Purchasing parts

[Skeithex]

I'm sure there are, as they would think it be more reliable as well.

[froggyboy604]

I feel many people may buy a SSD with a heatsink/cooler like how a lot of gamers buy desktop ram with a heatsink on it to better cool their RAM, and because it looks cooler.

[Skeithex]

Or they might be turned away due to the increase in price, heat sinks can really up the price.

[froggyboy604]

I think the higher price of a SSD with a heatsink may make some richer people buy a SSD with a heatsink if SSD makers can convince buyers that a heatsink is useful, they want to show off the heatsink, or the heatsink has a cool design and picture on it.

People sometimes plan to keep SSDs for over 5 years, so buying a more expensive SSD with a heatsink could be worth it for people who plan to use the same SSD for many years.

[Skeithex]

due to their limited write count, which is still high, depending on their use the SSD might not last 5 years.

[froggyboy604]

I think if the SSD is not used to run a Windows operating system, it may last longer than 5 years. I think most Linux based operating systems use less virtual RAM, so it does not write as much data to a storage drive's virtual RAM swap file.

[Skeithex]

as a simple backup device, it could last a lot longer. A OS could speed up its end of life.