Will this HDD + SSD combo be okay for my MacBook Pro?

Hi all, I have a late 2011 unibody MacBook Pro and my hard drive has decided to fail on me. I've had a warning in Disk Utility for about a week telling me that the disk has a hardware problem and needs to be replaced.
I've had nothing but trouble where hard drives are concerned after losing a Seagate 1TB external and a Seagate Momentus XT internal due to hardware problems. So with this in mind I thought I'd check whether I've got my mind set on the right thing before I buy a replacement.
Now, my SuperDrive died earlier this year and whilst trying to repair it I decided to pull the whole thing out and get rid of it so I have the big space inside where I discovered I could replace it with a OWC Data Doubler and HDD. I've had a scout round the web and been through a fair few reviews on comparable drives and I'm hoping the two drives I've picked out will suffice before I manage to kill any more.
First I'd like to put a Samsung 840 EVO120GB SSD in the main bay to boot my OS and applications from. Then I'd like to put a Western Digital Black 750GB in the second bay for general storage. I've done a bit of homework and I think these should work fine but I would really appreciate if you guys could verify this and if there's any advice to go with it.
I thank you in advance.
James

There are lots of postings warning not to use WD drives.  They are particularly incompatible with Mavericks.
Check out OWC (macsales.com) and Crucial.com.  These vendors are often mentioned for reliable 3rd-party parts.  Each sells their own brand of SSDs.  A 120 GB SSD is going for $150.
For the hard drive consider a one TB SSD-Hybrid disk. Google "Seagate 1TB Solid State Hybrid Drive SATA 6Gbps 64MB Cache 2.5-Inch”.  It will be much faster than a standard drive and costs only $100.

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