SSD for the m860tu, a question or two

I'm thinking of getting a SSD for my m860tu, here are my questions

1) What SSD can fit in the m860tu and work properly?

2) Real world performance of an SSD compared to a hard drive, what should I expect?

3) Heat from the HDD, should I expect heat from the hard drive after an hour of use without a cooler with the SSD?

4) Should I expect a change in battery life with an SSD?

5) What disadvantages come with an SSD compared to a hard drive?

6) Where is the best place to buy an SSD for a good price?

Thank you for your responses to come.

 

1) Any 2.5" SATA SSD will fit (most SSD's).

2) Generally, it will be faster. However some of the older Jmicron ones have stuttering.

3) It should produce less heat.

4) Since it'll require less power, you should see an increase in battery life.

5) Some SSD's require a bit more maintenance, such as freespace wiping.

6) Newegg sometimes has them for their Shell Shocker deals.

You'll get much better answers in the SSD thread.

 

Make sure you get an SSD with a form of TRIM support, this will help stop with the fragmentation issue, also make sure that you turn system restore and superfetch off,

As an actual SSD to go for get an Intel X25-M 160GB SSD its the fastest and imo best value for money.