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minus-squareJoshlinkEnglish45•10 months agoEvery drive in my computer: NVME, SSD, and HDD is a WD drive. 🫣
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish30•10 months agoSo 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish18•10 months agoWD 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•10 months agoI 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•10 months agoExcept their enterprise drives, of course. Because those customers have the resources to get even.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•edit-210 months ago“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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•10 months agoI 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.
Every drive in my computer: NVME, SSD, and HDD is a WD drive. 🫣
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.
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.
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.
Except their enterprise drives, of course. Because those customers have the resources to get even.
“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.
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.