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[–] jsh 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every drive in my computer: NVME, SSD, and HDD is a WD drive. 🫣

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Except their enterprise drives, of course. Because those customers have the resources to get even.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year 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.