SSD fakes are now more sophisticated — here's how to avoid falling victim

You may not realize the expensive SSD you've bought is a fake — so make sure you check your purchases carefully.
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Exceptional fake SSD clone of Samsung 990 Pro is almost impossible to spot

Japanese news outlet Akiba PC Hotline! examines a fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD that's starting to show up in the Japanese market.

This Fake Samsung 990 PRO SSD Looks Legit Until You Copy Large Files

Fake Samsung 990 PRO SSD mimics real performance but slows drastically after cache runs out, making it harder to detect counterfeit drives.

Fake Samsung 990 Pro SSDs have become way more convincing

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Fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD is good enough to fool your benchmarks

Counterfeit SSDs usually look real to the untrained eye until their performance or capacity falls far short of the device's specs. However, Japanese outlet Akiba PC ...
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Redditor buys Seagate hard drive to discover it's an empty shell with a microSD card inside

TL;DR: A buyer of a Seagate 1TB Backup Plus Slim external hard drive discovered it was a fake that contained just a microSD card inside - and a metal weight glued in to give it some heft, and make the ...