How are these Solid State Hard Drives that are available??

Interesting,
Pros...Cons...?
Sounds great. Ready to configure a new 15".
Thanks

I've had an OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD for about a week now. So far I love it
Pros:
Awesome access times (<1ms vs >10ms); shaved my start-up time by 17 seconds, loads Safari in <1 second vs 4.9.
Absolutely silent; no vibration; don't have to worry about moving or bumping your laptop.
Cons:
Expensive.
Slower data transfer speed than that of an HDD. (I don't notice a difference, I actually think it's just as fast)
Not supposed to last as long as traditional HDDs. (Different architectures of the flash memory are more or less durable)
Other notes:
Doesn't seem to improve battery life as had been suggested by manufacturer/retailer.

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