If the drive is working, replacing it became easier, as both Samsung and Crucial have software you can use to clone the drive onto the SSD (if your SSD is one of theirs). And you'll want to do that sooner than later, as a drive that failed once will most likely fail again.
Exactly. It's been failing off and on/running slow for a couple weeks. I'm currently on the road, so it will be a bit before getting it changed out.
They often work intermittently when failing, but you're pushing yer luck with every startup.
SSDs have nearly infinite read cycles, but writing to an SSD is an inherently damaging process, so they do have a limited lifespan. It's not really something that can be solved (it's just the way the writing process works), but the drive manufacturers mitigate it by overbuilding the drives so they have "spare" cells and by using a process called "wear leveling" to spread the writes out across the physical media.
Amazon will deliver to hotels (been there, done that), and they may have an Amazon Locker near a place you'll be staying.
I'm a huge Amazon Prime user but have never heard of an Amazon Locker. Off to Duck Duck go.
Whole Foods (being owned by Amazon) stores usually have an Amazon Locker inside, but they usually have several other locations in larger towns. When I go to check out, Amazon usually has an "or use Amazon Locker" line below the shipping address.
