Buy a Macbook for late 2008, ssd offers him a makeover. By cons, remember to select the SSD as a boot disk -> sys Preferences -> Startup. I went from starting to 1min20s 25s, apps open faster and are more reactive knowing that I used a soft (eg EZ Gig) to copy my data without having to re-install. By cons, 128GB fill up quickly but for tight budgets, it's still a good alternative complement of external dd or a kit to get rid of your CD player (make it with a suitable external housing) and set a record hard instead (which I did).