W510 SSD Harddrive

Hey.
im new in here, sp sorry, if the questions already have benn ask.
I have a Thnkpad W510 whit a RPM harddrive, and i want to change to a SSD Harddrive, but im not sure which SSD Harddrive i shuld choose.
I hope someone in here, can help me recommend which one i should choose. 
128 or 256 GB dosent matter, i just wnat the best one for my Thinkpad W510
Kind Regards Martin Sjelle 

i use a Samsung 830 with my W510, you can use Samsung 840/Pro (since the 830 is out of production).
Are you going to encrypt the drive? set hdd password? etc?
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

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