How much does using htaccess files slow down website performance (especially with solid state disks)?

Question

The Apache docs say (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/howto/htaccess.html),

\"You should avoid using .htaccess files completely if you have access t

Answer 1

That slide shows the impact of htaccess files with either no htaccess file, the htaccess file in the root folder as well as in subfolders in comparison to the no htaccess baseline.