SSD НАКОПИТЕЛЬ C OZON на 32ТБ за 1900р

Summary

A man ordered a suspiciously cheap 32TB SSD drive from a Russian e-commerce site. Upon receiving it, he found it was actually just a low-speed SD card masked to appear as 32TB. After extensive troubleshooting, he disassembled the fake drive, revealing the scam. He warns viewers not to fall for such tricks, criticizes the e-commerce site for allowing these scams, and argues that while enterprising, such dishonest practices should not exist in modern China's prosperous economy.

Takeaways

• 🛠 The video presents a cautionary tale about an incredibly low-priced 32 TB external SSD drive purchased from Ozone, a large online marketplace, which turned out to be a scam.
• 💸 Highlighting the surprisingly low cost of 1,900 rubles for a supposedly high-capacity SSD, the video sets up a context of skepticism from the start.
• 💻 Upon receiving and testing the SSD, it's revealed that the device's actual performance and capacity are far below advertised, indicating a common scam involving exaggerated storage capacities.
• 📦 The SSD's physical appearance, including a neat box and high-quality assembly, is misleading, masking the inferior quality of the product inside.
• 🔍 Technical analysis shows the SSD's data transfer speeds are abnormally low for an SSD, with a maximum of 10-15 MB/s, suggesting it contains a much cheaper storage component.
• 💎 Despite the SSD showing a capacity of almost 32 TB on Windows, further investigation suggests this is likely due to manipulated firmware to fake the storage amount.
• 🛡️ Efforts to uncover the true capacity of the SSD using various software tools were inconclusive, but it's strongly suspected to be no more than 32 GB, a fraction of the claimed size.
• 🔧 Disassembling the SSD reveals a simple SD card used as the storage medium, confirming suspicions of fraudulent misrepresentation of the product's true capacity.
• 📜 The video criticizes both the scammers for exploiting consumers and the online marketplace Ozone for failing to adequately vet sellers and products, allowing such scams to proliferate.
• 🛏 The narrator's experiment underscores the importance of skepticism and due diligence when purchasing tech products from too-good-to-be-true listings, especially on large online platforms.

Q & A

What product did the person order that prompted them to make this video?

The person ordered a 32TB external SSD drive for only 1900 rubles.

What did the product actually turn out to be?

The product turned out to be a regular USB flash drive with a fake 32TB volume that only stored a small fraction of data.

How did the product packaging and appearance mislead the buyer?

The SSD drive had a neat box, all-metal body, high-quality assembly with no signs of use. It looked like a real premium SSD.

What speed issue indicated the product was not actually an SSD?

The data transfer speed was only 10-15 MB/s instead of the 400-500 MB/s expected for an SSD.

What internal component did the disassembly reveal?

Disassembly revealed a small mini SD card rather than an actual SSD inside.

How did the fake 32TB volume work?

The firmware spoofed a 32TB volume but only allowed storage of a small fraction of data.

Why was it difficult to get a refund from the marketplace?

The firmware maintained a fake 32TB volume even after formatting, making it hard to prove the real capacity.

How much did the SD card inside likely cost?

The mini SD card inside likely cost around 300 rubles.

What enabled the rise of such scams according to the video?

The video suggests that China's economic growth and entrepreneurial culture enabled such scams.

What does the video recommend to stop these scams?

The video recommends that marketplaces like Ozon should stop allowing the sale of such fraudulent products.