Are cheap SD cards actually a false economy?

[VoidSentinel74]

I have bought a few no name SD cards over the years and they always seem to fail eventually. At this point I am wondering if it is just better to stick to known brands like Samsung EVO Select 128GB microSD Card or SanDisk Extreme PRO 128GB SDXC UHS-I Card even if they cost more upfront.

[TeaAndCode72]

Yes 100 percent false economy I lost data twice before switching to branded cards. I also bought fakes from China. So I'm only buying from Amazon now.

[VidiTechnica]

The failure rate on cheap cards is just not worth the risk if your data matters at all.

[HeartbreakKidStinger64]

I use Samsung EVO for everything now and have not had a single failure yet.

[Oscar_86]

You end up paying more replacing failed cards so just buy a good one once.

[KeyboardWarrior47]

Yeah that is about right. Yeah been there.

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