Replacing Pavilion g7-2233cl HDD with SSD?

I've got a Pavilion g7-2233cl that the HDD recently failed on, was considering switching to an SSD. I'm trying to figure out if the SSD I'm looking at is compatable with my machine.
This is a link to the product on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Solid-State-Drive-SDSSDH-060G-G25/dp/B005F3000W/ref=sr_1_1?s=electroni...
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I cannot recommend a 60 gig drive. A basic install of Windows is going to run about 20 gigs and you are going to have hibernation files and restore files, apps (MS Office is 10 gigs plus) and such and before you know it the drive will be full. You actually can't fill it 100% so the real capacity is about 55 gigs tops. Yes, I am going to say get a 128 gig. Here is a 128 gig for not very much extra money:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211719
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Message Edited by Frankim3 on 07-07-2009 06:12 PM

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