Anybody know about Solid State Drive (SSD) technology?

Soon I'll be purchasing a 2010 Macbook Pro 13". I'm just a little torn if I should have Apple install a 128gb SSD or just roll with a Hard Drive.


I've seen Youtube vids and have read about the Solid State Drive technology. Seems like it makes your computer faster, and quieter. However, I've also heard the performance over time doesn't sustain.


Can anybody shed some light on this? I'm confused :(

All of our work computers have SSD drives now and they're pretty fast. I used to hate rebooting but I'll be back at my login screen in 20-30 after a reboot. Programs pretty much load instantly.

We have 80GB Intel SSDs installed here.