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It doesn't concern me that much, but I'd rather fill the drive with random data myself first. I can do the ATA-erase thing afterwards.

On a related note, I also have zero trust in manufacturer-supplied encryption that sits in the drives. There is no way for me to verify whether it actually does anything.



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