If your M1 Mac's SSD fails, you can't boot off an external drive, a change from past decades. Here's the problem and strategies to manage the risk.

Users are concerned over SSD lifespan with the M1 swapping from memory under heavy loads. It's not something to ignore, but the fact is, SSDs last a lot longer than most people think.

In a bit of a bad week for the M1 Mac – with reports of two examples of malware being found targeting M1 Macs – we are now hearing reports that the M1 Mac’s SSD could experience excessive ...

Faulty behavior on the solid-state drives of Apple's newest Macs powered by the company's M1 chipset could lead to SSDs that fail in just two years.

A little-noticed fact about M1-based Macs has started to get some attention. If the Mac’s internal drive is dead or fully erased, you can’t boot from an otherwise valid external drive. Why would Apple ...

Elements like the Smart Monitoring Tool are difficult for typical Mac users to install and use, but anyone wanting more detail about how their drive is running has to look in that direction.