I have some SSD drives on my new system and they are very fast. If I worked in a computer store doing repairs on systems that were built by do it yourself people, I would have a low option on them as well. :-)
They are so quiet that I decided to install 1 spinner just so I could know my computer is still running. :-)
The drives I bought were Plextor 256 Gig drives. There is a 5 year warranty on them so I imagine they will last. Don't think the company would put that kind of a warranty on them if they were all going to fail.
My system has the following specs.
Windows 7 Pro Hated Windows 8
ASUS  Sabortooth 990FX Motherboard
AMD 8350 8 Core 4.0 Ghz Maxes at 4.36 Ghz
32GB ddr3 Crucial Balistix Ram
NVidia GeForce GTX 480 1.5 Gig
NVidia GeForce GTS 250 1.0 Gig
4 Samsung 27 Inch  Widescreen
4@ Plextor SSD 256 Gig
Corsair H60 Water Cooler

Tom