[NF] SSD drives vs. 7200 rpm drives

Well, I've been talking about it for a couple years now. I think I'm going to buy a laptop this week for some Black Friday deal (hopefully) to get the best savings.

I bought a Surface Pro 3 from a friend last year but I'm used to a Dell Latitude laptop that fits in my docking stations so I'm not taking to the Surface Pro 3 I guess for that reason. Plus I need to wipe his image (it was a buyout from his company) and hence "if I have to spend for that, why not just spend a little more and get a new Dell Latitude."

My question here: I LOVE LOVE LOVE the SSD drives, but of course the 7200 rpm drives are cheaper. Would YOU spend the extra $$$ for the SSD drive (despite it also being smaller in size than the RPM drive)?