By co-incidence I'm just investigating SSDs myself, although for a standard desktop rather than media machine. Still in the early stages of enquiries and I suspect you already know but SSDs are ideally suited to fast read operations and, depending on the controller, can be a lot slower to write. Additionally there is the 'problem' that they have a limited lifespan if written to repeatedly. I'm looking at a tiddler for OS and apps but will keep a traditional HDD for swap files and app data etc. (akin to media files, I guess). It seems that the this remains the general recommendation for longevity and bang for buck value - although the technology is advancing quickly. OCZ seems to be the brand to go for from what I read.