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SSD get mixed signals in the reliability/heat stakes. They do fail, they fail in ways we haven't got used to yet, and so TRIM/SMART is only partially ameliorative.

I want to be there. I'm told they run hot, so incur much the same cooling issues HDD do. I am told if you don't recharge them periodically, they are not reliable offline storage disconnected from power for various reasons.

And of course, there's price.

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price is coming down fast and coupled with density it is becoming a realistic option

it's already possible to get a 2.5 ssd with 8tb for $350

I'm basically a cheapskate and paid $80 for 4x 2tb HDD and they've hit $120 as reputable SSD and stuck. I keep hoping they'll drop lower but I need SATA form factor and I fear they will only drop in m.2 form now, SATA is dying. SATA to m.2 carrier boards are $20

2.5" sata SSD are falling in price about about the same as m.2 nvme sata, here's a 2TB for $62 [1] (not an endorsement, just an option; always be confirm your ssds have the features you want: bits per cell?, dram?, controller?, secure erase?, etc)

m.2 sata is available at similar prices too, but many fewer choices. mSata seems to have topped out at 1TB

[1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q37V1C9

US/AU $ works out my price at $92. Plus postage. But, encouraging!

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