I don't claim to be any kind of expert and had to do some googling to see what this was about. It seems that flash based SSD's have a write limit somewhere in the range of 2,000 to 3,000 before failure. What that equates to in time I have no idea. Dram based SSD's don't have this limit. It also seems that a big bug-a-boo is the onboard controler. I also came up with a lifertime for a mechanical hard drive. It appears that after about six years of use your on borrowed time. They seem to have a lifetimes of somewhere in the range 6 to 9 years. I'm sure that how you use your computer has a lot to do with the life of the hard drive. I'm probably amongst the hardest on them as I hardly ever turn off my computer [ Desktops ]. -- “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein "A great moral force is a bayonet on a gun and a web-belt full of cartridges." -Colonel John S. Poland, U. S. Army - 1894 "In all border lands a certain class of men have to be killed to insure the welfare and safety of the peaceably inclined." - Judge William L. Kuykendall - 1917 _ _... ..._ _ _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org