[Rinzler89]

Why? Have you actually looked at the numbers and did the math, or are you scared out of FUD and think the sky is falling every time write calls are made to the SSD?

I treat my 1TB SSD like a loaner and after doing the math, based on my write patterns in the last 2 years, the SSD should wear out in about ..checks notes.. 12 years. I'm a lot more likely to replace it 2-4 years though to upgrade to a bigger and faster model anyway.

Plus, all storage dies eventually, that's why backups are important. You paid for it, you might as well make the most use of it while it lasts instead of trying to "hypermile it" since you won't be leaving it as inheritance to your grandchildren.

[littlestymaar]

You're correct but I'm not sure it's FUD though and more a legacy of the limitations of early SSDs, which were indeed quite vulnerable to wear.

[Rinzler89]

But we don't live in legacy times we live in present times. So is it too much to expect people on a tech forum to be at least a bit up to date on the present tech instead of regurgitating fears 10 years out of date?

If you're wearing out your SSD life endurance in a few years, you have an issue.

[littlestymaar]

I'm not disputing that (hence the “You're correct” at the beginning of my response), I'm just reacting to your mention of “FUD”.