“but what constitutes abuse of an SSD??”
A hammer is one easy way to carry out some abuse John, but the first thing to check is whether it is a ‘warranty’ or a ‘guarantee’. The first is a contract that only applies to the original purchaser and the seller/manufacturer.
On some items e.g. cars the manufacturer will extend the warranty to the new purchaser. Looks like SanDisk cannot be bothered but you would need to read all the small print on their original warranty to see what is covered (there are no standards on this contract except they must not try to take away rights under the Sale of Goods Act). The EU sale of goods act only applies to the original buyer/seller unless the buyer is a trader when it may be extended. My guess is that Sandisk have decided their warranty is non-transferable as the second hand market is not important to them..
Guarantees are normally limited only to faults appearing within a certain time.
