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SanDisk Extreme SSDs are “worthless,” multiple lawsuits against WD say(arstechnica.com)

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nurple@lemmy.world
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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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Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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“so far” is the operative word.

You really don’t want to discover you’re suddenly part of the 2024 list of drives that also are corrupt.

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xantoxis@lemmy.world
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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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AbidanYre@lemmy.world
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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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JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml
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Except their enterprise drives, of course. Because those customers have the resources to get even.

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nurple@lemmy.world
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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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