Sandisk SSD
Apr 17, 2024 14:37:30 #
Mduffy910 wrote:
Yikes, I'm using a 2 TB unit, but also have my pics backed up on a Toshiba HD. Looks like I'll be changing strategies...I also have a cloud backup "Backblaze"
Fortunately I saw some of the early reports of people having problems with the Sandisk SSDs so didn't buy one. Surprisingly, Sandisk/WD did not respond IMO responsibly when it was pretty clear there were problems with their products. So I won't be buying Sandisk products ever again.
Apr 17, 2024 14:40:06 #
"...downplaying the issue for months..." That's what companies do. They deny, deny, deny.
"Western Digital has now tacitly admitted that its SanDisk Extreme Pro portable solid-state drives were critically broken after all — by issuing a firmware update that’ll hopefully keep the 4TB model from wiping your data all by itself. (Seriously.)"
This problem is with the SanDisk Extreme Pro portable solid-state drive, the external, enclosed SSD.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/22/23733267/sandisk-extreme-pro-failure-ssd-firmware
"Western Digital has now tacitly admitted that its SanDisk Extreme Pro portable solid-state drives were critically broken after all — by issuing a firmware update that’ll hopefully keep the 4TB model from wiping your data all by itself. (Seriously.)"
This problem is with the SanDisk Extreme Pro portable solid-state drive, the external, enclosed SSD.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/22/23733267/sandisk-extreme-pro-failure-ssd-firmware
Apr 18, 2024 19:24:50 #
andesbill wrote:
Do not under any circumstances buy the Sandisk SSDs, especially the 4tb ones, especially their top of the line drives. They are known to fail abruptly. I thought that my photo SSD was backed up. I discovered that I was terribly wrong. This is the only time it has happened, and I am paying the price.
If I am lucky, very lucky, it may only cost me $1000.00 or so.
File Savers wanted $4500.00.
I’m an idiot. For now, avoid Sandisk.
If I am lucky, very lucky, it may only cost me $1000.00 or so.
File Savers wanted $4500.00.
I’m an idiot. For now, avoid Sandisk.
This alert has been out for a while . Sandisk SSD's used to be the standard for many top pros and hobbyists. I have several of the smaller and older ones up to 2TB and they have been stellar in use for years, shooting and storing photos from my shoots around the world..
Sadly the 4TB Sandisk SSD ones are crap. Seems it is bad soldering on an internal circuit board and when that goes, all data is lost. Yes DO NOT buy any of the 4TB Sandisk SSD ones.
In fact stay away from any size new Sandisk SSDs until it is proven that they have their quality control back.
Like many pros and hobbyists I have moved to Samsung 4TB SSD ones which are getting rave reviews for reliability.
I bought two of the Samsung 4TB SSDs, and I successfully copied off all the data I had on my single Sandisk 4TB SSD and retired it before it failed on me.
If you ask Sandisk they will tell you to share your 4TB SSD's serial number with them, and they will tell you if you should be concerned, but dont trust that at all, just stay away.
I will continue to use my older 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB Sandisk SSD drives which have been bulletproof, but I wont be buying any new Sandisk SSDs of any size.
Cheers and best to you.
Apr 19, 2024 09:37:57 #
gwilliams6 wrote:
Seems it is bad soldering on an internal circuit board and when that goes, all data is lost.
One poor robot is going to be shown the door!
I won't hesitate to buy Sandisk products, but I won't buy the one that is causing trouble.
Apr 19, 2024 19:37:57 #
jerryc41 wrote:
One poor robot is going to be shown the door!
I won't hesitate to buy Sandisk products, but I won't buy the one that is causing trouble.
I won't hesitate to buy Sandisk products, but I won't buy the one that is causing trouble.
At first it was just the Sandisk 4TB SSD, but there have also been unrecoverable data failures of other sizes of Sandisk SSD. Just stay away from their portable SSDs for now. Better to be safe than sorry.
Cheers and best to you.
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