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16-year-old SSD survives 1 PB of writes, 25x its endurance rating

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A 16-year-old Sandisk P4 SATA II SSD has surprisingly exceeded its endurance rating by 25 times, surviving one petabyte of writes. The experiment, conducted by YouTube channel WolfyTech, demonstrated that SSDs can often function well beyond their specified Terabytes Written (TBW) limits, which are primarily for warranty purposes. While the drive continues to operate, it's noted that older SSDs, especially those with MLC NAND like the Sandisk P4, may become less reliable after surpassing their TBW. AI

IMPACT This finding suggests that older storage hardware may have more longevity than specified, potentially impacting hardware refresh cycles and e-waste considerations in AI infrastructure.

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on an endurance test of an older hardware component, which is a form of technical research. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=2 ai=0.1]

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Zhiye Liu ·

    16-year-old SATA II SSD survives 1 petabyte of writes — 25x more than the drive's endurance rating

    As part of an experiment, an enthusiast has written one petabyte of data on a legacy Sandisk P4 SATA II SSD that was released 16 years ago.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    16-year-old SATA II SSD survives 1 petabyte of writes — 25x more than the drive's endurance rating As part of an experiment, an enthusiast has written one petab

    16-year-old SATA II SSD survives 1 petabyte of writes — 25x more than the drive's endurance rating As part of an experiment, an enthusiast has written one petabyte of data on a legacy Sandisk P4 SATA II SSD that was released 16 years ago. https://www. tomshardware.com/pc-componen…

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