How do you know if a MS PRO DUO is original?

How do you know if a MS PRO DUO is original?

So here’s the deal. I had my Sony MagicGate High Speed 8GB for 7 months now when it suddenly bugged down just yesterday. It’s decrease in performance was gradual though not really that noticeable until it suddenly just gave out. Now I can’t almost access it, with a success ratio of 1:3 and even then it won’t play a game without hanging after the first 3 minutes.

I bought it as part of a package deal that if roughly converted will equals to 275$. I can’t tell if it’s a Class A (original) or Class B (fake) because I already threw the box a long time ago and whether how much it costs as a standalone, but this is what I can tell; it has a correct UPC (universal product code) of MSX-M8GS. Second line is 2800L8, and third line being CASC1000000. It even has this circle gold seal of being original and a blue sticker box that is usually used for warranty purposes. And another seal that I cannot see. And it says it’s made in Japan or somewhere since I could only see the last letter which is N, so it can’t be China right? And the box has a manual (I can’t remember if it was multilingual) and only the card itself inside.

So what, is it an original or a fake? I used BlackSpeed v.2 to determine it’s speed just now and discovered it only has a 172 Index rating (which seems to be standard Class A from my research), a far outcry from the average 350+ minimum (I suppose; what I saw is 371) Index rating that it’s supposed to have. If it already has that many seals to certify it is an ORIGINAL which I see it now as NOT (the transfer rate won’t even go higher than 3MB and standard is 1.75MB). What is the true signs of it being an original? Is it even supposed to have those seals because the way I see it might have been tampering job. And 7 months, come on! Is it only really supposed to last that long I swear I couldnt have even made use of more than a thousand flashes of read and write. Which brings me to ask; what is the lifespan of an original? And what does the box looks like? Is the manual multilingual? Does it suppose to come in with anything else? Please I need an answer, I don’t want to go spending money for a MS every 7 months. And it’s not as simple as going to a certified Sony store, those are few and far in between in my place and even legit stores here whose main products are Class B still carries Class A(s) with them.

Sorry for the very long rant. But I hope you understand my position.
Any help will be deeply appreciated.
I can’t see the words Magic Gate said anywhere more so the word “supported”. In GAME, there are only: Title; Parental Control; Updated; and Size displayed. Does this mean it is a fake?

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