Q: Looking to upgrade Early 2011 Macbook Pro 13' to SSD and need guidance

Hi - I am looking to upgrade my early 2011 Macbook Pro 13' with a SSD. Below are the specs of my current machine. Would be grateful if someone can offer some experience as to which SSD can / should go with. Thanks in advance!

Hardware Overview:

  Model Name: MacBook Pro

  Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,1

  Processor Name: Intel Core i7

  Processor Speed: 2.7 GHz

  Number of Processors: 1

  Total Number of Cores: 2

  L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB

  L3 Cache: 4 MB

  Memory: 8 GB

  Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B2C

  SMC Version (system): 1.68f99

  Hardware UUID: 3565290B-8047-51EB-9D7E-82ED8091ADB6

  Sudden Motion Sensor:

  State: Enabled

Intel 6 Series Chipset:

  Vendor: Intel

  Product: 6 Series Chipset

  Link Speed: 6 Gigabit

  Negotiated Link Speed: 3 Gigabit

  Physical Interconnect: SATA

  Description: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported

TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF:

  Capacity: 500.11 GB (500,107,862,016 bytes)

  Model: TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF                     

  Revision: GP005B 

  Native Command Queuing: Yes

  Queue Depth: 32

  Removable Media: No

  Detachable Drive: No

  BSD Name: disk0

  Rotational Rate: 5400

  Medium Type: Rotational

  Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)

  S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified

  Volumes:

EFI:

  Capacity: 209.7 MB (209,715,200 bytes)

  BSD Name: disk0s1

  Content: EFI

  Volume UUID: BDC1974F-6B8C-3DAE-9DB2-3AA3C17BF506

disk0s2:

  Capacity: 499.25 GB (499,248,103,424 bytes)

  BSD Name: disk0s2

  Content: Apple_CoreStorage

Recovery HD:

  Capacity: 650 MB (650,002,432 bytes)

  BSD Name: disk0s3

  Content: Apple_Boot

  Volume UUID: 313A61DC-A35D-3021-96F5-1B24A04C0022