I was told by my uncle that when you download stuff all the time, and keep shutting off and turning on your macbook with a SSD, it will eventually burn out! Is this true?
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Flash memory has a limited number of write cycles. Load leveling is a method SSD manufacturers use to even out where data is written so one section of the drive doesn't wear out first due to excessive use.
Anyway, even under extremely heavy use it would probably take 6 or 7 years before it started having issues.
Anyway, even under extremely heavy use it would probably take 6 or 7 years before it started having issues.
here is a nice link to educate yourself;P
Investigation: Is Your SSD More Reliable Than A Hard Drive?
Investigation: Is Your SSD More Reliable Than A Hard Drive?
Wait so you are saying if I import some photos from my camera to iPhoto & I move them to my external, it will burn out the SSD? So what if I moved the location of the iPhoto library from photos to my external, would that mean I wouldn't have to move anything and the photos would never be on the SSD because the iPhoto library will be on a external?
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We're talking in the oder of several years (think 5 to 10 years) of heavy use before you start seeing issues. By then most mobile phones will be more powerful than your machine, and you'll be looking to upgrade.
Use the computer, don't worry, be happy.
Usage patterns aside. With the exception of those users that have done copius amounts of research, there's going to be one very large group of surprised SSD owners at some point not that far into the future.
Not to overload you with reading materials but this article, 10 Reasons Why SSDs Are Better Than Mechanical Drives, in ServerWatch answers your question.
