It would be nice if there was at least the option for the drive to report it’s true geometry to the OS, rather than only a compatibility layer for old operating systems. I would understand if there was a jumper only to turn the compatability layer on or off. But the drive should report 4096 when off.
I’m guessing this will result in replacements once properly reporting drives hit the market. Across the forums I frequent It’s already resulting in people returning EARS drives and going with another manufacturer entirely with a bad taste for their WD experience, or people advising against buying them altogether.
