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ryane
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Yes, the data on the drive is duplicated including the OS. The connector used doesn't matter. 

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Just to confirm, I can buy a casing with either a 2.0 or 3.0 USB port to use that HDD as an external HD?

Either is fine. 

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Im changing my laptop's internal HDD to SSD. Does the samsung data migration software copies the OS as well? Also, how do i know if my HDD needs a 2.0 or 3.0 USB port casing or does it matter?

 

Hey ryane,
 
You can also use a SATA to USB cable to transfer data from and to an internal drive with no need to buy a whole enclosure (like this one: http://i.imgur.com/rEidVFW.jpg). I do believe the Samsung Data Migration software moves the OS as well. You can also do a fresh install on the SSD and then transfer your data from the HDD to the SSD.
 
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Just to confirm, I can buy a casing with either a 2.0 or 3.0 USB port to use that HDD as an external HD?

 

Either is perfectly compatible, but if your laptop supports USB 3.0 I'd recommend getting a 3.0 enclosure so you can take advantage of the extra bandwidth. A USB 3.0 hard drive will run at 2.0 speeds if that's all your laptop has, however.

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