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Samsung 990 Pro Users report a rapidly declining lifespan for the SSD
There are reports of dissatisfaction among some owners of the 2 TB version of Samsung's SSD flagship, the 990 Pro. Users have claimed that the service life of the SSD has fallen below 95 per cent after just a few days of use. Samsung's support team reportedly found no problems after contacting an owner, causing concern among users.
The 990 Pro SSD with a capacity of 2 terabytes is reportedly experiencing issues with its lifespan. For some time, users have been reporting that the SSD is losing service life quickly, even with little use. This is unexpected as Samsung's Pro SSD models are known for their good quality and long service life.
An author from the Neowin website drew attention to the problem, previously reporting on Reddit at the beginning of the year. According to his own statement, he switched from a 970 Evo Plus to a 990 Pro 2 TB. The former is said to have displayed a service life of 99 percent after more than a year. The 990 Pro, on the other hand, had a "Health Status" of 99 percent after just a few days, as determined by the SSD tools Samsung Magician and Crystaldiskinfo. The value then dropped to 98 percent after a few tenths of a gigabyte were read, and eventually dropped to 94 percent after a few days. Similar reports from other 990 Pro 2 TB owners regarding the declining lifespan can be found on other forums and in response to the Neowin author's Reddit thread.
The Neowin author contacted Samsung's support and went through the RMA process. Still, Samsung informed him that a decreasing service life of a few percent is normal and sent the same SSD back to the sender formatted and reset to factory settings, as they could not find any errors.
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#6095895 Posted on: 01/24/2023 12:09 AM
My Corsair MP400 4tb has lost just 1% in about 2 years now. It's my boot and OS drive which has only ever been to half capacity with basically 2tb of games.
My Corsair MP400 4tb has lost just 1% in about 2 years now. It's my boot and OS drive which has only ever been to half capacity with basically 2tb of games.
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#6095911 Posted on: 01/24/2023 01:39 AM
"known for their good quality and long service life"
Good quality in 2023?
AHHhhahahahahahahah XDDD
This world is no longer about good quality... it's about how we scam the users with marketing and how to claim many money from nothing.
The good quality ended in the 2000s...
If i buy a printer and after the 1 year warranty is ended the printer (Canon) is dead and i replace only one cartridge not more. This is quality in 2022/23.
Well, there sure is a bit of that, too much greed all around. But early SSDs were absolutely awful, they were worse.
"known for their good quality and long service life"
Good quality in 2023?
AHHhhahahahahahahah XDDD
This world is no longer about good quality... it's about how we scam the users with marketing and how to claim many money from nothing.
The good quality ended in the 2000s...
If i buy a printer and after the 1 year warranty is ended the printer (Canon) is dead and i replace only one cartridge not more. This is quality in 2022/23.
Well, there sure is a bit of that, too much greed all around. But early SSDs were absolutely awful, they were worse.
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#6096131 Posted on: 01/24/2023 05:57 PM
Nada at Techtesters has previously called out SSD manufacturers for changing out components to cheaper slower alternatives, including the Samsung 980 model.
They sometimes change the components without any warning or indication, only measured by a speed test or reliability test.
This could be the same or maybe there is an error in the programming of where 100% health is, so the drive will rapidly fall to a number that actually is 100% health hardware and the curve will then flatten out and look normal after that.
Nada at Techtesters has previously called out SSD manufacturers for changing out components to cheaper slower alternatives, including the Samsung 980 model.
They sometimes change the components without any warning or indication, only measured by a speed test or reliability test.
This could be the same or maybe there is an error in the programming of where 100% health is, so the drive will rapidly fall to a number that actually is 100% health hardware and the curve will then flatten out and look normal after that.
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#6096133 Posted on: 01/24/2023 06:01 PM
That's quite an odd situation here.
What worries me at this point is that apparently the person in question even sent it to Samsung going through the RMA process and he got it back unchanged.
So far I did not experience this issue with any of my own Samsung SSDs, and I got quite many (I only use Crucial and Samsung SSDs).
My Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB runs as smooth as when I purchased it, and I got it since release day-one. I don't have a 990 Pro though.
It could be that the person used his 990 Pro in an environment it was not meant to be used for.
In earlier tests the Samsung Pro SSDs usually manage to allow read-writes on the storage cells up to 20 times the capacity Samsung guarantees, while other brands stop working after 1,5 to 3 times the capacity of writes they were guaranteed. Usually they all keep their promise, but Samsung manages to go far beyond that. They are unbeaten even today.
That's quite an odd situation here.
What worries me at this point is that apparently the person in question even sent it to Samsung going through the RMA process and he got it back unchanged.
So far I did not experience this issue with any of my own Samsung SSDs, and I got quite many (I only use Crucial and Samsung SSDs).
My Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB runs as smooth as when I purchased it, and I got it since release day-one. I don't have a 990 Pro though.
It could be that the person used his 990 Pro in an environment it was not meant to be used for.
In earlier tests the Samsung Pro SSDs usually manage to allow read-writes on the storage cells up to 20 times the capacity Samsung guarantees, while other brands stop working after 1,5 to 3 times the capacity of writes they were guaranteed. Usually they all keep their promise, but Samsung manages to go far beyond that. They are unbeaten even today.
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"known for their good quality and long service life"
Good quality in 2023?
AHHhhahahahahahahah XDDD
This world is no longer about good quality... it's about how we scam the users with marketing and how to claim many money from nothing.
The good quality ended in the 2000s...
If i buy a printer and after the 1 year warranty is ended the printer (Canon) is dead and i replace only one cartridge not more. This is quality in 2022/23.