> We've heard countless SSD clone stories over the years, but this particular Samsung 990 Pro 2TB case stands out for the frighteningly sophisticated level of counterfeiting behind its creation. The label usually tells you whether a drive is legitimate. You can spot many telltale signs, such as incorrect model names, misaligned text, or poor print quality, that are more than sufficient to give the imposter away. But not this counterfeit Samsung 990 Pro.

How the heck can someone have the resources to produce or have produced counterfeit drive hardware and firmware but not have the resources to perfectly copy printing?

With prices going up I bet there will be many more counterfeiters now trying to take advantage of this.

I recently bought 3 of these drives, thankfully mine appear to be legit... TFA doesn't say, but I wonder if theirs didn't come in original packaging...

> installed drive is running at PCIe 3.0, even though the Samsung 990 Pro is a PCIe 4.0 SSD.

That's a basic check

As is the speed test

Similar to how the article title passes basic checks, but is false