SanDisk Extreme SSDs are “worthless,” multiple ... - Ars Technica
Aug 18, 2023 · Perrin and Bayerl's complaint says that "the now-known issues with the defective SanDisk SSDs and significant risk of permanent data loss, has rendered the SanDisk SSDs worthless to individuals...
WD refused to answer our questions about its self-wiping SanDisk …
Aug 18, 2023 · After several expensive SanDisk solid-state drives began catastrophically failing, Western Digital is still refusing to answer our questions.
Buyer beware: some SanDisk Extreme SSDs are wiping people’s data
May 22, 2023 · Western Digital has now tacitly admitted that its SanDisk Extreme Pro portable solid-state drives were critically broken after all — by issuing a firmware update that’ll hopefully keep the 4TB ...
SanDisk’s silence deafens as high-profile users say Extreme SSDs …
Aug 10, 2023 · SanDisk's silence this week has been deafening. Its portable SSDs are being lambasted as users and tech publications call for them to be pulled. The recent scrutiny of the drives follows...
SanDisk Extreme SSDs keep abruptly failing—firmware fix for only …
May 19, 2023 · SanDisk customers have been complaining about the company's Extreme and Extreme Pro portable SSDs suddenly wiping data and, in some cases, becoming unreadable. Complaints go back at least four...
Western Digital Showcases New Super Speeds and Massive …
Apr 11, 2024 · Driving the future of performance, Western Digital is revealing its next-gen SanDisk ® SD and microSD Express portfolio with a higher level of performance for current and future applications requiring faster storage solutions that help reduce the time it takes to access and save data. With performance levels reaching SSD speeds, SD Express ...
Western Digital to split in two after abandoning merger talks with …
Oct 30, 2023 · Western Digital has announced plans to split in two, more than a year after activist investor Elliott Management pushed the US data storage company to make such a move. The $14bn tech group said ...
Western Digital to split flash memory unit, refinance debt
Oct 30, 2023 · The split clears years of uncertainty over Western Digital's flash memory unit that was built through its $19 billion purchase of SanDisk in 2016 and caters to the smartphone and computer...
Western Digital is spinning off its flash memory business as sales ...
Oct 30, 2023 · Western Digital acquired flash memory manufacturer SanDisk for nearly $19 billion in 2016. However, as noted by The Wall Street Journal, this decision will effectively reverse the merger,...
WD's SSD Failures Stoke Class Action Lawsuit Over SanDisk …
Aug 17, 2023 · Western Digital is facing a class action lawsuit regarding SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD failures and subsequent losses of user data. The class action group is looking for in excess of $5,000,000 plus...