qtjr168 :
snowctrl :
If you put an SSD in a laptop you would do far better to replace the system drive with the SSD - this is a standard easy-to-achieve laptop upgrade, that will give you the maximum benefit from the SSD. You can then use the HD either as a secondary internal storage drive if there is room in the laptop, or fit it in an external caddy and have it connected by USB.
Yes, this is what I'm trying to achieve. I want to put my OS and main programs in the SSD, and then videos, movies, etc on the HDD as a second storage.
Ok cool - well then the thing to make absolutely sure of in your choice of laptop is that it has Sata III not Sata II, so that you get the full benefit of the SSD. Then, as cub_fanatic said, you can fit the HD in the optical bay with an adapter (which will likely be quite cheap), or you can connect it externally as I was mentioning.
The process of fitting the SSD is straightforward - you install cloning software on the laptop, connect the SSD in an external drive caddy (making sure there is enough space on it to clone the entire contents of the HD), run the cloning software so the SSD is now a clone of the HD< turn it all off, and replace the HD in the laptop with the SSD.
Then once you're happy the laptop is now running fine with the SSD (no reason it shouldn't be), you can wipe the HD and fit it as your storage drive