OK i read the thread on SSD's and i am now a bit more confused. I am planing on replace the HD with a SSD in the next few months. how long will it last? what are some good brands? do i gain anything? is this TRIM thing in Lion and mountain lion? how do i put the O/S back on with out having to buy it again? thanks for the help.
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SSD in MBP 2011?
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There are answers to all the questions you just posed throughout the forums, if you search. However, I would like to say that an SSD will most likely last you the life of the computer, and as for a specific brand or model I would recommend the Samsung 830 series as it has given me nothing but joy. This will give you a major speed boost opening applications and in general tasks. Good luck on your upgrade. 
it should last longer than the laptop, (assuming you don't do a secure erase, or 0 out empty space on a regular basis)
most SSD's have trim like functionality built in now so you don't usually need it enabled at an OS level
you will gain A LOT of speed and performance, you machine will likely boot up in 10% of the time
you re-install the OS from the disc that came with your laptop
as for brands, OCZ are pretty good, cheapest 512GB SSD you can get is the Octane, but if you don't need that much space there are probably better options
most SSD's have trim like functionality built in now so you don't usually need it enabled at an OS level
you will gain A LOT of speed and performance, you machine will likely boot up in 10% of the time
you re-install the OS from the disc that came with your laptop
as for brands, OCZ are pretty good, cheapest 512GB SSD you can get is the Octane, but if you don't need that much space there are probably better options
ok no disk came with my MBP at all. i have a late 2011 13" MBP that came with lion. i have read about internet recovery but i am not sure of it
you can get a data transfer kit and do it that way (crucial sells it with their SSD for 30 bucks extra i believe)
ok thanks i was planing on getting it from them anyways. i am either going to get the 256 or 512 and 8 GB of ram as well. I just clone the drive and then a fresh install?
From the user perspective, you'll operate the computer in the same way as a platter drive-based computer. You'll see the decreased boot times and increased IOPS of the drive but other than that the experience will be the same.