Yikes! Have two of those 2TB drives for archiving. Been afraid to plug them in until a firmware update. If it’s a hardware problem, that makes it even worse.
Yeah I have one of those as well. Super pissed that there’s no fucking accountability from these companies anymore.
They cut the solder paste with chalk apparently
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A new report from a data recovery company now points the finger at design and manufacturing flaws as the underlying issue with the recent flood of SanDisk Extreme Pro failures that eventually spurred a class action lawsuit.
It became clear in May that some of Western Digital’s SanDisk Extreme Pro 4TB SSDs suffered from sudden data loss; at this point, the company promised a firmware update to owners of the 4TB models.
However, newer revisions of these SanDisk Extreme Pro SSDs seem to have been modified with extra epoxy resin to secure the oversized components.
To follow up on its investigation, the Verge quizzed Western Digital about the recurring issue with its Extreme Pro SSDs but did not receive a response as of August 19, 2023.
This is more common with low-quality or counterfeit drives, but this is certainly not the case with the SanDisk Extreme Pro products bought from prominent retailers like Amazon.
While one of the issues is that some of Western Digital’s SanDisk Extreme Pro suddenly lose data, another is that the company hasn’t communicated well about the problems.
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