Quote Originally Posted by Ao1 View Post
Assuming this diagram is correct it seems a bit strange that light/ modest use is plotted above the life curve. That seems to imply that over time even light and modest use will result in throttling.
The diagram makes sense to me. It will allow you to do anything you like as long as you do not go below the straight line. If you do get near the straight line, then it will start throttling the write speed. At least, that is what the diagram is meant to show. I'm not sure if the actual Sandforce firmware implementation does exactly what the diagram portrays.