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Aye fair point. Crucial are usually good... http://uk.crucial.com/gbr/en/ssd/ct960m500ssd1
Backup wise, I think a paid dropbox account is the best thing ever, especially now they have bumped it up to 1TB. 7 quid ish a month for offsite back up (and all the other uses) is so damn good - I lost 5 years work when my flat was broken into and all my drives (and laptops) taken. Never again!
I've 500GB in mine, and nearly filled it up.
Kept a 1TB external for back up rather than secondary storage.
It's still be cheaper than getting a new laptop when the old one still work fairly well.