On 2/12/22 09:40, Stefan Monnier wrote:
The relevant stat is the total data written specification. It's
usually in "terabytes written".
For a 1 TB SSD, 300TBW is bad. 600 is pretty bad. 1200 is okay
for a desktop. 1800 is reasonable for some server applications.
I think the "bad" vs "good" judgment above relates to what is commonly
available (so it really expresses whether it's near the bottom or near
the top of the range of available drives) but in practice what matters
more is the intended use of the drive.
Hence the question: what does "high-endurance" mean to the OP (as
opposed to "to the market")?
Stefan
"High endurance" means "I will not be awoken in the middle of the night
by the smell of fried electronics". This was what happened when I was
using SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 128 GB flash drives for Time Machine
backups.
I have several 16 GB models of the same drive and they have survived
usage as Debian and FreeBSD OS disks. I very much like their compact
size, but do not like their heat generation. I am worried that they may
suffer the same fate as above.
David
