Just had a batch of Kingston A400 SSDs start dropping like flies after 18 months in client machines.

I mean, we're talking about 7 drives across 3 different offices all failing within a week of each other, so maybe check your warranty status if you've deployed those recently.

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charles_mitchell17d agoMost Upvoted

Wait seven drives all at once? That's not just bad luck, that's a full on pattern failure. Makes me wonder if there was a whole bad batch that shipped with the same weak part inside. Honestly makes me nervous about the ones I've got running.

william86417d ago

How can you even have seven drives fail at the same time? That's absolutely wild! I've seen two go from the same batch, but seven points to something really wrong with the whole line. I'd be checking my own drives right now if I were you.

violaramirez14d ago

Hold up, why are we sure it's the drives? Could be a power issue at those offices. Bad voltage spikes kill electronics fast. Ruby_henderson36 jumps straight to a design flaw but that's a huge guess. Seven drives failing together points to a shared problem, not just bad parts. Maybe the client's building had dirty power all along and it finally cooked them. Seen it happen before.

ruby_henderson3617d ago

You ever think maybe it's not just a bad batch but a whole design flaw they never fixed? Like maybe they used the same cheap part for months and we're only seeing it now because these drives hit their weak point. Would explain why so many are failing together. Makes you wonder what else is out there waiting to die on people.