MacBook Pro (summer 2012) non-retina display and SSD upgrade?

Looking to upgrade to a SSD in my MacBook Pro (summer 2012) non-retina display. Are there ones that work better in a MacBook Pro?

In theory at least, any SSD will work fine. There are some additional considerations to make, however. It mostly revolves around updating the drive's firmware. Many SSD companies do not offer Mac-friendly ways to perform this procedure. From the list Clinton provided, you can drop Corsair and Samsung immediately for this reason.
I would not consider OWC, Intel, or any SSD that uses a Sandforce chipset because of spotty reliability. Yes, improvements have been made, but I still do not trust them. Of the dozens of SSDs I've owned and deployed over the last 2-3 years, the only ones to need replacement were ones with Sandforce.
That leaves Crucial, Plextor, and OCZ. The former two basically use the same Marvell chipset. While I can't speak for Plextor, Crucial's firmware updates are OS agnostic. You simply down an .iso file, burn it to CD, boot from that disc, and perform the update. It works perfectly on a Mac. Doing a quick check of Plextor's support site, it seems the proedure is the same.
For OCZ, I'm only focusing on the Vector and Vertex 4. The former is brand new, having just hit the market within the last couple weeks. If you're looking to buy right now, I would stick with the Vertex 4 as it's a more proven commodity. OCZ has created a suite of tools that you copy to a USB flash drive. You can boot from it, and it takes you to what I think is a very heavily modified Linux distribution. From there, you can do a firmware update, check drive health, and perform a SATA secure erase to return the drive to its "out of the box" state. To get the most from the tools, you should have a USB mouse plugged in. Also, firmware updates require the use of a hard-wired Ethernet cable; you can't use wireless.
Bottom line - for an SSD upgrade, stick with Crucial, Plextor, or OCZ as they are the most Mac-friendly (aside from original Apple parts, of course).

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      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
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      BANK 1/DIMM0
      4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
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      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
      Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
      Color LCD 1280 x 800
      DELL E2414H 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
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      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
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      Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
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      ST9500320AS disk1 : (500.11 GB)
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      HDD 500 (disk1s2) /Volumes/HDD 500 : 499.76 GB (469.44 GB free)
    USB Information: ℹ️
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      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
      Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
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      [failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
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      [failed] com.apple.lookupd.plist
      [failed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
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      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
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      Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
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      Save to Pocket
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      Fontface Ninja
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      Flash Player  Support
      GPGPreferences  Support
      Java  Support
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      Mobile backups: ON
      Auto backup: YES
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      SSD HDD: Disk size: 238.86 GB Disk used: 140.15 GB
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      ASIS 750GB iNEO Toshiba [Local]
      Total size: 374.91 GB
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      Last backup: 2014-10-17 12:48:54 +0000
      Size of backup disk: Too small
      Backup size 374.91 GB < (Disk used 140.15 GB X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
          6% WindowServer
          1% bluetoothaudiod
          0% fontd
          0% DashboardClient
          0% AppleSpell
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
      730 MB Safari
      189 MB mds_stores
      172 MB WindowServer
      137 MB Finder
      112 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
      74 MB Free RAM
      2.01 GB Active RAM
      1.89 GB Inactive RAM
      1.63 GB Wired RAM
      40.31 GB Page-ins
      1.77 GB Page-outs

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    EtreCheck version: 2.0.8 (95)
    Report generated October 30, 2014 at 2:49:34 PM EDT
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
      1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
      8 GB RAM Upgradeable
      BANK 0/DIMM0
      4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
      BANK 1/DIMM0
      4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
      Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
      Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
      Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software: ℹ️
      OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 0:3:11
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      SSD HDD (disk2) /  [Startup]: 238.86 GB (102.78 GB free)
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      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
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      ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
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      Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
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      o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.5.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
      Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
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      AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.5.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
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      AdBlock
      Translate
      Save to Pocket
      Evernote Web Clipper
      Fontface Ninja
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
      Flash Player  Support
      GPGPreferences  Support
      Java  Support
    Time Machine: ℹ️
      Skip System Files: NO
      Mobile backups: ON
      Auto backup: YES
      Volumes being backed up:
      SSD HDD: Disk size: 238.86 GB Disk used: 136.08 GB
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      Total size: 374.91 GB
      Total number of backups: 15
      Oldest backup: 2014-04-20 01:48:25 +0000
      Last backup: 2014-10-17 12:48:54 +0000
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          1% fontd
          0% Dropbox
          0% AppleSpell
          0% cloudpaird
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      258 MB mds_stores
      198 MB Mail
      120 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
      112 MB ocspd
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      3.63 GB Free RAM
      3.37 GB Active RAM
      677 MB Inactive RAM
      912 MB Wired RAM
      1.18 GB Page-ins
      0 B Page-outs

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