In the past, several SSD manufacturers had bugs in their firmwares. So to be sure that I can fix such issues with a newly bought SSD, I need some secure (and somewhat easy) way of updating the firmware.

I don’t need to do the update on my own Linux installation. A bootable ISO would be fine, too.

Which manufacturer has some well supported way of updating SSD firmware, even if I don’t have any Windows installations left?

  • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬
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    1 year ago

    I never had any issues with any SSD I ever bought in my life.

    Just buy whatever you like and install it. You’re done. Don’t overthink everything.

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      I’ve been dealing with SSDs since the early days of Windows XP.

      A lot of drives have had a lot of problems.

      Like, the most recent I have dealt with was with Samsung 980 SSDs and the critical flaw in their firmware.

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      1 year ago

      I once dropped a SATA SSD on my foot while installing it and now I only use M2 SSD in case it happens again.

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      1 year ago

      You’ve been lucky, then. Some popular SSDs have had firmware that actively corrupted data or burned through the flash cells incredibly fast.