Do SSDs really have shorter life spans? I am scared

[ravenbear]

I have been using a pair of WD Blue 640gb 7200 rpm drives for the past 9 years and have never had any problems. I recently did a new pc build and am considering getting a SSD for it but am paranoid about its longevity. I would like the SSD to still work 9 years later like my old hard drives do.

The drive I was considering in particular is the Crucial MX300 525gb M.2 sata drive for $115. It only has a 3 year warranty (compared to the 10 year warranty on some expensive Samsung and SanDisk drives which are out of my price range).

I am hoping the 3 year warranty vs the 10 year warranty on expensive drives doesn't mean that this drive is likely to fail after 3 years? Since it is 525gb the drive would be used for all purpose - Windows, games, and even short term storage for media/documents. I would probably have this as the only drive in my computer since 525gb is enough for me.

Should I get this SSD or stick with hard drive if I want long term viability?

 

[Math Geek]

the crucial ssd has an " endurance rating of up to 220TB total bytes written" that's a lot but if you try to use the drive for non-stop torrents or such activity it won't last as long.

this is 419 complete ssd fill-ups but probably less in reality. have to do some computing but this let's you fill it up and delete it 3+ times a month over 10 year span!!! probably gonna last a while under normal use

 

[USAFRet]

Current consumer grade SSD's (such as that Crucial) are proving to have longer lifespans than current HDD's.

Read this:
http://us.hardware.info/reviews/4178/10/hardwareinfo-tests-lifespan-of-samsung-ssd-840-250gb-tlc-ssd-updated-with-final-conclusion-final-update-20-6-2013

 

[USAFRet]

the crucial ssd has an " endurance rating of up to 220TB total bytes written" that's a lot but if you try to use the drive for non-stop torrents or such activity it won't last as long.

And for a real world comparison, my previous OS drive (120GB Kingston) racked up 12.5TB in 3+ years of use.
It is not being used right now simply due to size. It is awaiting another PC to go into.

 

[dudeman509]

Both of my Crucial SSDs are ~2-3 years old with ~10-12 TB written according to a diagnostic utility. They are predicted to be at 98% of their rated lifespan and predicted to last until 2025.

Actually, 9 years is pretty impressive for a spinning hard disk. Don't think I've had one last that long - or they were retired because of size.

 

[geofelt]

Your ssd will be long obsolete before it runs out of updates.

Larger ssd devices like 240gb and larger have more available nand blocks so they last disproportionately longer.

And... I would stick with Samsung or Intel as a source. They make their own nand chips and I think they keep the better ones for themselves.