanDisk Ultra, I noticed the sudden flimsy feel of the plastic used. So much so, one actually snapped when inserting it into a Raspberry Pi (and I wasn't being a gorilla with it - the plastic is really soft). Amazon thankfully replaced it with another one (Thanks A!).
The replacement came and I decided to put it into my GoPro 9. All was good until I came to record video - it would stutter and even give corrupted recordings. Not good.
I plugged it into my card reader and now the computer isn't reading the card. When I took it out of the card reader, the card was VERY hot. Not "fry an egg" hot, but i've not felt it be that hot before.
I tried another card reader - same. Unable to read the drive. Device Manager won't let me manage it - Disc Error... so it wasn't a case the drive needed re-building.
Again, Amazon agreed to refund me this card now - so i'll buy another Lexar High Performance 633x card - which hasn't had these issues!