I’ve never had a problem with Kingston, been using the same 1GB drive for over 15 years now and still works perfectly as my live Linux setup. Bought another 64GB one few years back as well.
I also have an over 10 years old Seagate (I guess Samsung now?) 500GB HDD that has been through a couple enclosures but still works perfectly.
If you want good and reliable storage, it’s either Samsung or Kingston for me, in this order. (Kingston it’s a bit worse but also cheaper)
I’ve never had a problem with Kingston, been using the same 1GB drive for over 15 years now and still works perfectly as my live Linux setup. Bought another 64GB one few years back as well.
I also have an over 10 years old Seagate (I guess Samsung now?) 500GB HDD that has been through a couple enclosures but still works perfectly.
I wouldn’t deviate from those 2 brands.
Honestly I would never buy another Kingston or PNY storage device. They are the only two brands that have ever failed on me consistently.