The limited number of reads and writes is not a problem for a laptop. You're not putting a million-transactions-per-second database on it! If you don't believe

The limited number of reads and writes is not a problem for a laptop. You're not putting a million-transactions-per-second database on it! If you don't believe me, try to find a "worn-out" USB flash drive. You will love the performance of an SSD. You may want to consider a "smaller"/older model, though - they are quite a bit cheaper.