Apple M1 Mac Owners Report Abnormally High SSD Writes

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Apple’s new ARM-based M1 Macs reportedly suffer from a mysterious issue that results in excessive SSD wear. The allegation stems from various users across social media and hardware forums (e.g., LTT and MacRumors), who have posted drive monitoring data confirming abnormally high levels of drive writes within a relatively short period of time. One user even suggests that the SSD in the 256 GB model could reach its TBW (terabytes written) limit in as little as two years.



“One user showed that their ‌M1‌ Mac had already consumed one percent of its SSD after just two...

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