16-year-old SATA II SSD survives 1 petabyte of writes, exceeding its endurance rating by 25x

An enthusiast conducted an experiment writing 1 petabyte of data to a 16-year-old Sandisk P4 SATA II SSD, which survived 25 times its rated TBW endurance. The article explains how NAND flash degrades over time with writes/erases, compares SSD warranties to car warranties, and cha