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indigodaddy ◴[] No.45905391[source]
Back in my NOC tech/datacenter days, we grew to trust drives with a combination of 10000+ poweron hrs + {zero SMART errors / zero reallocated sectors / zero pending sectors} actually more than a random unknown new drive.
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1. huhtenberg ◴[] No.45906870[source]
Might've worked for HDDs, but SSDs have a cap on lifetime writes.
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2. benjojo12 ◴[] No.45907823[source]
Yes but also the drives in the OP have 4~ TB lifetime writes, basically nothing compared to the total capability of the drive, Given these drives can do 2TB+ a day for the entire warranty period a day, I don't think these drives are that bad, the amazon seller shouldn't have claimed they were new, but in terms of the flash wear, these drives look almost as good as new