SSD recommendations for latest MBA

Hi everyone,
I would like to know if there are any recommendable SSDs for the MacBookAir2,1. This is the latest revision with 2,13 GHz, so I believe any 2.5" SSD with SATA should do. Currently it’s equipped with the Apple-provided 128 GB SSD and I would like to use a bigger one while retaining similar speeds. If the new SSD is faster, this would also be nice.
What are your recommendations? I’d also like to hear about cases where a chosen SSD didn’t work if you had such an experience.
Thanks
Björn

The MacBook Air is using a 1.8" SSD with a ZIF connector, which means you can't use any 2.5" drive and you're going to be out of luck if you try to use a standard SATA connector on the drive. There's not many 1.8" drive options out there, and I'm not sure if there is anything bigger than the 128 GByte drive Apple offers.
BTW: The hard disk is not considered a user-replacable part on the MBA. You'd loose your warranty if anything goes wrong during exchange.
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