The recent global shortage of NAND flash memory has caused SSD prices to rise, and scammers have also set their sights on SSDs.Some netizens shared their experience of buying Samsung 990 Pro at a low price. They thought they got a big deal, but ended up falling into a trap of fakes.The netizen said he was tricked into buying the Samsung 990 Pro because it was significantly cheaper than most retailers.
The current retail price of the 2TB version of Samsung 990 Pro in India is generally more than 30,000 rupees (approximately 2,305 yuan), and he bought it from a dealer friend for only 19,000 rupees (approximately 1,460 yuan).
The user thought everything was normal at first, but this SSD showed its original shape in actual use. Its read speed was only 20MB/s, and its write speed was as low as 9-10MB/s.
Even in CrystalDiskInfo and Windows Device Manager, it can be correctly identified as "Samsung SSD 990 Pro 2TB", and it is even shown to be in PCIe 3.0 x4 mode. According to normal specifications, the read speed in this mode should be above 3000MB/s, and the 20MB/s worm speed is obviously problematic.
Finally, the netizen exposed the scam through Samsung's official management software, Samsung Magician, which directly popped up a warning stating that "this drive is not a genuine Samsung brand SSD with a valid serial number."
Fortunately, since the seller is an acquaintance of him, it is not difficult to return the goods, but this case has also sounded a warning to the majority of players.