So, from what i read from that was the Samsung was the best, but my question is, how long in say standard use, how long could the ssd last?? Are we talking year or more than say 10 years? I am wondering if a say 120gb ssd for the operating system only. from what i saw it should last infinite.The most a operating system should use is about 4 gigs top. Should that translate to a longer life than say using a 500gb ssd for everything. I know my raptors are faster than standard 7200rpm drives but i am wondering how long they last. Raptors spin at 10000rpm. I have had older 5200rpm last 6 or 7 years. I have one that ide that has 80 gb. its still working the last time i tried. It has windows xp in it. How do you know how long the ssd drive will last over the other spin-up hdds. Are they really worth the money? I know they are faster than any regular hd, but are they really worth the cost? I thought about getting one for this computer but went with the raptors. I don't regret it. they are fast hdds. I don't know how long they will last. Just need knowledge.
No normal person should have to worry about their SSD dying. For an SSD to die you would have to write (technically what damages an SSD, and all kinds of flash memory is erasing them, not writing) about 5Gb a day for 5 years. That's why SSDs are often used for more "permanent" forms of storage (like installing programs and OSs), because it is assumed you won't be erasing or moving them all the time, unlike what you could do with images and documents. So unless you plan on reinstalling Windows everyday, an SSD should last the same as an HDD, or even more, because it doesn't have mechanical parts.
About the price being worth it, my humble opinion is that they are. Even the worst SSD would be an improvement over any HDD. The price/Gb is higher, but it is definitely worth it, even for someone that only surfs the web and writes documents. About the storage you need, unless you plan on installing heavy games or apps, any 120Gb SSD would be more than enough for you, and you'll definitely feel the difference, and if you get an 850 EVO that's like $80 or less. You could also get something cheaper with more storage, which is what I did, but that's because I play games like Fallout 4 and GTA V, which use like 80Gb each.