Video of How Much Longer Will Your SSD Last? How to Tell Many of us photographers rely on solid-state drives to store our important images. Did you know these types of drives only have a limited life span? Here’s how to check how long your current drives have left on them before they urgently need replacing. While solid-state drives (SSD) tend to be much more reliable than other forms of storage, they too don’t last forever. I think many of us knew this fact already, but do we really have any idea how long the drives storing all our precious images will last? This week, technologist Joseph Thio is back once again to explore this very subject in his latest video. In just over 8 minutes, Thio explains in great detail everything we need to know about SSD drives. The video starts by explaining the factors for endurance of a drive which is something I knew little about. He goes on to explain how the number of write cycles an SSD is capable of performing in its lifetime will vary wildly depending on the levels of cells the drive has. If you’re in a hurry, this one area of […]
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