No Consumer Tool Warns Mac Users of Excessive SSD Write Wear
An HN poster asks why no utility exists to warn Mac users when an app is writing excessively to SSD storage, since soldered SSDs killed by write-heavy bugs require a full motherboard replacement. A reply notes Apple SSDs may not expose standard SMART data, complicating the ask.
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