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So, I'm one of the last still using a standard HDD, and I was wondering about the reliability and speed difference with a SSD, as it pertains to FSX.

How much has it helped your load times?
Was it a giant pain in the butt to migrate everything over?
Any regrets?
They're getting fairly cheap now, and I was thinking about it.
Advantages are obvious, how about disadvantages?
Other things to consider?
Convince me, so I can convince my wife that I NEED one...

How much has it helped your load times? Decreased load times and increased performance

Was it a giant pain in the butt to migrate everything over? I did a clean install of windows / FSX on my SSD

Any regrets? No

They're getting fairly cheap now, and I was thinking about it.
Advantages are obvious, how about disadvantages? Disadvantages is the relatively small sizes of the drives, for a full install with a lot of addon aircraft/scenery etc it can fill up quickly.

Other things to consider? watch for sales online and read the reviews to get the best deal for the price point you are comfortable with.

About the size of the disc and price comparison:
You must take into consideration that a SSD of 200 Gb has 200 Gb at full performance. But a standard HDD when is used about 65% begins a decrease in performance, let's say that for getting a HDD always at full performance you need a 300 Gb unit. The Price comparison is HDD sizex0.65=SSD size. Then the Price difference is lower in terms of capacity.