only anecdotal at this time, and it’s been awhile now. Specifically, a video editor posted a blog about how their laptop failed which required an out of pocket board replacement. Someone speculated in comments here that the drive may have reached lifecycle but it wasn’t confirmed or examined by an expert in a write up or anything. Not sure specifically what hardware but no reason to believe it would be a proprietary drive any different than other laptops’. IMO skeptical of PEBKAC or clickbait. Nothing in the post was informative or illuminating. > last a few years It will and to be insured instead of just confident one can opt for that $200 warranty extension