Samsung is one of the largest storage manufacturers and has always enjoyed an excellent reputation. In fact, its SSDs are among the most praised. But it seems that the 980 Pro and 990 Pro series are now in serious reliability trouble, with high failure rates, shortened lifespan, and worst of all, no warranty?
What’s going on with the Samsung SSD 980/990 Pro?
Samsung’s solid state drives have seen too many complaints about the failure rate and declining lifespan of one of the best SSDs on the market. These drives used to be a flagship in the industry, a benchmark. But a recent problem has caused them to lose that prestige and their lifespan has dropped drastically.
Many users complain that after buying a new 980 Pro or 990 Pro, within a few days the health has drastically deteriorated according to the parameters provided by S.M.A.R.T.. In some cases, it is reported that the health status dropped to 99% within a few days of purchase. It then dropped to 98, 95 and 94% in the following days.
In addition, some users are finding that the condition of these drives has deteriorated to the point that in many cases even data integrity cannot be restored.
Previously, Samsung customer service claimed that the deterioration of the condition of these drives was normal and that they would still be guaranteed. Therefore, users received a repaired Samsung SSD, but one of those who received this repaired drive found that the health was only 94% that they had just formatted the drive.
So if you have one of these drives and want to avoid problems, the solution is to update the drive’s firmware, as the latest version seems to fix this reliability issue.
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