WD SN850 NVME M.2 Genuine or not

Apnea · 17 Apr 2021 at 12:16

Is this drive the genuine article?

https://ibb.co/Gpv0LC2

skyripper · 17 Apr 2021 at 12:31

What makes you think it isn't?

Apnea · 17 Apr 2021 at 12:33

It doesn't match images on WD website.

Trying to make sure I don't buy a counterfeit.

Hotwired · 17 Apr 2021 at 12:49

This is toms hardware doing a review: https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/reviews/wd-black-sn850-m-2-nvme-ssd-review

mickyflinn · 17 Apr 2021 at 13:00

Review below images match from what i can tell but check.

https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/reviews/wd-black-sn850-m-2-nvme-ssd-review

Apnea · 17 Apr 2021 at 14:42

One made in China and the other in Malaysia. Is WD's warranty valid if the drive is bought without packaging etc?

The Artfull Bodger · 17 Apr 2021 at 15:12

I followed your link but got loads of weird escort links so on that note I'm a no
.

Apnea · 17 Apr 2021 at 15:14

Is there a better place to upload an image to so that it can be seen in the forum?

The Artfull Bodger · 17 Apr 2021 at 15:17

Apnea said:
Is there a better place to upload an image to so that it can be seen in the forum?

seems to be fine on pc - but my phone came up with lots of adverts, so ignore my prevoius post.

Gunslinger · 30 Apr 2021 at 21:11

Apnea said:
Is there a better place to upload an image to so that it can be seen in the forum?

https://postimages.org/

has always seemed fairly clean for me, free to register and use so long as your not a heavy uploader I think it's ok.

matja · 2 May 2021 at 23:42

It looks identical to mine in every way except for the date for the "DOM" code, serial number, and the "PSID" number (mine has a long string of 0's in it), and as far as I know mine is legit.

On Holiday · 2 May 2021 at 23:54

WD had a misprice selling these at £90 each (ish) so it's likely someones grabbed a load and re-selling them off for less than retail.

Cooler running · 6 May 2021 at 00:37

Looks just like the drive in a different review, as others have said above, it looks as close as can be. Would be confident to say it's a legitimate used SN850.
I've also never heard of NVME drive counter-fitting before either, as usually any drive can be sold relatively competitively.

Fairly sure you're just looking at the back of the drive, when the pictures on the WD website are of the front.

ketma · 6 May 2021 at 15:45

Install the WD dashboard and confirm the drive in there, latest firmware is 613000WD.

davetherave2 · 10 May 2021 at 12:59

Check the serial number on the western digital warranty support site (https://support-en.wd.com/app/warrantystatus).

edit: I actually did check and it says the serial number is valid till 3 MAR 26.