I expect nothing more than OEM support in that warranty. I fully expect the things to work outside of it.

Techreport (and others, before we go down that path too) tested those along with many other drives. They were written to persistently for more than a year and a half continuously.

Sure, Samsung and others only agree to financially be on the hook for N bytes. The point is, the drive can handle it - and the situation doesn't make sense.

Let's take a step back or two. We're focusing on numbers one would never even have the patience to reach while swapping