31/07/2017

extending the life span of a ssd

By ben sim

The key to maximize the life span of an SSD is to reduce writing to it.

To help users estimate how long an SSD will last, most SSD manufacturers present the drive’s endurance by the amount of data that can be written to the drive. For example, the 750GB Crucial MX300 has an endurance of 220TBW, meaning you can write 220 terabytes of data to the drive before it becomes unreliable. To put this in perspective, if you write 50GB of data per day every day to the drive, it will take you some 12 years to wear it out. Most other SSDs have similar or better endurance ratings. Generally the larger the drive, the higher he endurance.

 

the below article from cnet provides more information on prolonging your ssd:

https://www.cnet.com/au/how-to/how-ssds-solid-state-drives-work-increase-lifespan/