Do invest in a sane backup strategy.I ordered two Samsung 870 250Gbs at $45 each. If they were to re-charge me later, I'd be fine.
Yeah, they (or maybe the seller) mistakenly sent a supplement twice. I kept it, expecting a call from them to inform me that someone would come to pick it up. They never did.I've literally had that happen. Stuff never arrived, they sent a new item, original item came, they just said to keep it. Amazon cares far more about customer satisfaction than any individual item (as they should).
@Red Squirrel
Curious question for you. Have you tried the heated vest that takes power from a powerbank? If so, is it any good?
I don't know. I would backup to a different brand, like Crucial or WD. Samsung's quality control is dicey.Those will be duplicates for the two 870s currently in use. Backed up from these, restored to those as ready swaps.
It could just be me but at work, I've had weird things happen to PDFs on Samsung 860 EVO and 870 EVO on a Core i5 3rd gen and Core i5 10th gen, respectively. Copying PDFs from network share to a folder on these SSDs, somehow corrupted the PDFs. When I opened them in Notepad, it looked like they were filled with garbage (no ASCII character visible). Other files copied alongside the PDFs were unchanged. The PDFs on the network share were also fine. Somehow, the firmware bug on both these SSDs targeted only PDFs. WEIRD, I know. Happened twice or thrice on 860 EVO. Once on 870 EVO.That's pretty much the opposite of what I was told here before.
Which model is your Intel SSD? If the controller is Sandforce, connect it as a spare drive and leave it on for about 24 hours. It may repair itself. Happened to me with a Corsair Force 60GB drive.Previous thread with comments from one who is now lined through and grey.
Question - Intel SSD apparently wonked out
Was working fine, then it wasn't. No access by any of the usual means. Disk Management shows a size of 8Mb instead of 160Gb Any ideas on how to regain access?forums.anandtech.com
Which models?In my personal experience with at least 50 individual Samsung drives
how about gloves with a pouch on the back of the hand for those 4hr hand warmers?What would be nice too is heated gloves. I'd have to look into those.
You could be an anomaly (AKA lucky son of a gun)To be fair I've also had good luck with Western Digital/Sandisk, Crucial and Corsair SSD's.
You could be an anomaly (AKA lucky son of a gun)
Tracking just changed a few minutes ago:I ordered a couple of SSDs from the 'Zon on the 16th. Orginal delivery date was supposed to be the 23rd ... the day the sky fell in across much of the country. No deliveries, not even mail. Roads were a mess. Delivery got rescheduled, then rescheduled again. 'Zon put a flag on the order that it it isn't delivered by today, I can 'come back for a refund'. Roads are still a mess and I don't know if there will be any deliveries today. Tomorrow should be OK and I imagine trucks will run.
I will not request a refund, but if they issue it automatically, I won't gripe.
So, I guess I'll see what happens tomorrow.
Good. Just don't fall for cheap 870 drives. They are cheap for a reason. Samsung may be trying to make a quick buck.Aside from the often inflated price they sell for, (as a direct result of the above!) they're my "go-to" for reliable solid-state storage every time, bar none.
My first 850 died within a year. No problems since.Nope.... most Samsung SSD models have been straight-up bulletproof for the vast majority of people who use them.
Aside from the often inflated price they sell for, (as a direct result of the above!) they're my "go-to" for reliable solid-state storage every time, bar none.