ClayD
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That page isn't really a good source. Solid fuel is actually much better for long-term storage than liquid fuels are, so storability is an advantage for solids. In addition, liquid fuel boosters are pretty much never reused, while solid fuel boosters are reused already (for example the shuttle SRBs). In addition, not all liquids are throttleable, so they aren't necessarily variable thrust.
Basically, that table is very questionable, and several of its statements are just wrong. That isn't too surprising either, since it just appears to be someone's personal webpage. It does have links to sources, but its sources are broken, so they aren't helpful at all.
We agree..
yeah, thats the google result that has fuel consumption as a disadvantage for solid rockets.