It is safe to say that the only problem with solid state hard drives is there cost. An online game server I know of that host Eve used to or is indeed still using only solid state hard drives.

Secondly this is not a new technology. The first solid state hard drives looked like PC cards and some of the faster models still do look PC cards. I think if it is good enough for an online gaming server then you will have little trouble with this technology.

My notebook is running fine and I do a lot of work on it. But always remember that the size of the information you are accessing on the drive determine speed. I remember when Maxtor had their 7200 RPM drives on the marked. My friend got one and it was fast however on bench the deference was really not that noticeable.

So I will say this; a good main board aka motherboard, memory, CPU, and GPU together with a fast hard drive will give you good speeds and better performance. But hard drive speed was never that critical unless massif volumes of information needs to be accessed simultaneously but then you will need a dedicated bus controller and fast drives not just fast drives the controller is just as important.

My advice to you is; build a good system. Something with a good motherboard CPU, Memory, and these new drives and test it. However please remember that a good power supply is a must when it comes to this technology.