Will a Hybrid or Solid State Drive improve my FCP Editing experience?

hello folks.
i want to improve my macbook pro video editing performance and hope that upgrading my 5400 rpm internal hdd to at least a 7200 rpm drive will do the trick.
BUT then i began considering SSD and Hybrid and wonder INSTEAD of just a regular 7200 rpm drive. unfortunately, all i read about is improved boot up times with Hybrid and SSD, which don't really concern me.
questions:
1. Will i experience increased write and read speads with the Hybrid and SSD over a regular 7200 rpm drive?
2. Will my FCP 7 and Compressor work smoother (ie smoother playback of files, faster rendering/compressing) with the Hybrid and/or SSD drive orver a regular 7200 rpm drive?
3. Are there any other suggestions on upgrades that are resonably priced? (By the way, i am interested in upgrading the INTERNAL drive because i love the ability to video edit without being weighed down by cables, external hdds, etc, even if its just for a couple hours. i AM still open to external options though).
Problems/Purpose i hope upgrade will address:
- currently, FCP 7 stutters when playing back Prores 422 (hq) at 1920x1080 footage from the bin or time lime. QT also seizes up after a few seconds.
- i use my laptop for editing prores 422 (hq) at 1920x1080 and compressing XDCAM and H.264.
My MacBook Pro specs:
MacBookPro6,2
Dual Core 2.66 GHz i7
8gb Ram
OS 10.6.8
Upgrade Options i'm looking at:
hybrid - seagate momentus 750 gb, 7200 rpm @ $180
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00691WMJG/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_g147_i2?pf_rd _m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=09YCMZ4AR0E7SE3WETFQ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd _p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846
sollid state - crucial 512 gb @ $640
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W2JL3Y/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_g147_i2?pf_rd _m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1117AYXMGBT0GD7ECNXE&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd _p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

LowLuster, greetings:
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It will void your warranty if Apple finds out that you have made this modification. But if you ever have a need to use the Apple warranty you should put the optical drive back in before taking it to an Apple store for the warranty work.
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