I don't think it will happen real soon, but SSD will probably replace magnetic HD storage eventually - it's already there in niche usage, just not quite price competative on a per-TB basis yet.
I am not the expert but I don't think HDD's will ever disappear. Not unless they make SSD's as durable as HDD's and cheaper. I probably won't wear out a SSD in my life time but the risk is there. (for now) And there is also HDD's being cheaper than SSD's for per gb/$
Side note: I recently bought a WD 1tb external usb3.0 hdd and it is as fast as (maybe even faster) the first gen SSD's. (tested with "HD tune" software, +200mb r&w/sec) HDD's are still developing technologically.
I've been using SSD's for a few years now & I have found out 1 thing........BACK UP AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE......there is no way to recover data (cheaply) from a dead SSD
Spinners usually work just enough to get the data off em by hooking them up in another PC as secondary drive....no such luck with SSDs for me at least
Read the reviews on Newegg for any SSD you want to buy,they are spot on,on how that SSD will be in the long run
