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Spinning rust can fail all at once too. When ssds die of write endurance they loudly complain long before they actually lose data.

• ars 12y ago
  It can, sure, but I think most failures are of the slower sort. And SSD's only complain if you listen. Does Windows come with a smart checking tool by default? Don't you have to manually install one and check? I suspect most people with an SSD have no idea where it's holding. But it doesn't change the "defective by design" nature. It's one thing if you can't do anything about it - but the bricking design is not good. It should go read only on max writes, not brick.
  • pkaye 12y ago
    "And SSD's only complain if you listen." I'm not sure how this is different from HDDs? For both of them you have to listen and install a SMART checking tool. And HDD failure rates are not great either ranging from 2-12% according to recent Backblaze data.
    • ars 12y ago
      > I'm not sure how this is different from HDDs? HDDs don't have a set end of life. Instead you use them till the die naturally. SSD you need to be notified when the end of life is. There is nothing inherently wrong with either way, it's the action AFTER the death (of either) that is the problem: HDDs do they best they can even after a failure. SSDs just die because they are programed to, not because they have to. Saying: But you are warned does not excuse that.