which ssd for drive bay

[getheo]

I have mbp 17'' early 2011 which has sata2 optical bay.Is it ok to put an ssd in its position?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Yes.

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[Agent-P]

Yes it is. My Intel SSD is currently in the optical bay and I don't have any issues.