You do know they have limited write cycles, right?
If you ever reach that limit, well done. You got a hell of value out of that device.
I have SSDs that are in use 24/7, writing up to 200GB per day and in constant use for 3 years. 99% drive health.
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Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks agoYou do know they have limited write cycles, right? Not getting at you or anything. Just checking. I’ve had a handful flip over to read-only mode over the years, would hate for that to happen to anyone else unexpectedly.
remon@ani.social 3 weeks ago
Prathas@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Whoa, what could you possibly be writing that much?!
remon@ani.social 2 weeks ago
Torrents.
Prathas@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
As in, you’re constantly downloading more and more?
notarobot@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Doesn’t larger storage mean that it lasts longer since it can better balance wear on the cells?