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Recently, a user recounted their shopping ordeal on a Chinese cross-border e-commerce platform via the international social platform Reddit. They splurged $20 on an external mechanical hard drive, which was purportedly 4TB in capacity. However, upon receipt, they were dismayed to discover that it was a counterfeit product, cleverly disguised as an SD card bundled with a card reader. The product's storage capacity had been falsely inflated by tampering with the storage firmware, boasting a mere 16GB of actual storage space. Moreover, excessive data writing would inevitably lead to data loss. When the user sought a refund, the platform swiftly processed and issued a full reimbursement. This incident has ignited fervent discussions among overseas netizens, prompting industry experts to caution consumers against taking undue risks in pursuit of minor savings.
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