HI! MB white 7.1 with 8Gb Ram, to install SSD or Hybride?

Hi everybody,
I have a MB white 7.1 with 8Gb Ram.
My harddrive broke and i need to replace it.
I would like to have 512Gb capacity or more and i don't know what to install inside?
Travelstar from Hitachi seems to be good but i would like to increase performences by using Hybride or SSD drive?
I did some research but seems difficult to have a clear view about what is good or not?
PLEASE do you have any sugestion of model / brand of SSD or Hybride
Price is not issue.
Thanks a lot.
Chris

go with a SSD if money is not an issue - you'll get a good performance boost when going with SSD than Hybrid.
Here are a few good SSD you can use with your Macbook.
Sandisk Extreme - Currently the fastest out there.
Kingston HyperX 3K - Right up there with the Sandisk for speed ( I have this one )
Plextor M3 - Another very fast SSD
Samsung 830 Series - Fast performance and this is the one Apple installs in their Retina Macbook
Crucial M4 - Nice performance but not as fast as the above SSD ( I have this one too )
OCZ Vertex 3 & 4 - Very fast SSD but have issues with some Macbooks.
good luck

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