In about two months, one user noted that the M1 Mac had already used 1% of the SSD, while Twitter user Hector Martin noted that on his 2TB system, the Mac had used 3% of the SSD. Users of Apple’s newest M1-powered Macs are reporting that there is extremely high drive writes over a short period of time, and the most extreme cases resulted in approximately 10-13% of the maximum total bytes written, or TBW, of the SSD, according to an iMore report. The problem is especially notable on a Mac where the storage itself is not user-replaceable, which would either lead to a costly repair or a complete replacement of the entire computer if the drive prematurely fails.
If the glitch continues, users expect that the solid-state drive (SSD) on the Mac will last just two years. Mac users are reporting alarming behavior on their M1-powered Macs - including Apple’s latest Mac Mini, MacBook Air, and 13-inch MacBook Pro models - that could lead to severely shortened lifespans of their internal storage drives.
