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javaunsafe2019 · 2023-01-16 14:08:29

As I wrote, the ssd will die at some point and can’t be replaced

jodrellblank | karma 12920 | avg karma 1.96 · | 2010-09-10 12:12:50+00:00

The SSD in the machine will probably need to be replaced.

Why? Here's an article estimating a 50 year lifetime for current SSDs based on writing at max speed 24x7, and claiming that the "it will wear out quickly" myth no longer applies.

http://www.storagesearch.com/ssdmyths-endurance.html

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mikae1 | karma 1712 | avg karma 3.7 · | 2023-11-13 21:10:59

Until the SSD dies...

kawsper | karma 2845 | avg karma 2.9 · | 2012-12-06 09:54:25+00:00

So the SSD is going to work forever? Because that is what I am afraid of.

TingPing | karma 536 | avg karma 1.44 · | 2022-01-30 09:59:06

It would be years before an SSD starts degrading.

karpodiem | karma 504 | avg karma 2.5 · | 2018-11-06 14:18:14+00:00

Can't replace the SSD? Pass.

tomlin | karma 749 | avg karma 1.4 · | 2011-05-09 08:30:26

There's probably some truth to SSDs dying off horribly, but like anything else, the tech will evolve and then you replace your SSD with a new SSD at some point. Wouldn't hurt to use Time Machine as well.

cigaser | karma -14 | avg karma -0.29 · | 2021-04-23 10:57:11+00:00

That machine is using swap file a lot, in couple of years SSD will die.

1stranger | karma 252 | avg karma 2.65 · | 2018-12-16 20:54:17+00:00

SSDs do have a finite lifespan due to limited number of writes they can do before cells can't be rewritten.

patmorgan23 | karma 1213 | avg karma 1.65 · | 2022-07-12 07:21:27

JWST is not serviceable. If the ssd dies, then it's dead. There's no replacing it.

KozmoNau7 | karma 2633 | avg karma 1.04 · | 2018-11-06 13:35:39+00:00

Which also means the entire thing has to be thrown out when the SSD eventually dies. Sure it's going to take a while, but it will happen. Yay consumerism, I guess.

ehutch79 | karma 2179 | avg karma 2.06 · | 2021-11-08 10:35:35

I haven't actually seen any reports of SSDs actually dying. Can you provide some links? SSDs dying in less than a year of typical use is a huge deal.

lostsock | karma 490 | avg karma 2.45 · | 2013-04-12 02:47:50+00:00

The same plan he has when his hard drive dies a horrible death?

SSDs may have a shorter lifespan than some HDDs but the WILL both fail.

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Kiro | karma 10888 | avg karma 1.51 · | 2013-12-31 15:23:55+00:00

Why can't you replace the SSD?

Alupis | karma 14032 | avg karma 2.49 · | 2015-02-19 15:21:24

The SSD is just a hard drive, and they do die...

You wouldn't tell people not to buy a Ford because you owned one once that got a flat tire...

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cmsj | karma 2222 | avg karma 2.94 · | 2016-10-31 08:22:02

The SSDs are replaceable.

ohyes | karma 4127 | avg karma 4.38 · | 2023-11-12 11:46:09

Replace it with a different SSD sounds like the only option.

dmm | karma 6269 | avg karma 4.13 · | 2013-03-05 22:53:45+00:00

The SSD is soldered to the board and non-replaceable.

fctorial | karma 1130 | avg karma 1.98 · | 2021-02-03 19:51:44+00:00

What are the signs of an SSD that's about to die?

neycoda | karma 148 | avg karma 0.53 · | 2022-07-11 06:38:47

"the SSD will report that 0 GB of available storage space remains. The drive will go offline and become unusable."

Considering this is a firmware "bug" that bricks the drive, due to a misplaced index, not a physical wear issue, it appears to be a 4.5-year planned obsolescence feature.

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