Which 7200rpm internal HD for macbook pro - Live pa use!

Hi all
I'm upgrading the internal HD of my new macbook pro which we will be using for our live pa's and can do with a little help in chosing the right one.
First thought was the Seagate momentus 2.5" 7200rpm asg (500Gb) but heard some horror stories and the last one in the old macbook did come up with the dreaded 'disk to slow' message on the last part of a gig last year.
Anyone out there who can give some advice?

I guess the problem for me with SSD is firstly the price as I would need at least a 256Gb version. Besides that it is so new that I feel it is too early to take the plunge. Especially as reliability is my main concern at the moment. Nothing worse then being on stage and the music stops mid set LOL.
I have Seagates in my Mac Pro and they are great to be fair. But as I had this error with my last macbook I was hoping to find out if there is a better alternative. If not I will go with the Seagate as I have always used them.
I guess I might be overly worried at the moment?

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