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by redundantly 655 days ago
The five-year estimate is based solely on hibernation writes, which is a very conservative figure. In reality, most users will use closer to 2% of the TBW for hibernation, not 33%.

For those with heavy I/O workloads, they likely have higher-grade or larger SSDs with a higher TBW rating.

Additionally, TBW isn’t a hard limit and can often be exceeded, with some drives lasting beyond 200%.

For most users, TBW won’t be an issue, and other components are more likely to fail before the drive wears out.