SATA 2 or 3 SSD on a SATA 2 computer?

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Wellspear


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Which would you recommend, a Samsung 470 (SATA 2) or Samsung 830 (SATA 3) for a computer which has SATA 2? Is there any gains in taking the Samsung 830?
 
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No there is no gain whatsoever. If the SSD is backwards compatible, it will run at the SATA II 3GB/s limit. If you think you may update your computer in the near future, go for the SATA III. If not save your hard earned and buy the SATA II.
 

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