supply chain is king when it comes to purchasing flash, there are an enormous amount of fake SSDs and flash cards floating around.
if this one particular drive is the new hotness then yeah there will be chinese sellers knocking up stencils and packaging tomorrow, whoosh this 128gb drive is now a (checks label) 2TB WD SN740!
knockoffs and fraud not just permeate but practically saturate the supply chain for flash. if you don't know where it's coming from then it's not genuine, period the end. best buy, adorama/B&H, or other electronics retailers with a legitimate supply chain? sure, fine. but anyone that commingles inventory, especially amazon, and any sort of third-party marketplace, you're going to get a significant number if not majority of fakes.
if this one particular drive is the new hotness then yeah there will be chinese sellers knocking up stencils and packaging tomorrow, whoosh this 128gb drive is now a (checks label) 2TB WD SN740!
knockoffs and fraud not just permeate but practically saturate the supply chain for flash. if you don't know where it's coming from then it's not genuine, period the end. best buy, adorama/B&H, or other electronics retailers with a legitimate supply chain? sure, fine. but anyone that commingles inventory, especially amazon, and any sort of third-party marketplace, you're going to get a significant number if not majority of fakes.