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Solid state drives or SSDs were once considered a luxury in the computer market but that’s no longer the case as you can now pick up a large drive for less than $100. So with cheaper SSDs now rapidly approaching the price of hard drives, you may be wondering: why buy the latter? And what’s the point of buying more expensive SSDs? As with most things in life, the devil’s in the details. In the case of SSDs, it’s their TBW ratings or how much data you can write to them over their lifetimes. So in this article, let’s take a closer look at Total Bytes Written, or TBW ratings, and which numbers you should look for the next time you’re in the market for a new SSD.
What does TBW mean for an SSD and how important is it?
