X220 SSD Drive w/Full Disk Encryption (FDE), Intel 320 or others

Does anyone have experience or recommendations regarding installing an SSD with Full Disk Encryption for the X220?
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I have a 300GB Intel 320 which I installed it myself (cloned the factory install using Acronis). No mSATA drive.
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