16-year-old SATA II SSD survives 1 petabyte of writes — 25x more than the drive's endurance rating
A 16-year-old SanDisk P4 SATA II Solid State Drive has demonstrated remarkable durability by surviving over 1 petabyte of writes, far exceeding its rated endurance of 40 TBW. This endurance test, conducted by YouTube channel WolfyTech, shows that SSDs can often function well beyond their manufacturer-specified Terabytes Written (TBW) limits. The drive, utilizing older MLC NAND technology, continued to operate after 60,000 hours of power-on time, highlighting the robustness of earlier SSD designs. AI
IMPACT Demonstrates the potential for older storage technologies to exceed expected lifespans, relevant for hardware lifecycle planning.