Comment on SanDisk Extreme SSDs are “worthless,” multiple lawsuits against WD say

• nurple@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So far these issues only apply to these specific SSDs … fingers crossed it stays that way, because like you I’ve got a number of WD HDDs in my life.

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  • AbidanYre@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    WD got in trouble not too long ago for deceptively marketing shingled drives as conventional. Back to back issues like this is going to leave a lasting impression on the kinds of people who buy drives.

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    • nurple@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I agree, I don’t buy WD drives any more. But I don’t want to replace the ones I already have unless it’s necessary.

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  • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    “so far” is the operative word.

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    • xantoxis@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think the key thing here is that older drives you already own are probably ok. At least if they’re a year old or so.

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