M1 Mac SSD Wear Issue Tested and Explored. Yes, it's a problem.
In this video, I go into a lot more detail on the issue of premature wear on the internal SSD of M1 Apple Silicon Macs. 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Difference in SSD usage between Intel and M1 Macs 1:05 Why SSD’s wear out 2:22 SSD Endurance explained 4:14 What is the endurance of Apple’s SSD? 4:35 Identifying the NAND used in Apple’s SSD 5:23 M1 Mac SSD Lifespan Projections 8:09 Important difference between M1 and Intel Mac SSD 9:00 Debunking incorrect theories 15:43 What is causing it? 16:32 How to mitigate or prevent it Sources Difference in data written by M1 and Intel Macs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09iO4TuVkCA Reliability of NAND Flash Memories: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/6/2/16/pdf NAND Flash Memory: http://csl.skku.edu/uploads/ICE3028S16/3-nand.pdf
In this video, I go into a lot more detail on the issue of premature wear on the internal SSD of M1 Apple Silicon Macs. 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Difference in SSD usage between Intel and M1 Macs 1:05 Why SSD’s wear out 2:22 SSD Endurance explained 4:14 What is the endurance of Apple’s SSD? 4:35 Identifying the NAND used in Apple’s SSD 5:23 M1 Mac SSD Lifespan Projections 8:09 Important difference between M1 and Intel Mac SSD 9:00 Debunking incorrect theories 15:43 What is causing it? 16:32 How to mitigate or prevent it Sources Difference in data written by M1 and Intel Macs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09iO4TuVkCA Reliability of NAND Flash Memories: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/6/2/16/pdf NAND Flash Memory: http://csl.skku.edu/uploads/ICE3028S16/3-nand.pdf