Shrinkflation, SanDisk Style

Re:Shrinkflation, SanDisk Style by AlexandrB on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @07:33AM (#34802948)

To me this reeks of Western Digital style dishonesty[1][2]. I was wondering how long it would take for the new parent company to rub off on SanDisk and I guess I have my answer. My suggestion is to stay the hell away from anything Western Digital (and now SanDisk) if accurate specs are important to your use case.

[1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/05/western-digital-gets...

[2] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/09/western-digital-is-t...

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Re:Shrinkflation, SanDisk Style by deadbunny on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @08:31AM (#34803523)

I missed that WD had purchased SanDisk. Well that's SanDIsk off the list of suppliers...

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Re:Shrinkflation, SanDisk Style by coastermug on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @09:25AM (#34804162)

What supplier would you recommend? WD and Sandisk have been my go-to for all things storage, but I prefer to pay a premium up to 20% for better quality.

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Re:Shrinkflation, SanDisk Style by __alexs on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @10:03AM (#34804728)

Seagate, Samsung.

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Re:Shrinkflation, SanDisk Style by attentive on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @05:23PM (#34811622)

I'd go with WD over Seagate every time (for spinning).

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Re:Shrinkflation, SanDisk Style by sentientslug on Thursday February 16, 2023 @02:41PM (#34824603)

There is no way you are in good faith recommending Seagate....

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Re:Shrinkflation, SanDisk Style by duffyjp on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @10:31AM (#34805089)

My experience with WD spinning disks has been great. I've had two Sandisk SD cards fail which was a bummer but they both went into a read-only mode so I didn't lose any photos. I've switched to Samsung's high-endurance line for those.

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