Originally Posted by
UALOneKPlus
That's the point exactly. How often do I need it? Often enough to want it on the laptop, rather than carrying a spare USB drive (which I also do).
Well, in that case, don't get an SSD.
So the bottom line is, why should I pay 10X the cost for the same amount of storage, for a minor increase in speed? It makes no sense. For 1/10th the amount of money, I can have my pie and eat it too.
The increase in speed is minor for some uses and huge for others - the random-read performance is 2-3 orders of magnitude better - and IMO the durability is an even bigger motivator than speed (although I'm harder on my equipment than most people.) YMMV.
With SSDs you pay a lot more for a lot less.
Which only matters for those people who really need that much storage. You do, I'm sure many people do. There are also many other people just use it because it's there, and would do just fine with a lot less space.