Glass half empty:
Wow. They're not even trying to convincingly fake this cheapo SSD's SMART self-test status. 21 entries, each permanently at 50%, all at the exact hour that the last test was started? Nobody believes this. (Also, I wonder what else they're faking)
SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error
# 1 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
# 2 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
# 3 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
# 4 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
# 5 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
# 6 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
# 7 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
# 8 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
# 9 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
#10 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
#11 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
#12 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
#13 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
#14 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
#15 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
#16 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
#17 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
#18 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
#19 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
#20 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
#21 Offline Self-test routine in progress 50% 795 -
Glass half full:
My bare-metal backup and restore routine has never been more tested (and improved from what it was) than it currently is. 😂