Samsung is swapping parts in their 970 Evo Plus SSDs and sabotaging performance

[Mjswooosh]

Lol at all the people in the prior WD article singling out WD and saying Samsung is the only way to go, etc...

Looks like basically all the manufacturers are pulling this crap at this point. In the end it'll just end up being another sku/price tier within their product stacks as more n more consumers become hip to this BS and begin actively seeking the units with better controllers. Or, as with AData they'll reverse course n go back to using the better parts if there's enough blowback.

Vote with your wallets and post as much negativity towards this type of bait n switch crap on social media as you can.

 

[wiyosaya]

Lol at all the people in the prior WD article singling out WD and saying Samsung is the only way to go, etc...

Looks like basically all the manufacturers are pulling this crap at this point. In the end it'll just end up being another sku/price tier within their product stacks as more n more consumers become hip to this BS and begin actively seeking the units with better controllers. Or, as with AData they'll reverse course n go back to using the better parts if there's enough blowback.

Vote with your wallets and post as much negativity towards this type of bait n switch crap on social media as you can.

And, of course, reading as many reviews of what is being considered for purchase is well worth the effort, IMO.

 

[wiyosaya]

I switched on a whim from my preferred HD maker and bough a mechanical WD hard drive several years ago that got so hot, I swear I could have fried eggs on it. Maybe this is a pattern and WD just does not give a if their drives get hot.

I do care, though. I sold the drive on e-bay and went back to my preferred manufacturer - Seagate - and the drive I bought ran as cool as I expected. Flame me all you want about Seagate being crap, but I will never buy WD again after that, and after this, I will make sure that I read reviews on Samsung SSDs, so as to not make the same mistake with Samsung.

EDIT: Corrected the post because it sounds like Sammy is frying eggs, too.

 

[James Ryan]

My LG TV is currently 9.5 years old.
My LG surround sound system is around 12 years old.

My media PC's Asus motherboard, Corsair SSD and Seagate drive is also 9 years old (used to be my primary PC)

My Samsung microwave is about 14 years old (never repaired).

My LG dishwasher was 9 years old (and still working) when I replaced it - racks started rusting.

I really expect any electronic device to last as long, or I will ditch the brand. If what you say is true, I will never buy LG or Samsung again.

It depends when you purchased them. I have a slew of items that are a similar age to what you say. But all the newer stuff I have bought has barely lasted the warranty period.
2 Samsung TV
3 Logitech Mice
Logitech gaming headset.
Hyper X Ram Sticks.
LG washing machine.
I've had 2 GPUs go back for warranty because the RGB died. On return it died again... I gave up on fixing it after that. Though the GPUS still work perfectly fine without RGB. But it's not really the point...
There's probably a few more I can't even remember.

My longest living device is a Logitech DiNovo wireless keyboard. It must be going on 12 or 15 years now (can't remember when I got it exactly). the only thing wrong with it are some of the keys are losing their lettering. I type on this thing nearly 8 hours a day so it's a testament to what can be done if companies don't go down the consumerism path and build for longevity.

 

[Puiu]

If you read the entire article it shows that whilst some things were slower, others were faster.

And I’m not necessarily defending Samsung, I’m just saying this is a small change that seemingly people needed to test to find out. Why are we holding SSDs to higher standards than practically all other electronics, which have run to run variations on the production lines.

The faster things depend on how full the drive is. The more things you put on it the slower it becomes.