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SanDisk 2TB Extreme Portable SSD - Up to 1050MB/s, USB-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2

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SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD - Up to 1050MB/s, USB-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2, IP65 Water and Dust Resistance, Updated Firmware - External Solid State Drive - SDSSDE61-2T00-G25

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Model: SanDisk Extreme Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C External SSD V2, Updated Firmware 2TB Black

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    Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars)
    Reviews: 51,223 Amazon Reviews
    Product Name: SanDisk 2TB Extreme Portable SSD - Up to 1050MB/s, USB-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2, IP65 Water and Dust Resistance, Updated Firmware - External Solid State Drive - SDSSDE61-2T00-G25
    Manufacturer: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Model Number: SDSSDE61-2T00-G25
    Product SKU: B08HN37XC1
    UPC: 619659184674
    ASIN: B08HN37XC1
    Brand: SanDisk
    Item Dimensions LxWxH: 0.38 x 2.07 x 3.97 inches
    Item Weight: 0.11 pounds
    Item model number: SDSSDE61-2T00-G25
    Manufacturer: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
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    Last Edited by dealgator90 November 21, 2023 at 06:53 AM
    CAUTION, BUYER BEWARE:

    These SanDisk Extreme SSDs are prone to early abrupt sudden failures with total data loss. They've made the news several times throughout this year. There have even been several lawsuits.

    Example news reports:

    https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/2...d-firmware

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2...st-wd-say/

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    11-19-2023 at 09:30 AM.
    11-19-2023 at 09:30 AM.
    I would avoid SanDisk SSD, major reported issues vs almost any other brand
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    seungsd
    11-19-2023 at 11:19 AM.
    11-19-2023 at 11:19 AM.
    Samsung t9 4tb vs. sandisk extreme pro 4tb? Thanks.
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    11-19-2023 at 11:22 AM.
    11-19-2023 at 11:22 AM.
    Quote from RepFree83 :
    I would avoid SanDisk SSD, major reported issues vs almost any other brand
    It does say updated firmware in the Amazon product title, haha. Not sure if it's fixed or not.
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    SteelRing
    11-19-2023 at 11:38 AM.
    11-19-2023 at 11:38 AM.
    this is half the speed of extreme pro, buyer beware.
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    dealgator90
    11-21-2023 at 06:40 AM.
    11-21-2023 at 06:40 AM.
    I would steer clear of this product. Seriously, it's just not worth it to put your data at risk. Even if this was free, I still wouldn't take it.

    There are wide spread reports of early abrupt sudden failures of this particular sandisk extreme ssd and Western Digital has been completely silent on this issue that has become news over this year.

    They've released a couple firmware updates, but there are still reports of drives failing.

    Western Digital was even sued multiple times over this. It's just a flawed product period. And yet they keep selling it.

    Example news reports:

    https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/2...d-firmware

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2...st-wd-say/
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    phioschaos
    11-21-2023 at 07:45 AM.
    11-21-2023 at 07:45 AM.
    Repair firm believes it is a design defect where the board and components have physical tolerance issues. If so, no firmware can fix that. WD/SanDisk is literally trying to hold thing together with glue as their solution.
    https://www.tomshardware.com/news...esign-flaw

    A relative had some of these for some important files and data recovery is extremely slow and expensive.
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    11-21-2023 at 08:23 AM.
    11-21-2023 at 08:23 AM.
    Quote from phioschaos :
    Repair firm believes it is a design defect where the board and components have physical tolerance issues. If so, no firmware can fix that. WD/SanDisk is literally trying to hold thing together with glue as their solution.
    https://www.tomshardware.com/news...esign-flaw

    A relative had some of these for some important files and data recovery is extremely slow and expensive.
    Can you or anyone else recommend a portable SSD that we want to use to back up photos from an Iphone,etc. Just looking for something that has proven reliability so it doesn't need to be the fastest,etc.

    I have some BestBuy reward money so would rather buy it there. Looking for 1TB or maybe 2TB.
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    phioschaos
    11-21-2023 at 09:20 AM.
    11-21-2023 at 09:20 AM.
    Quote from ListedGuru :
    Can you or anyone else recommend a portable SSD that we want to use to back up photos from an Iphone,etc. Just looking for something that has proven reliability so it doesn't need to be the fastest,etc.

    I have some BestBuy reward money so would rather buy it there. Looking for 1TB or maybe 2TB.
    Before this debacle, I think many would have considered SanDisk the brand and this product line to be of proven reliability. Manufacturers can just change internal design on a whim and ruin their reputation.

    For my relative, we went with one of the recent deals on Samsung T7 SSDs. Second link has Best Buy.
    https://slickdeals.net/f/17075338-samsung-epp-2tb-t7-external-usb-portable-solid-state-drive-gray-89-99-free-shipping
    https://slickdeals.net/f/17069737-2tb-samsung-t7-external-usb-3-2-gen-2-portable-solid-state-drive-gray-100-free-shipping

    I would consider any individual drive used to backup important files at risk of failure. Even the best products have some failure rate. The Amazon reviews of Samsung still have some people who encounter failing drives. I helped my relative setup a NAS with RAID drives for redundancy. Portable drives are for travel and should be synced to more robust solutions later.
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    11-21-2023 at 09:23 AM.
    11-21-2023 at 09:23 AM.
    Quote from phioschaos :
    Before this debacle, I think many would have considered SanDisk the brand and this product line to be of proven reliability. Manufacturers can just change internal design on a whim and ruin their reputation.

    For my relative, we went with one of the recent deals on Samsung T7 SSDs. Second link has Best Buy.
    https://slickdeals.net/f/17075338-samsung-epp-2tb-t7-external-usb-portable-solid-state-drive-gray-89-99-free-shipping
    https://slickdeals.net/f/17069737-2tb-samsung-t7-external-usb-3-2-gen-2-portable-solid-state-drive-gray-100-free-shipping

    I would consider any individual drive used to backup important files at risk of failure. Even the best products have some failure rate. The Amazon reviews of Samsung still have some people who encounter failing drives. I helped my relative setup a NAS with RAID drives for redundancy. Portable drives are for travel and should be synced to more robust solutions later.
    Thanks for the reply. I actually went ahead and ordered this drive so hopefully it works well for us:

    https://www.bestbuy.com/site/cruc...Id=6551157

    I guess I'll have to look into a NAS with RAID and other options for redundancy. I'm decent with computers but I've never done much with external storage so this is all new to meSmilie
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    11-23-2023 at 05:31 AM.
    11-23-2023 at 05:31 AM.
    Quote from RepFree83 :
    I would avoid SanDisk SSD, major reported issues vs almost any other brand
    100% -- sandisk has a warranty they will honor, but you lose your data. total trash.
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