I Accidentally Bought a Fake Samsung 990 Pro: Here's How I Found Out

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UGREEN 40Gbps M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure with Cooling Fan (15976): https://linktree.gadgethuntingwithrr.com/p/ugreen-40gbps-m-2-nvme-ssd-enclosure-with-cooling-fan-15976/
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My 1TB M3 MacBook keeps filling up with junk left behind by AI coding agents, so I bought a used Samsung 990 Pro 1TB and a UGREEN 40Gbps USB4 M.2 enclosure with a cooling fan to add fast external storage. I unbox the UGREEN enclosure, fumble the install without reading the manual, plug it into my MacBook, and then ask Claude Code to check the drive's health. SMART says the drive is healthy, but Claude points out the controller is a Realtek RTS5765, there is no Samsung vendor ID, and the firmware and serial number don't match a real 990 Pro. Then I format it and run a full write test to see how it actually performs.

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00:00 Claude's verdict first
00:08 Why my MacBook keeps running out of storage
01:15 Used Samsung 990 Pro + UGREEN enclosure
02:05 UGREEN 40Gbps enclosure unboxing
04:50 AI coding agents leave junk everywhere
06:10 Installing the SSD in the enclosure
09:05 Plugging it into the MacBook
10:45 Asking Claude Code to check the drive
11:52 The verdict: almost certainly fake
13:35 Formatting and full write test
14:18 Speed results: 680MB/s, then 55MB/s
14:48 Sending it back + your experiences