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by userbinator 504 days ago
and any output is intentionally conservative.

Samsung still screwed up with the planar TLC flash used in the infamous 840 EVO SSD, which had a real-world retention measured in months. Their "fix" was to issue a firmware update that continuously rewrites data in the background, but of course this has no effect if the drive isn't always powered.

https://forum.acelab.eu.com/viewtopic.php?t=8735

https://goughlui.com/2024/07/20/salvage-tested-an-elderly-fo...