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Is that a false claim?

The expectation that an SSD or even SD-card is infinitely rewriteable (practically speaking) is implicit in the marketing.

The idea that a drive can't be rewritten too many times should be explicit (like SMR HDDs)



Every SSD spec sheet has a Total Bytes Written (TBW) spec and Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD) and many warranties say that they don't cover wearout beyond those specs. It's akin to a tire rated for 50,000 miles; if it fails beyond that it's not defective.




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