Inside a fake $20 '16TB external M.2 SSD'
This was more disappointing than I was expecting. And my expectations were rock-bottom to start with.
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![Full of promises!](https://www.zdnet.com/a/img/resize/9a9391eed47c1d3ebe71c9f101b944b6e7b33b6b/2022/05/12/2f9ca8da-8cd8-4a6e-add7-9a60f8286516/img-6114.jpg?auto=webp&width=1280)
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Full of promises!
For the complete story on this fake drive, click here.
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Lots of promises of M.2 goodness
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Promises, promises
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Well, the bag and cable look nice
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The drive spills its secrets...
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No M.2 drive in sight
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64GB microSD card (that's corrupted beyond recovery)
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Essentially a USB-C microSD card reader
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Inside a fake $20 '16TB external M.2 SSD'
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