In the past, several SSD manufacturers had bugs in their firmwares. So to be sure that I can fix such issues with a newly bought SSD, I need some secure (and somewhat easy) way of updating the firmware.
I don’t need to do the update on my own Linux installation. A bootable ISO would be fine, too.
Which manufacturer has some well supported way of updating SSD firmware, even if I don’t have any Windows installations left?
I never had any issues with any SSD I ever bought in my life.
Just buy whatever you like and install it. You’re done. Don’t overthink everything.
I’ve been dealing with SSDs since the early days of Windows XP.
A lot of drives have had a lot of problems.
Like, the most recent I have dealt with was with Samsung 980 SSDs and the critical flaw in their firmware.
I once dropped a SATA SSD on my foot while installing it and now I only use M2 SSD in case it happens again.
You’ve been lucky, then. Some popular SSDs have had firmware that actively corrupted data or burned through the flash cells incredibly fast.