Barry writes: > > > > On 20 Jul 2026, at 23:56, Sam Varshavchik <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > But it does exist, > > this is a fact. SSDs are the only kind of a hardware that I know of that's > > guaranteed to fail, by the virtue of its design and how it works. > > HDD will fail when the mechanical components wear out. > The spec sheets will tell you the MTBF of the HDD that can be > used to estimate the working life of the HDD.
Yes, but one can do a lot to influence the expected lifetime of an HDD: a clean, dust free environment, stable temperature and environment, etc… The only way to prolong the life of a SSD is not to write anything to it.
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