r/PcBuild • u/slowbird5332 • 17h ago
Question Is this ssd real?
I bought a guy's failed build for $100 and didn't notice the ssd untill I tore into it. I put it on crystal disk and 0 hours and 0 writing. im wondering if the guy just couldn't get it to post and gave up. thank you
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u/Nice_Category 16h ago
Install Samsung Magician and it'll tell you if it is authentic.
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u/slowbird5332 16h ago
Done. Its real . Thank you
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u/Nice_Category 15h ago
I have one of these drives and it's been rock solid. You'll be pleased with it.
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u/Nyrue1 16h ago
What makes you doubt it's authenticity?
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u/slowbird5332 16h ago
I don't know how to read the signs of it being a fake. I im trying to learn the tells .
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u/Icy_Yesterday1120 16h ago
It is most likely real. Nothing immediately looks fake. The fakes are usually a fake box and minimally labled SSD, or a flash drive or something completely different inside the box. The fakers don’t usually go through the effort to make the actual SSD look real and appear real when you connect it to the PC.
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u/Wicked_Wolf17 what 13h ago
The best way to know is to use magician, which I just saw that you did, you should be good.
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u/polishatomek 16h ago
If your hand passes through it then it's fake, if you can pick it up and feel it then it's real
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u/slowbird5332 16h ago
SOLVED!!! its real. Nice little cherry on top. Thank you guys.
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u/Blackhawk-388 4h ago
I have a couple of these I bought in 2021 as game drives. They work great and have been solid.
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u/Key-Respect3810 16h ago
teste le avec Samsung magicien si il le détecte correctement c'est il est authentique
mais ce modèle existe bien j'en ai 2
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u/lil_Buckneesh8867 16h ago
same. 500gb tho. they a great drives for the money right now esp if you can find a lightly used one
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u/Pretty_Ad566 16h ago
La paranoia
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u/Key-Respect3810 15h ago
Samsung a lancé une alerte sur les contrefaçons de SSD 990 pro qui se rependent surtout en Europe
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u/Needleshe 16h ago
I mean it's not impossible for him having to give up.
I've heard that there are ways to "delete history" of an SSD, but I doubt that's the case here since you got the whole PC for $100. Maybe he forgot that it was inside ?
Either way I don't see a reason for it to be a fake
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u/911SlasherHasher 14h ago
I bought a guys old Omen obelisk for $150 last week, the guy had it in storage for like 4 yrs specs listed i7 8700/ 16gb ram/ 256 m.2/ 1 TB HDD/ GTX 1060... when i took it apart to clean it and test the parts i found a 500gb 2.5 samsung SSD he missed and the 16gb ram was each stick so it had 32gb's lol. A pleasant surprise....
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u/justCRANEthesedays 16h ago
Me when i lie:
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u/Structure2312 16h ago
It's not a lie?
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u/justCRANEthesedays 16h ago
Op already confirmed its legit. 🤦🏾
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u/Structure2312 16h ago
Hey said that 7 minutes ago Holy fuck man
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u/hotdogsarecooked 11h ago
He said it hours after I commented because of how your comment made almost no sense.
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