Hopefully the lifespan scales with the amount of writable space. Would be even cooler if that factor was improving over time. Any studies or articles on the topic?

That does make me wonder how sd cards and ssd compare in terms of volume/tbw endurance. Does silicon have a typical lifespan per volume?

Looking at ssd for speed and longevity, eh? Go to ebay or whatever secondhand marketplace you prefer and shop the used enterprise u.2 and grab a m.2 to u.2 adapter while you’re out. You will not find a better value for your dollar if endurance is an objective. Datacenter grade storage is more expensive but that’s because the endurance is rated in drive writes per day instead of terabytes written. For example,you can roughly expect prices to be 10x higher while endurance will be 50x higher when comparing enterprise ssds to consumer.

I just want to thank you and OP help me move on from this sinking ship that is Jellyfin. Been trying to like it enough for too long.