Macbook Pro solid state hard drive?

I am getting ready to order a new MacBook Pro. What is the advantage, if any, of the solid state drive option? I would assume this is something that has no moving parts thus the computer could be moved while in use and there is greater dependabilty. True? I value any opinions that you can offer. Thanks.

SSDs are certainly more robust and nearly indestructible. It really depends on what your needs are. To be honest, standard hard drives are remarkably robust as well. I've never had a hard drive fail in a notebook (going back nearly 20 years)due to movement. I've never treated them particularly gently either. During that time they have become much more reliable and incorporated technologies to make them even more reliable. After all, billions of notebooks have been sold over the years with hard drives. SSDs are only a recent development. It's also worth noting that while SSDs have no moving parts, it is not all that uncommon for them to fail (although this tends to happen early on). If you need a rock solid drive because you expect to be in environments subject to some extreme shock and need to reduce the likelihood of failure to the absolute lowest possible, an SSD is probably worth it. If your consideration is more towards performance, an SSD is still your best bet, but a hybrid drive is a very close second at a very reasonable price.

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