I'm trying to figure out the actual remaining life of my Sabrent NVMe drive. According to the HWInfo screenshot I looked at, it shows the remaining life at 39%. However, my read and write totals are around 172TB, which seems low compared to the stated 720TB of Total Bytes Written on Sabrent's website. Since I plan to use this NVMe as the main drive for my home server OS, I want to know how to accurately gauge its remaining life. Is HWInfo accurate, or is Sabrent just marketing it up?
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You should download the Sabrent control panel and check if it shows the same life remaining and TBW. Remember, TBW (Total Bytes Written) is crucial for the life of your drive, not just the read totals.
I found that my TBW matches what HWInfo is saying — 84.5TB. But here's the twist: the drive health shows 100%, even though the S.M.A.R.T details say 'percentage used: 61%'. It's a bit confusing, right?