[SOLVED] Is it normal for the SSD's life to decline like this?

[James_369]

It's been a while since I posted on here about this issue. My SSD went down another percent since the last time I discussed this. To briefly recap: I still have 8GB of RAM*, have the paging file on the "Let Windows Decide" option since I feel more comfortable with that, and rerouting the I/O thing to Firefox was too confusing.

Even with these decisions, I still feel dread as I lose another percentage. I feel like I've made a horrible decision or that I've done something wrong when the past few months have been anything but. I know deteriorating SSDs are an inevitability, but I feel like I should ask if the rate of a percent every three months is normal.

Is there a way of knowing from this data how long my SSD will last?

* = Since I don't feel comfortable to personally install another stick of RAM, so I'll have that done at the same time I replace the SSD if it does come to a time where I replace that instead of buying a new computer, at which point I'd just buy a computer with 16 gigs of Ram to save myself some headaches.

 

[DSzymborski]

There's nothing unusual about this.

A percentage point every three months means it would take 25 years to get to zero. Nobody buys an SSD with the expectation that they're going to be using it for 25 years.

It's strongly recommended to try to get comfortable with your PC; installing RAM takes about 30 seconds and owning a PC means that you occasionally may have to do things. Unless you're so wealthy that you can afford to basically double the cost of every PC purchase for no reason, something this simple is a good way to get your feet wet.