Laptop SSD Drive Lifespan - Should You Worry?

All about SSD memory types in your laptop or PC. I discuss endurance, TBW and DWPD lifespan figures and how to work out whether your SSD or M.2 NVMe drive is likely to fail on you over time. 00:00 - Introduction 00:16 - Is Your Drive Likely To Fail? 01:11 - Look at an M.2 NVMe Drive 02:09 - SLC, MLC, TLC & QLC Flash Memory 04:24 - Why Use Unreliable Memory? 05:02 - Write Cycle Figures of SSD Drives? 05:40 - How Data is Written to SSD Drives 06:48 - TBW & DWPD Explanation 08:24 - TBW Demonstration 09:26 - Finding Daily Usage on Your Drive 16:46 - SMART Data in Drive DX 18:34 - DWPD Demonstration 21:28 - Conclusion & Final Thoughts Note: I'm not an expert in this field so I welcome any comments highlighting mistakes I have made. Equally, if you have learnt something from this video and enjoyed the explanation, please consider subscribing, give the video a thumbs up or just let me know in the comments. Thanks for watching. • NVMe Enclosure Shown - https://geni.us/acasis • SSD Drive Shown - https://geni.us/980pro #ssd #failure #lifespan #calculation #drivedx My Production Music =============================== I use Artlist for most of the production music you hear on TDCatTech. If you'd like to receive 2 months free on an annual subscription, please signup using - https://geni.us/tdartlist Ethics Note: =============================== All products in this video were purchased by me. This is not an advert, and all opinions are entirely my own. I will not accept a product unless a company is happy with an impartial review. Support the Channel: =============================== Links to Amazon are affiliate links. If you click on these links for this product or any other purchase on Amazon, I will receive a tiny commission for bringing you to Amazon's door. You will not ever pay any more for the product. Thank you if you do use these. My Production Gear =============================== • My Gear: https://tdcat.com/gear • Fixed Camera - https://geni.us/sonyz90 • Portable Camera - https://geni.us/ax53 • Camera Mic - https://geni.us/ntg3mic • VOX Mic - https://geni.us/rodebroadcaster • Field Recorder - https://geni.us/dr100 My Contact Details =============================== ► Business Enquiries & Review Products: [email protected] ► Collaboration: [email protected] ► Web: https://tdcat.com