im on a rant here, so follow along

here we show that increasing the LBA range does in fact hamper the performance of the drive, and reduce endurance. so that is why these drives can take a tremendous amount more than they are marketed as.

and the one below it is the bathtub curve of paranoia. fits this topic perfectly imo.


overall we are looking at 3 percent failure of the device at extreme circumstances in order to fall below the threshold of endurance. which is ridiculously high standards. the drives can survive long long long after that, and be usable. especially for us normal people LOL