SSDs are faster than disk now? I’ve been out of the loop too long...
They leave HDDs in their dust:
http://techreport.com/r.x/samsung-850evo/crystal-read.gif
http://techreport.com/r.x/samsung-850evo/crystal-write.gif
http://techreport.com/r.x/samsung-850evo/db2-read.gif
http://techreport.com/r.x/samsung-850evo/db2-write.gif
Yes, they are faster than hard disks. And they are reliable enough, now.