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Yeah, that’s true. Using flash storage will wear it down. However, probably not during the useful lifetime of the machine: https://www.macworld.com/article/3388

• smoldesu 3y ago
  > if you take decent care of your data you should be fine. This is the real bottom-line, regardless of what OS you use flash storage on. Make sure you have duplicated backups, because hardware failure is real and it can hurt you.
  • nullindividual 3y ago
    This is no different from spinning rust. Which is why the assertion that "swap is going to cause my SSD to fail!" crowd just makes no sense and likely lacks the technical knowledge to make that assessment (see this thread for lack of understanding of what 'virtual memory' means).
    • smoldesu 3y ago
      The original point of my comment was not to assert "disc superiority" or whatever you've interpreted it as. Characterizing hardware failure as "FUD" is wrong and in plain denial of how these systems die. I use SSDs, I have had flash storage fail on me, and considering how embedded and small the majority of Apple SSDs are, I'm not convinced their drives will outlive the useful lifespan of the machine. Draw your own conclusions accordingly.