Can magnets harm the SSD in a laptop?

[Mity]

If I have an Apple Watch with a magnetic band, can it harm (either damage or destroy) the SSD in a laptop?

 

[DeltaMac]

There's not much to worry about from magnets around an SSD -- no moving parts, and nothing likely affected by magnets. But, all bets would be off with high strength magnetic fields, such as those in CAT scans, or MRIs. You wouldn't be taking your laptop (or wearing jewelry) in those kinds of environments, anyway.

 

[CalMin]

There's not much to worry about from magnets around an SSD -- no moving parts, and nothing likely affected by magnets. But, all bets would be off with high strength magnetic fields, such as those in CAT scans, or MRIs. You wouldn't be taking your laptop (or wearing jewelry) in those kinds of environments, anyway.

Thank you!! That's really good to know.

I am at an age when I remember that magnets could wipe a floppy disk, do serious damage to a hard drive, and properly mess up my CRT monitor. Consequently, I still feel weird about any magnets near any of my electronics. Seems I don't need to worry so much!

 

[TechnoMonk]

If Magnets harmed the MBP, there wouldn’t be speakers inside the laptop. Stay away from high magnetic scanners.