I just realized the other day that I have never had an SSD die. I have been using them since at least 2012 (started with beta Windows 8) and generally have used Tier 2 as Sandeep has categorized them.
They are substantially faster than platter drives but of course do not hold anywhere near as much data. For OS and basics in a room, you don't need it. a 120 drive should be sufficient.
I started with Samsung SSDs for the servers but have migrated to tier 2 for those two. Samsungs generally have a speed advantage on paper but not much in the real world. I still think they are probably more reliable but compared to what??? (see first sentence )
