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You say your mac is a late 2011 MBP, that means it's Serial ATA III (SATA 3). This means that your drives can reach link speeds of up to 6Gb/s (higher, the better), although most SATA 3 SSD's remain in the 4-5 Gb/s region. SATA I has link speeds of 1.5Gb/s and SATA II, 3Gb/s. For SATA 3 purposes, I'll be discussing SATA 3 drives for the optimum performance for your system. There are many, many solid state drives out on the market and which one to get really depends on a number of factors- Reliability, speed and cost. All SSD's have no moving parts, thus consuming less battery life and making them quieter, and in most cases, make them more reliable *cough* OCZ Vertex *cough*. Here is a useful article to read- It covers speeds and cost.

If you're not using anti-static mat, lay it on some soft surface 'upside down' or 'belly up', whichever you like better. Make sure your screwdriver is fitting snugly and start with any screw. It seems to not matter where to start. Once you have a screw in your hand, stick it on the double-sided tape. Work them one by one laying them out in the same pattern as on the back of the computer.

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Note that I only recommend using a SSD in 2009 and later MacBook Pros with a 3.0Gbps to 6.0Gbps interface speed – and I recommend buying a 6.0Gbps SSD regardless of the fact that models with a SATA II interface won’t be able to use the full-negotiated speed of 6.0Gbps. Because you may want to upgrade your Mac sometime in the future although you'd likely be upgrading to a Retina model these days.

If you need a drive that will perform well under pressure, then Ultra 3D NAND SATA III from SanDisk can definitely fill that need. With lightning-fast read and write speeds, improved startups, and shorter loading times all around, this drive will keep up with you throughout a busy working day.