@DarkServant Yes, to be an informed buyer and because I like stuff that lasts for 10-30 years, I went the extra mile and gauged overprovision ratios of models that interested me. Based on PCB pictures that I found on Yandex Images of all places. What happened, Google... TLC flash can only endure 3,000 or 1,000 writes. So they stuff the SSDs with 150%+ nominal capacity. Nuts. And no thanks. No wonder the datasheets are all "confidential". What yer hidin'? The switch from SMD tantalum to electrolytics also caught my eye. Maybe they were thinking, hey why make electronics that can last two decades, when all spare flash cells will be used up after 3-5 years? I also read what @10baggerclub cited from HPE changelogs and was pleased to see tame fixes only. In context of many years of service and I would guess millions of devices sold.
Edit: Do you really think thermal pads are necessary? I touched the SSDs while writing them from start to finish and they got barely "lukewarm".
Edit: Do you really think thermal pads are necessary? I touched the SSDs while writing them from start to finish and they got barely "lukewarm".