Hi Walshy, ambizytl,
Here is smart data of my G1 drive
It was installed on the 15/08, and since then it is working (hard) at least 10 hours a day.
Until now there is little information about real SSD durability (most is manufacturer info), but i did some very crude calculations based in the above smart data:
the "Media Wearout Indicator" has decreased 2 units since that date, so until it goes to "0", i have aprox. 15 years left!!
The above estimative was based on what the Toolbox user guide says:
"Once the normalized value reaches 1, the number will not decrease, although it is likely that significant additional wear can be put on the device. Use the Normalized value for ths attribute".
This drive has endured much experimentation, BSOD's, OS installations, HDDerase's and similar things.
Also, i observed that the "bad sectors" increased from 0 to 7 after "enhanced Hdderase", "full format" and some BSOD.
Despite this rough treatment the drive is 99% good, whatever this means:
Also, i dont know why the "unsafe shutdown count" is so high if my computer does not have the cold bug and everything runs ok.
That has been my experience with ssd durability so far, so i would not be worried with the 99% your drive has.
I'd like to know your experience about this subject.
Regards
PS: i believe that re-allocated sector count and media wearout indicator are not resetable by any simple method, they are the drive signature.
