That price gets you the latest-generation Intel Core i3-380M processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory, and a 5400-rpm, 500GB hard drive ... laptop will support everyday use just fine. The HP Pavilion g6 ...

I am using a much older HP Pavilion DV2000 laptop ... SATA drives, so you should be able to use any 2.5" SSD you like. They use a pin adapter, so that'll need to be transferred from the old drive ...