[kenrik]

This is one of the reasons I have been a champion of the Macbook Air. Even on the old 11in 1.4ghz C2D it's blazingly fast for 90% of stuff people actually do on their computers. As far as reliability, I have had many more regular HDs die on me then SSDs, however I only buy 5 star reviewed products off Newegg/Amazon which generally makes sure you're not buying a dud product (like the aforementioned OCZ drive).