Chinese forum user shares his experience with what he thought was a Samsung 980 Pro SSD, but it turned out to be a fake.
Fake Samsung 980 Pro SSDs Are Spreading Around : Read more
Fake Samsung 980 Pro SSDs Are Spreading Around : Read more
Oh please....Probably more reliable than the crap SSD Samsung produces.
Buy one and find out.Probably more reliable than the crap SSD Samsung produces.
The deal is, every manufacturer has a model that comes along that is sub-par.I have been a fan of Samsung for years. I use them in my personal builds and have had no issue suggesting them to friends or clients (as it were). The recent goings on with the 900 series have me a bit reluctant to continue doing so. I hope they can get this issue rectified on both fronts, and soon.
If we were to avoid every manufacturer that ever had an issue with some singular model of their drives, we'd be using pen and paper.
After what happened with the 990 Pro, who knows? Maybe some outlet should grab a few and test them... fakes are deplorable, but being fake doesn't necessarily make them bad. Samsung has certainly squandered a lot of trustiness and reputation, especially considering the premium price that one has to pay for their SSDs.Oh please....
Word to the wise, never buy disposable items like this or razor blades/foils etc from third party sellers. You have no idea if it is counterfeit or used. Counterfeiters love to sell bogus Braun electric shaving foils for $60 that cost a few cents to make. SSDs are a bit more complicated but obviously they can make a decent profit by slapping a Samsung label on it.
source ?Kingston have more counterfeit products on the market any brand
I did. I am using a Samsung 970 Pro, that I bought in August 2018, as my main boot drive. It hasn't missed a beat.Buy one and find out.
Try search you will find alot of videos and forums.source ?
never heard of that before.
If you're going to make a statement like that, it is traditional and expected to cite what source you're getting it from.Try search you will find alot of videos and forums.
Source "I see it on a magazine" long time ago.
And how very helpful of you, new member and first time poster, to make a comment with absolutely no redeeming value whatsoever.How very helpful of Tom's Hardware and the media to help Samsung create a distraction from the recent stories of performance issues with the (genuine) drives.
If we were to avoid every manufacturer that ever had an issue with some singular model of their drives, we'd be using pen and paper.
It's also kind of expected that you cite your sources when you make over-the-top statements likeIf you're going to make a statement like that, it is traditional and expected to cite what source you're getting it from.
Unless mods somehow get a free pass. It wouldn't surprise me at this point, honestly. I'm kind of inclined to agree with bob007001 that this news/thread is mostly distraction from Samsung's recent failures. With a good dose of the usual Chinese bashing that is so popular lately.The deal is, every manufacturer has a model that comes along that is sub-par.
All of them.
Ford - Edsel, PintoIt's also kind of expected that you cite your sources when you make over-the-top statements like
Unless mods somehow get a free pass. It wouldn't surprise me at this point, honestly. I'm kind of inclined to agree with bob007001 that this news/thread is mostly distraction from Samsung's recent failures. With a good dose of the usual Chinese bashing that is so popular lately.
Hmmmm. I have three Samsungs at this time and have sold a couple, including the first gen 950 Pro (that was a couple years ago, and I got $100 for it, at 500 gb! ) Now, new 1 tb 980 Pro's can be had for about $100 or even less...If it doesn't drop 20% of its reported health on casual usage in the first year it is a better product than my real 980 pro.
My 980 Pro 1tb is in 2 PC and is at 99% I bought it from on either FB Mkt place or Offer Up.
The Verge? Seriously?If that is what the are reporting in crystaldiscinfo you have gotten lucky. I would not change whatever firmware you have on there. Samsung latest 990 Pro SSDs have a health problem - The Verge