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SanDisk Extreme SSDs are “worthless,” multiple lawsuits against WD say (arstechnica.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] krakenx 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I am tech savvy and I've never heard of SMR or CMR. After reading up on it, I don't think it really matters. SMR is newer technology, and is maybe more reliable in the short term, but the drives fail faster because of the extra wear and tear, and the drives are slower than CMR.

https://history-computer.com/smr-vs-cmr-hard-drives/

Edit: I missed that SMR is supposed to be worse, despite being newer. So I guess WD is putting slower and sooner failing drives out to save a buck.