Pros and cons of solid lifters?

I guess the real disadvantage to a solid is that you had better be damn spot on with valve to piston clearance. If you happen to hit a piston with a solid lifter cam it's gonna be messy. That and frequent valve adjustements.
I was considering a solid roller,but once again there is a caveate. The lifters can be problematic as the stress point is the shaft through the roller and the hi rates on solids tend to wear them out.There is supposed to be a new style of solid roller lifter coming,but I dont know much about it.

I would figure out what rpm range my engine will spend the most time in and choose a cam based on that and how much maintenance I can handle.