News M1 MacBook SSDs are facing a big problem — and it could kill your laptop

[admin]

MacBooks and Mac Minis using Apple's M1 chip seem to be rapidly wearing out their SSDs, which could severely reduce the devices' lifespans if the numbers are accurate.

M1 MacBook SSDs are facing a big problem — and it could kill your laptop : Read more

 

[toke lahti]

"Equally, the problem could be with the reported number. This could be caused by a bug somewhere within macOS Big Sur which is miscalculating the SSD usage."

SMART data does not come from OS, it comes straight from mass storage's controller. OS can't (or at least shouldn't) fake those numbers.
That's the whole point of SMART: The users and manufacturers of mass storage can verify the health of their storage.

 

[Whoopie]

MacBooks and Mac Minis using Apple's M1 chip seem to be rapidly wearing out their SSDs, which could severely reduce the devices' lifespans if the numbers are accurate.

M1 MacBook SSDs are facing a big problem — and it could kill your laptop : Read more

If this turns out to be correct will Apple do a recall? I think they would have to offer to replace such a defective product.