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18:26, with multiple ad breaks, lead in ads, etc. Reminds me of that Rene Ritchie video where he spends 10 minutes telling the "truth" about 8 vs 16GB, where the "truth" (according to him) could be condensed down to "get more if you can afford it or need it".

Ain't no one got time for that.

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Isn’t this the YouTube way now however? Most videos are around 10 minutes or longer because that’s what YT thinks drives engagement, and therefore adverts? I’m sure there was something about videos over 10 minutes getting preferential placements in search results etc..

They’re like the 20 minute meeting that could have been a one line email. No thanks, I’ll take skimmable text any day.

Well if all you wanted to know was the truth the video title has it right there (chopped off from HN title) - M1 Mac SSD Wear Issue Tested and Explored. Yes, it's a problem.

I have YT Premium so without ads I found the video to be informative albeit a little slow paced. He goes through debunking various theories including the smart data being incorrect or misinterpreted.

What's the truth in the title? It says he tested and explored it. Eh.

Maybe it's a problem on 8GB units (and to that Richie video, my assessment about 8 vs 16 is that 8 shouldn't exist. That just isn't enough memory). On my 16GB device I've written 5TB despite installing all the OS betas, and pounding on XCode 13 betas all day. That puts it at 1% wear. I'm not too concerned.

What is the reason for this? Is there something about M1 that requires lots of data to be written/read from disk? If no, can we not expect that Apple will fix this with a software update?

I believe it's fixed in macOS 11.4... looks like it was a bug that was affecting the data reporting tools.

https://twitter.com/marcan42/status/1396374313591140357?s=21

Guess you didn't see his second video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHgdqU-1ws

The second video is crap too. It's all based on that the diagnostic tools shows the correct values of written data...

Have you tried the SponsorBlock browser add-on?

and obnoxiously cringe. He is the only techtuber that interview Apple employees and only one side at a time can be seen. LOL.

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