[ehutch79]

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.

[BizarroLand]

https://tidbits.com/2021/05/27/an-m1-mac-cant-boot-from-an-e...

I don't see any reports but there is evidence that should the soldered on SSD fail the entire device is borked short of board level repair.