Best SSD For t400

Hey all,
We have been starting to replace alot of the old hdd with sdd for our thinkpads and have ran into alittle trouble with some of the ocz agility 2 and the ocz vertex 2 ssd drives being bad, My question is what SSD drive is most compatible with the t400, t420s and the x100e laptops. we are looking for hi iops. Any Suggestions would be wonderful.
Thank you

I have a Crucial C300 (CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1) in my T60 for the last 18 months and have been very happy with it. It is the 256GB which was purchased from MicroCenter in metro Detroit for $600. It is now about $400. I might also ad that I have the highest opinion of Crucial RAM and their service. I have puchased all of my RAM from them directily via their website.
Here is a recent post from the forum.thinkpads.com:
Best SSD for ThinkPads:
Intel (X25-V/M/E, 310, 320, 510), Crucial/Micron (C300, m4), and Samsung (470, 830) models are currently the most reliable brands to get.
If you can't get any of those, steer clear of SATA 6Gb/s SandForce drives and OCZ in general. (The older generation of SandForce drives are more reliable than the new ones are.)
ThinkPad T530 2359-CTO i7-3520M (up to 3.60 GHz) 16GB RAM, 250GB Samsung 840 SSD, 15.6" 1600 x 900 LED, NVIDIA NVS 5400M Graphics with Optimus Technology
ThinkPad T60 8744-5BU
T7200(2GHz), 4GB RAM, 256GB Crucial C-300 SSD HD, 15.4in 1680x1050 LCD, 256MB ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5250, CDRW/DVDRW, Win7 Ultimate 32bit

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