We had already reported in May 
in detail here on slashCAM about defective SanDisk Extreme Portable SSDs. According to this report, various production units of SanDisk Extreme Portable SSDs can result in a total loss of data - a super disaster for every media professional who uses SanDisk SSDs.
SANDISK EXTREME PRO PORTABLE V2
Unfortunately, SanDisk still does not seem to be very interested in regaining user trust. Rather, the suspicion is that defective SSDs were knowingly sold and that a firmware fix did not bring sufficient improvement.
As The Register reports, a class action lawsuit is now being prepared against Western Digital in California. It states:
"For reasons that defendants have yet to fully explain or disclose, without warning these hard drives have wiped out data stored on them, making the files stored on them impossible to be accessed and users unable or unwilling to use these drives out of reasonable concern such data will be lost forever or cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars to recover."
and
„These SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD portable solid-state hard drives are marketed without either affirmatively disclosing these material limitations or having engaged in a corrective promotional campaign to correct their previous misstatements," …“ Such conduct is ongoing.“
And here again for your information:
The following SSD batches / serial numbers seem to lose data:
- SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable4TB (SDSSDE61-4T00)
- SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable 4TB (SDSSDE81-4T00)
- SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable 2TB (SDSSDE81-2T00)
- SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable 1TB (SDSSDE81-1T00)
- Western Digital My Passport 4TB (WDBAGF0040BGY)
Please let us know in the forum if you have had problems with SSDs - I&m sure many people will be interested.
In the meantime, we will keep you up to date ...
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