I was given the impression by Samsung that the amount of writes to the disk is somehow recorded in the drive's controller, but I haven't figured out a way to access that. Or perhaps there is some other approach that could be accomplished on a Linux machine. I'm wondering if I could use something like Crystal Disk Info on a borrowed Windows machine, with the SSD connected via USB.
Samsung says they offer no support for Linux. Samsung tells me I could use there "Magician" software to do so, if I were running Windows, but I'm not about to throw THAT on there. I'd like to learn if there is a way to determine how much writing the refurb SSD had, prior to my receiving it. On the other hand, if it has seen heavy usage, I might want to throw it into one of my old laptops that gets light use. If it has had little writing, it should still have a long life expectancy, and I can use it to reinstall Mint on my main machine. Not knowing how much writing has already been done to this unit (prior to my receiving it), I don't know how I should utilize it. Samsung service was unable to repair the SSD, and therefore sent me an unformatted refurbished unit. Despite many helpful suggestions and various attempts at reviving the SSD, I had to RMA it to Samsung service. Although recognized by the BIOS, it would no longer mount. After a few weeks of great performance, the SSD died it would no longer boot. I installed Mint 19 xfce on it and configured my system to minimize unnecessary writing to the SSD. In an earlier post, I described my disappointing experience with a new Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SSD.
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