Once again I want to remind everyone of the recent catastrophic SanDisk SSD failures since Western Digital purchased them. I posted about SanDisk’s Extreme SSD issues a while back.
While this may not apply to every single product SanDisk makes, and perhaps their recent separation from WD’s HDD division (see story below) might improve things over time, I would still urge caution with new purchases.
See the PetaPixel story below for context. Be aware that there are many who are displeased with WD’s management of SanDisk and refuse to use their product. Note the final paragraph from the story linked below:
SanDisk’s reputation among photographers and filmmakers has soured in recent years due in large part to its refusal to respond or take ownership of widespread failure of its portable SSD products. These SanDisk SSDs carried a major design flaw that caused them to suddenly and without warning stop working. SanDisk never publicly addressed the fiasco and, despite the known issue, continued to sell these SSDs at a discount to unsuspecting buyers. As a result, PetaPixel does not recommend photographers purchase any SanDisk products.