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All things considered, I'm not sure whether an SSD is really necessary for an OS that runs Web apps. Nice, for sure, but...

I wonder if there's a significant difference between HDD and SSD boot and return-from-hibernate times.

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Instant On really benefits from the fast sequential times and random cache hits from the low latency/high IOPS. I would imagine there is a lot of paging on a low memory machine.

The first generation macbook air users said that the SSD made up for the weak CPU in day to day use.

SSDs don't break if you drop the computer that they're in, throw it on a bed, or otherwise treat it badly. HDs do. Reducing the failure rate of Chromebooks is almost certainly worth it.

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