Replace the HARD drive in mid-2012 MBP of SSD?

Given to replace my HARD drive of 1 TB in MBP mid-2012.  This MBP has already been customized (by Apple) to 2.9 GHz i7 8 GB mem.

I'm looking for a solution at least to 1 TB also. How about this:

Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB 2.5 inch SATA III internal SSD (MZ-75E1T0B/AM)

IS it really that simple, as suggested by some video: current copy to SSD connected externally, than to go ahead with replacement? Then you can continue normal OSX updates as usual?

Is it really worth?

Yes, I do some "prosumer" video (FCP) and audio (Logic, Cubase, Pro Tools) - and use external USB 3 HARD drive.

Yes, it was worth it. The difference between day and night.

It's easy. How to create a clone of startup

I don't know Samsung but 2.5 "is inside that you need, SATA III Yes.

but another highly recommended option is https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/lineup

MacBook Pro (15-inch mid-2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), i7 480 GB SSD 16 GB RAM iPhone5 iOS10.0.1, Parallels10.0.2, HP OfficeJet Pro 8620

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