True, Samsung should definitely issue a statement like this and it would be much better for them than to stay silent! What you said makes a lot of sense about needing more time to be sure about the new drives, however I asked a guy on reddit today about his 8 months replacement drive and he answered that it's working good so far after 8 months of use (didn't ask him about the date of the replacement drive though). So fingers crossed about the new drive batches. Here's the thread where I asked him:
https://www.reddit.com/r/unRAID/comments/r4rcqg/_/hmrw47g
Edit: I was able to cancel my 870 EVO 4TB order, as the more I read about these 870 EVO drives the more I find horror stories about them.
Do you guys recommend the Crucial MX500 4TB? I saw some people here (or can't remember exactly where) saying that it had issues with some batches regarding firmware or build quality, is this still true or was that only with the lower capacity early revisions?
I was also looking at the WD Blue SSD 4TB, which one would you recommend out of these two drives?