[vosper]

With is what WD are doing, having just been caught changing parts in a way that impacts performance

> A Western Digital spokesperson confirmed to Ars that the company had replaced the NAND flash and updated the firmware in the WD Blue SN550 beginning in June 2021 and updated the drive's data sheet to reflect the changes. "For greater transparency going forward, if we make a change to an existing internal SSD, we commit to introducing a new model number whenever any related published specifications are impacted"

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/silent-changes-to-we...

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NB: WD is doing this after being caught not doing this when they trashed the reputation of the WD Red line of drives.