An SSD is an awesome addition to the computer 100%!!! It will make your operating system fly. Load times, transfer of data, compression - all of these things will be incredibly faster. Up to 10x faster actually. I advise you to reinstall anything that you can that won't be too much of a headache. Sometimes things can get a little fuzzy if you have not done this... but that's usually when you are upgrading to a new operating system, but you are staying with the wonderful Windows 7, so I see no issue with you using the cloning software to do the work. (Copying files over from the 500gb)
Anyone else? I have not cloned an HDD since the use of game keys honestly...