Stop buying cheap, no-name SSD drives - here's why
Briefly

The article highlights the author's experience with a friend's unreliable storage drive that claimed to be a 128TB SSD. Upon inspection, the drive was just a low-quality USB flash drive masquerading as an SSD. This incident raises concerns about the reliability of storage devices, particularly off-brand ones, and emphasizes the risks involved in choosing budget storage solutions that may not deliver on their promises.
In a surprising turn of events, a supposed SSD was revealed to be a basic USB flash drive, highlighting the risks of purchasing off-brand storage devices.
The owner claimed it had 128 terabytes, but it likely contained a microSD card or a standard flash chip; indicating potential scams in storage market.
Read at ZDNET
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