Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:26 am
I've used dozens of these drives recently in post production (not connected to a camera), mostly client drives sent to me with source media for color grading, and have only seen problems when clients had left them with the default shipping format of ExFAT and then connecting them to macOS computers, which is an inherent risk with ExFAT rather than anything specific to Sandisk. In my use of them, these Sandisk SSDs that have been correctly reformatted as APFS (or HFS+) before use on Mac have not had any problems. That's not to say that the problem doesn't exist, just to say that as with all such problems posted online, we hear a lot about the failures and virtually nothing from those whose hardware is working fine. Based on what I've seen, the issue is limited to some units in specific use cases, and at least some portion of the reported problems are due to how ExFAT reacts to random disconnections rather than the drive hardware/firmware itself. All that said, it is better to be safe than sorry. I won't be purchasing any of these Sandisk SSDs until there is confirmation that the issue has been addressed by Sandisk. Whatever drive you use, make sure to reformat it appropriately for the operating system on which you'll be working. Regarding the use of these drives on BMD cameras, I'd recommend sticking to CFast 2.0 media and avoiding external USB-C connected disks in general.
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