Is My Boot NVMe SSD Wearing Out Too Quickly?
I use a 1 TB KIOXIA-EXCERIA G2 as the boot drive in my daily-use PC. It is rated for 400 TBW, has about 14,000 hours of power-on time,…
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Why Does My SSD Show 51% Health Despite Light Usage?
My SSD is around three or four years old, but I've only used roughly 25–30% of its rated total bytes written. I haven't seen bad blocks or media…
When Should I Replace My SSD with 60k Power On Hours?
I've been using a Samsung 850 EVO SSD for a while now, and it's had about 60,000 hours of power on time, but it hasn't written a lot…
Is a 500GB SSD Enough for Long-Term Use with Windows 11?
I built a new PC about 6-7 months ago, using a Samsung 980 500GB SSD as my main OS drive for Windows 11, while a 990 Evo Plus…
What is the ideal TBW for an SSD used as a boot drive?
I'm looking to buy an SSD to use as my boot drive and store all my files. How much Total Bytes Written (TBW) should I be aiming for?…