alt Hacker NewsDoes writing to an SSD often really 'wear out' the device?
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mirashii • yesterday at 2:31 PM
Yes. Flash cells in SSDs are rated for a particular number of write cycles.
sokoloff • yesterday at 2:30 PM
Yes. NAND cells can only be erased and rewritten a finite number of times.
Yes, they have a finite number of writes. The controller keeps track of this so you can even see what % of your SSD life is remaining in that sense.