Science 16-year-old SSD defies endurance rating in record-breaking test WireByte A YouTube experiment has pushed a 16-year-old SATA II SSD to write 1 petabyte of data, exceeding its endurance rating by 25 times without catastrophic failure. The test challenges the common misconception that SSDs will immediately stop working when exceeding their TBW rating. The results have significant implications for the longevity of older SSDs.