[saidajigumi]

SSD write fear is kinda nuts, IMO. It's a device subject to wear, tear, and catastrophic failure -- just like HDDs. Keep backups (three for important data; a cloud copy is only one copy), enjoy the performance, and don't sweat it. If you aren't keeping backups, then go ahead and cower under the sheets at night.

[twotwotwo]

- Smartctl has a media wearout indicator if you want to check. Most likely, you'll check it after months of use, see that you've used like 3% of the write capacity, and then not sweat it.

- Firmware reliability sadly has been an issue. So, yes, keep backups.

- It's fun to check out the ongoing SSD write exhaustion derby here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?271063-SS...