 &gt; &quot;However, while solid-state devices are much faster they have a much shorter lifespan than hard disks before becoming unreliable, and are much more expensive&quot;<p>They&#x27;re still more expensive, but not by as much as they used to, and the difference is shrinking rapidly. $300 for a decent 1TB SSD vs $60-$100 for a 1TB HDD. And lifespan? Unless you&#x27;re <i>writing</i> petabytes to them, you&#x27;re going to be fine. [0] I&#x27;m far more concerned about the lifespan of my remaining HDDs.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;techreport.com&#x2F;review&#x2F;27909&#x2F;the-ssd-endurance-experiment-theyre-all-dead" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;techreport.com&#x2F;review&#x2F;27909&#x2F;the-ssd-endurance-experim...</a><p>&gt; &quot;At the moment our simulations show data flowing at around 100mph (160kph). This sounds pretty fast, but we’d like it to be ten times faster.&quot;<p>What now? No, 100mph does not sound fast when talking about the speed of data.<p>Is there an Internet term for news articles that contain the word &quot;could&quot;, similar to those that end in a question mark? Seems like most of them could easily add &quot;, but most likely will not&quot; to the end.