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How worried should you be about your M1 Mac’s SSD lifespan?

Recent reports have shown that some users of M1 Macs are experiencing what they feel is unreasonable, excessive usage of the SSD. One in particular showed 15TB written in two months. That’s quite a bit, and it’s almost certainly attributable to swapping main memory to the SSD.

The reports became a cause for alarm for M1 Mac owners, but is it really a problem? While it’s true that SSDs have a limited lifespan, how long that SSD lasts comes down to how you use your Mac.

SSD LONGEVITY

A common misconception about SSDs is that they don’t last very long. That’s due partially to the early days of SSDs,

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