Replacing W701 SSD primary drive

It's 3 and a half years old but there were problems with it since it was about 8 months old. It has finally gotten to the point where it needs to be replaced. From the Lenovo site this appears to be a drive that would work. http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/product-and-parts/detail.page?&LegacyDocID=MIGR-73173
Unfortunately it has been amazingly difficult to even find out the price of it and another drive I'm considering. It's taken about 8 phone calls so far. Out of the last 3 (after going through the menu options), 2 disconnected and the third one finally said 'I'm sorry, your call did not go through. Please try again.'
I have a preference for a Samsung drive anyway, this one: http://www.staples.ca/en/Samsung-840-PRO-256GB-25-SATA3-Internal-SSD/product_167664_2-CA_1_20001 (That one is from staples.ca in Canada, but they probably have it State side as well.)
It has a 5 year warranty compared to 90 days from Lenovo, and a decent name. The problem is that if you look at the first drive I linked to, it has thin edges, and the carriage, caddy, or holder for it looks like mine. The Samsung drive wouldn't fit it.
I've been Googling and read stories of people making duct tape (or whatever) bumpers and spacers to hold drives in place, and they have worked. I guess I'll try that as a last resort, but I wondered if anyone here had something that might work. Even if it's not a complete solution, it might spark another idea.
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Just thought I'd post the happy ending to this. I did replace the SSD with a 7 mm Samsung SSD, and it's working beautifully. It has a 3 year warranty. The rubber pieces from the Lenovo drive didn't exactly fit, but with a bit of muscle they did the job.
I'm really glad this worked out. It's my favorite computer again. I don't think they even make 16:10 screens any more, and I appreciate that. Hope everything else holds up and I get to use this for a few years to come.

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