Most M1 Macs appear to have a serious SSD wear defect
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Re: Most M1 Macs appear to have a serious SSD wear defect
#2No, this is about that they, probably for software reasons, write a lot to the SSD which might cause defects in the future. This is not a hardware issue (apart perhaps from the 8Gb memory limitation)
Re: Most M1 Macs appear to have a serious SSD wear defect
#3No, this is about that they, probably for software reasons, write a lot to the SSD which might cause defects in the future. This is not a hardware issue (apart perhaps from the 8Gb memory limitation)
We can conveniently nitpick whether or not we treat Apple products as an integrated hardware-software product, the reality is thousands of these units have shipped and from those screenshots, many have already racked up 2-4 years wear in a matter of weeks, for a component that cannot be replaced without replacing the entire motherboard.
The product configuration as shipped inflicts permanent damage on itself, it's very difficult to see this as anything but a manufacturing defect.
Re: Most M1 Macs appear to have a serious SSD wear defect
#4No problem, just make sure you clone to an external dri... oh.
Re: Most M1 Macs appear to have a serious SSD wear defect
#5Considering the data available, 1% used in 2 months, that is 6% in a year, or roughly 16 years to 100%. SSDs have wearout indicators for a reason, but how long do you honestly expect it to last ? Had it been spinning rust you'd be lucky to get 5 years out of it.
Most users will be able to get a decade worth of usage out of it.
Nothing to see here, move along.
Re: Most M1 Macs appear to have a serious SSD wear defect
#6No, this is about that they, probably for software reasons, write a lot to the SSD which might cause defects in the future. This is not a hardware issue (apart perhaps from the 8Gb memory limitation)
We can conveniently nitpick whether or not we treat Apple products as an integrated hardware-software product, the reality is thousands of these units have shipped and from those screenshots, many have already racked up 2-4 years wear in a matter of weeks, for a component that cannot be replaced without replacing the entire motherboard. The product configuration as shipped inflicts permanent damage on itself, it's ve…
Then would ‘Most’ devices have this effect? Like a random hardware defect? Or all, like a software issue, only dependent on use?
Re: Most M1 Macs appear to have a serious SSD wear defect
#7No worries, just get a nice Samsung SSD and repla... oh.
Re: Most M1 Macs appear to have a serious SSD wear defect
#8Considering the data available, 1% used in 2 months, that is 6% in a year, or roughly 16 years to 100%. SSDs have wearout indicators for a reason, but how long do you honestly expect it to last ? Had it been spinning rust you'd be lucky to get 5 years out of it. Most users will be able to get a decade worth of usage out of it. Nothing to see here, move along.
> or roughly 16 years to 100%
That is two big assumptions: assuming linear degradation and assuming the mac is usable until it reaches 0%.
I would think that it starts degrades faster as it wears, and that by the time it is at least 90% on a 256gb or even 512gb SSD it will be effectivly unusable.
Re: Most M1 Macs appear to have a serious SSD wear defect
#9No problem, just make sure you clone to an external dri... oh.
No problem, period. Just a guy that can't understand the diagnostics he reads.
Re: Most M1 Macs appear to have a serious SSD wear defect
#10No, this is about that they, probably for software reasons, write a lot to the SSD which might cause defects in the future. This is not a hardware issue (apart perhaps from the 8Gb memory limitation)
We can conveniently nitpick whether or not we treat Apple products as an integrated hardware-software product, the reality is thousands of these units have shipped and from those screenshots, many have already racked up 2-4 years wear in a matter of weeks, for a component that cannot be replaced without replacing the entire motherboard. The product configuration as shipped inflicts permanent damage on itself, it's ve…
>he reality is thousands of these units have shipped and from those screenshots, many have already racked up 2-4 years wear in a matter of weeks
What "2-4 years wear"?
It's 1% of usage in 2 months. That's par for the course for any SSD in any laptop with regular usage, and it should last long before the laptop is updated in 6 or so years...
Heck, 50% "percentage used" would take 8 years with this rate...