Help with Installing a new SSD on my x201

I just purchased a crucial 256gb realssd C300 for my 2month old x201. What is the best way to install the new SSD. I have read that a simple cloning may not be the best approach. Can I do a clean install by using the boot disk I made when I first got the x201 along with the recovery media disks? I searched for a thread on this but haven't been able to find any.
Thanks in advance.

Your old HDD should be already aligned, so cloning is not a problem.
Installing seven from a vanilla media or from the lenovo original media should lead also in aligned partition(s).
You can just check the alignement with Paragon align utility and eventually and you can align after the installation process, whatever method you have choosed to install.

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