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Most SSDs aren't designed for the repeated writing Chia requires. "Data center" or "high-endurance" SSDs have that capacity but are consequently more expensive
by VectorLock 5y ago
Most SSDs aren't designed for the repeated writing Chia requires. "Data center" or "high-endurance" SSDs have that capacity but are consequently more expensive.
>One alternative explanation is that maybe farmers were just wearing them out quickly and playing naive to claim the warranty?
That's exactly what they were doing. If you use a low cost "consumer" SSD you can wear it out very quickly then claim it was "defective."
- vii 5y agoIs that a false claim? The expectation that an SSD or even SD-card is infinitely rewriteable (practically speaking) is implicit in the marketing. The idea that a drive can't be rewritten too many times should be explicit (like SMR HDDs)
- wmf 5y agoEvery SSD spec sheet has a Total Bytes Written (TBW) spec and Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD) and many warranties say that they don't cover wearout beyond those specs. It's akin to a tire rated for 50,000 miles; if it fails beyond that it's not defective.
- Dylan16807 5y ago> Most SSDs aren't designed for the repeated writing Chia requires. It doesn't require all that many writes. Problems come from a conscious decision to use a small number of SSDs as scratch space for a very large array.
- agogdog 5y agowhat about the repeated writing is the issue though? in theory shouldn't the TBW be the TBW? that's why I was speculating about heat.