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Yeah, kinda no clue what the controversy is cuz I've never had any SanDisk drive fail. Only WD :)

I've very rarely had an SSD fail in general, to be honest -- though I do generally stick to reliable brands[0], not "Xykdidlwo" or "Dyewkdlo" off Amazon.

Right now I've got 3 SSDs in my server (2 mirrored so 1TB for apps, and a 500GB boot drive), and I'm interested to see which one goes first.

[0]: Crucial, Samsung, Kingston, SanDisk (until I hear any information which discourages me) etc.

SanDisk used to have a good reputation, but after being acquired by WD they've turned to shit:

* https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/sandisk-extreme-ssds...

* https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/sandisk-extreme-ssds...

* https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/lawsuit-takes-wester...

* https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/sandisk-extreme-ssds...

Yes, at least in terms of their memory cards for cameras etc. I’ve really only heard them as being quite well regarded, as far as I can remember…