Ask HN: Performance of SSDs on M1 so far

5 points

4 years ago

The M1 Macbook has been on the market for a couple of years. Leaving aside aspects such as reparability and upgradability, it is a solid machine for everyday coding.

However, my biggest concern is the excessive SSD usage.

M1 users, what is your experience with the machine? Have you experienced any issue related to the SSD in these two years? I would like to get one, but I do not want to deal with data corruption during the lifespan of the machine (I suppose four years is a conservative duration).

[0] https://9to5mac.com/2021/02/23/m1-mac-users-report-excessive-ssd-usage-potentially-affecting-the-components-lifespan/

[1] https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/m1-air-excessive-ssd-writing.2291694/

[2] https://www.macworld.com/article/338844/how-worried-should-you-be-about-your-m1-macs-ssd-lifespan.html

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