MrClass wroteGet the Samsung Evo or Pro (depending on how much money you can spend).
Clone the drives using Acronis True Image
I second that advice, Samsung have good performance. I researched the topic months ago and went for a Samsung.
Cloning, I usually do it the "hard way" using Linux. Acronis seems to be a user-friendly alternative (thanks for the tip).
Cloning is a little more complicated and more prone to fail than just reinstalling but go ahead and try if you want to.
I recommend buying a 128 or 256 GB SSD and install only your software and any files you open frequently (just keep then on a desktop), then you can have a D: drive for your bigger and older stuff. Since you don't play any games, I don't think you'll need more then that.
Putting everything on the SSD, such as all your photos, which you will look at maybe 3 or 4 times a year is in my opinion not worth the money because SSD storage is much more expensive than magnetic, as you probably noticed!
In the end, it is a personal preference, it's also nice and simpler to have a big drive with everything.
Salloum wroteThe Samsung Pro 1TB will cost around 500$, do you think it's worth it? I don't really have a problem spending it but it seems like a lot considering I could go for virtually the same thing for 200$ less in another brand.
Yes because you're going for the speed, is that not the whole point? But as I just said above you don't need the biggest one. I got the 128GB on my PC and it costs like $150 (maybe less now) and is worth the money, then I got a 1TB spinning disk for all my photos, etc, and that one is even cheaper.
Your decision.
Whatever you decide, I hope you will be happy with it.