SSD drives for an "old" Windows Vista laptop

Hi everyone,
I am trying to make a general upgrade for my old computer, which I use at work for (somewhat heavy) data analyses. I am planning on increasing my RAM memory to 8gb (see post here) and now I am wondering if upgrading my internal storage would change something.
Changing my HDD to an SSD would be possible / recommendable? What kinds of SSD can I use in this model? Will I need to upgrade my windows OS too?
Currently I am running XP 32bit (after downgrading from vista) alongside with Ubuntu 64 bit.
I believe Vista and Windows 7 are optimized for SSD (specially 7, as related here) so probably I would need to upgrade to W7 too?
THank you sp much for your help!
Gonzalo
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Vista is not optimized for an SSD natively. I would recommend at least Windows 7 for an SSD. Current Linux kernels also have SSD support (TRIM enabled). You can install any 2.5 inch wide and 7 or 9.5 mm thick SATA SSD. My recommendation is a Samsung Evo 840 or 850 model. Avoid the Crucial MX100 as it has caused a lot of issues reported here for reasons that have not yet been fully explained.
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