That is awesome! The SSD really makes the difference then, huh? Even on such an older machine?
I'm trying to get my mom and dad to consider going that route for their MacBook and MacBook Pro (2009 and 2010, respectively). We'll see. While I know it would help their overall performance, I'm also wanting to do it for the experience of performing the operation. I've watched all the how-to videos at iFixIt, YouTube and OWC, so I know the steps and what's what. I'd just like to get a couple under my belt, just so I can say I've done it.
I want the thrill of taking that bottom panel off a MacBook Pro and yanking stuff out of it.