I would think there is a write limit in the warranty. If that is the case, it's more a question of whether the advertised lifetimes are dishonest marketing or

I would think there is a write limit in the warranty. If that is the case, it's more a question of whether the advertised lifetimes are dishonest marketing or not. I guess most people shopping the warranty would understand "years or write limit" well enough. I would say they aren't telling you what you can do with it, they are just telling you what uses they will cover under warranty. In this case, it's likely that a legal requirement to cover the drives under warranty for this use would cause the price to go up or the product to be pulled.