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                   SanDisk Portable SSD Failures Proliferate

   Adam Engst

   At PetaPixel, [1]Jeremy Gray sums up his coverage of the increasing
   prevalence of SanDisk portable SSD failures with:

     For now, anyone using a SanDisk or WD portable SSD should tread with
     extreme caution and ensure that their data is adequately backed up.
     Everyone else should ignore the continued deep discounts. Until
     PetaPixel feels as though the situation has been dealt with, it
     cannot recommend SanDisk portable SSDs.

   I have no personal experience with these products, but the reports are
   coming in from enough independent sources that I encourage anyone using
   a SanDisk portable SSD to be extra careful about backups and to
   consider a replacement.

   [2]Read original article

References

   1. https://petapixel.com/2023/08/08/sandisk-portable-ssds-are-failing-so-frequently-we-can-no-longer-recommend-them/
   2. https://petapixel.com/2023/08/08/sandisk-portable-ssds-are-failing-so-frequently-we-can-no-longer-recommend-them/

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