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KINGSTON 32 GB PEN DRIVE Complaints & Reviews - ITS A FAKE PEN DRIVE.

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KINGSTON 32 GB PEN DRIVE

Vakharia Ankit Send email on Dec 27, 2008
ITS A FAKE PEN DRIVE.
I HAVE BOUGHT KINGSTON 32 GB PEN DRIVE FROM UNKNOWN PERSON,
WHEN I BOUGHT IT, I JUST CHECKED ITS CAPACITY WHICH WAS SHOWING PERFECT,
BUT AFTER A USE WHAT I KNEW...

1. The data in the pendrive got corrupted due to bad sectors.
2. On coping pictures I found out that only till 512MB of data was intact, the rest got corrupted.
3. Formatting the Pendrive was of no use.
4. I tried using windows Disk Check utility to see whether the bad sectors could be recovered but the program used to hang on initiating it.
5. On opening the pendrive I saw the PCB was in a pretty bad condition.
6. Only a 512MB RAM Chip was used in the PCB.

I AM NOT ONLY THE PERSON FACING THIS PROBLEM, LOTS OF PEOPLES FACING THE SAME PROBLEM...

NOW TO WHOM I CAN GIVE THE COMPLAIN FOR THIS CHEATING HAPPENED WITH ME...

ISN'T RESPONSIBILITY OF KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY TO FIND OUT THE CHEATERS & STOP THERE ACTIVITIES.
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Jan 1, 2009 by P.janarthan Kanna Send email
mee too facing the same problem, dont know what to be done
Jan 5, 2009 by Nick Send email
Hi...I was facing the same problem...This guide helped me figuring out the solution. Try this guide book to fix your corrupt pen drive...

https://www.swpal.com/order.php?items=12468-705&clear_cart=true
Jan 6, 2009 by Khan Send email
Hello,

im totally agrree with above complaint..

Please help us if you know anything abt these type of pen drive case.
Jan 10, 2009 by Lakshmanan Send email
I have also faced the above problem

WHEN I BOUGHT IT, I JUST CHECKED ITS CAPACITY WHICH WAS SHOWING PERFECT
Jan 15, 2009 by Bhupendra Send email
I am also facing the same problem.
i bought a 32 GB KINSTON Pen drive from an unknown person from Haryana.
so please don't buy anything from an unknown person.
Jan 16, 2009 by Mohan Kumar V Send email
I HAD BOUGHT A 32 GB KINGSTON PEN DRIVE FROM UNKNOWN PERSON,
WHEN I BOUGHT IT, I JUST CHECKED ITS CAPACITY WHICH WAS SHOWING PERFECT,
BUT AFTER USING THIS PEN DRIVE I FOUND, THAT COPIED DATA IN THE PEN DRIVE IS CORRUPTED, SO REALLY ITS NO USE...
Jan 21, 2009 by Ramkumar Send email
I baught 7 no's of 32 GB pen drive for rs 3000/- but it was not working so if it is possible pls make a arrangement for replace this product
Jan 22, 2009 by Vikas Sinha Send email
All, first thing first WELCOME TO THE CLUB

This happened to me and all my colleagues in office. Two hindi speaking men (their slang indicates that they are somewhere from the delhi, haryana area), duped close to 50 IT professionals (super techies infact). No kidding, it is true. They sold us 32GB Kingston Traveler pen drive, for just Rs.500/- a piece. Some fool in my office, saw them selling outside our campus and the news spread like fire and all the other fools stormed out to get cheated (that includes me as well). We infact tried to strike a deal with them for Rs.400/ a piece since we are buying in bulk. They did not agree to it, for them it was selling like hot cakes. We could not believe it and felt something fishy. We immediately send some of them back into the office with the pendrives to check if it worked, our guys smartly formatted it and even copied a 1GB file into the pendrive and confirmed that it works. All of us were glad to get 32GB for Rs.500/, we all were under the impression that these folks would have flicked a carton of these pendrives from somewhere in the port when the shipment arrived and thought that these men did not know the actual value for it. They sold all the pieces, they had something about 200 pieces. That's quite some money for a one hour business.

A little while later we realized that we were able to only copy a max of 1GB file into the pendrive and as soon as you unplug and plug it back into someother pc, there is only few MBs of the file felt in the drive. A disk dump of '0' also did not help, it always showed 32GB when queried through fdisk. The PCB board was definitely not damaged as someone mentioned here, but yes it just had a 512MB chip.

1) Is Kingston responsible for this?

Absolutely no, there are 1000 fakes in the market and they cannot stop all.

2) What can you do?

Every time you buy something, ensure that you buy from a genuine dealer/vendor who can give company 'warranty' on the product (not just his verbal one).

3) What else can you do?

Pass on the message to others, so that they atleast don't get fooled.
Jan 22, 2009 by DELVIN Send email
im totally agrree with above complaint..


KINGSTON IS ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS .
Jan 23, 2009 by Surajkumar Send email
hai i 2 faced da same prob wid wt i bought i.e.., 32GB pen drive so if ny 1 can fix da corrupted pen drive plz let me knw dat i wish soooo...
Jan 29, 2009 by Sujith Send email
i too facing the same.i bought two 32 GB flash drive..the same happen. So everybody beware...pls check http://www.kingston.com/asia/verifyflash/
Feb 3, 2009 by Kingsly David Send email
I got borrowed money frm my friends and bought it... But it happened lik this now
Feb 4, 2009 by G.INBARAJAN Send email
hay, i had faced the same one just now on 4th feb.2009 .what to do?. the same hiund wala and beharee state wala .he was given his cell no also .but he does not replied .his cell no.09847875320. what i can do tell me. i came to know, we should not buy anythink from unknown person. o.k today i have lost Rs.800 . this is very good experience to us
Feb 5, 2009 by Sunil Send email
please dont purchase this. it is a fake.
Feb 9, 2009 by Dany Send email
Especially they are selling these KINGSTON 32gb cards through the classifieds and the sulekha free ads . Please do not buy these and especially never ever from an unknown person. DO NOT BUY from free ads or newpaper ads or thru freead magazine etc., There are so many of these fake drives, u wll easily get in the trap.
Feb 11, 2009 by Dinesh Lakhanpal Send email
I have also been duped at Delhi for 64 GB Kingston Data Traveller. You should try to format it in Windows Vista or download patch KB-955704 from Microsoft Downloads for Windows XP. Then it will get farmatted in exFAT (FAT 64) filing system. However never copy more than 1GB as is its actual capacity. and it will work only in Vista or XP with above patch.
Feb 13, 2009 by Akhilesh Send email
hai, i have. purchased 32gb kinston pendrive from a unknown person, but it is a fake one, in only save 330mb after that all the data are corupted like +++++++++++++++++++
Feb 13, 2009 by Akhil Send email
thanx .. ppl.. . in time v saw this comments just before purchasing----we read ur article and laughed our ass of ---coz the same things were told to us and we did the same things as welll----but the difference is that we didnt buy it ---n were smart enough not to purchase it even when we are not from it company
Feb 13, 2009 by Vinay Send email
Hi All, Same complained to me also, What we will do? How to stop duplicater pen drive man? Please get together on place and we will go to Kingston company or If any person will get who sold duplicate man in next time so please arrest to police station or don't buy anything from unknown person.

I am from Pune. Maharashtra. India.

my email vinaydodeja@gmail.com

Vinay Dodeja.
Feb 13, 2009 by Mosaic Send email
These guyes just struck the RMZ Campus in Ulsoor. The guys sold about 20 pieces and got away with the money...only read this after!
Bangalore watch out for these guys who sell fake pen drives.

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