M1 MacBook users claim that their devices are facing an SSD issue that generates high drive writes over a short period. They said that the unusually extremely high amounts of data are affecting their drives, wasting a lot of memory.

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According to Mac Rumors' latest report, the issue was first spotted by the Twitter user @never_released. It was immediately retweeted by other users to warn people who own the latest Apple M1 MacBook.

"People with an M1 mac, please run 'brew install smartmontools && sudo smartctl --all /dev/disk0' and report back (and what kind of usage you make of the machine, especially RAM)," said Hector Martin via his official Twitter account.

"I'm at <600GBW on my MBP, but I don't use it heavily," he added.

In the photo, it was revealed that the SSD issue in M1 MacBooks generates around 30,000,000 data units read, which is currently wasting around 18TB of the laptop's memory.

Is the current SSD issue that serious?

M1 MacBook's SSD and other flash memory on solid-state drives can only be written to a certain number of times before they become unstable. However, if the SSD exceeds its limit, there's a high chance it can longer reliably hold your laptop's data.

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The current SSD issue experienced by M1 MacBook owners is a serious one since it can greatly affect their device's performance.

Right now, tech experts haven't released any confirmation of how widespread the SSD issue is. However, some users of Intel-based MacBooks are also reporting the same issue. This means that the current massive high drive writes issue is not exclusive to Apple's latest M1 MacBooks.

Other current issues of M1 MacBook 

M1 MacBook really is having a hard time right now. Forbes previously reported that M1 MacBook Pro users reported that their battery life is being drained by browsers, which is another major concern that could really affect their device's performance. The apps that affect the M1 MacBook Pro's battery life include Firefox, Safari, SpeakerAmp, Apple Music, OneDrive, Google Photos, and more. The SSD issue and the previous battery life drain are just a few examples of the problems that Apple's latest laptop faces.

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Written by: Giuliano de Leon.