Should I get an SSD for a laptop with SATA II?

[Wufflez]

With deals coming in soon for SSD's I thought I'd get one on my laptop with a capacity of ~500GB. But is it worth it with the slower SATA 3Gb/s? If it is worth it should I get a cheaper slower performing SSD since it will perform the same as a high end one?

[Dabombinable]

With deals coming in soon for SSD's I thought I'd get one on my laptop with a capacity of ~500GB. But is it worth it with the slower SATA 3Gb/s? If it is worth it should I get a cheaper slower performing SSD since it will perform the same as a high end one?

Not really, remember that the small file speeds will be lower with cheaper SSD, and small file speeds are still below SATA 1 speeds

[JefferyD90]

Wufflez, on 02 Nov 2015 - 02:50 AM, said:

With deals coming in soon for SSD's I thought I'd get one on my laptop with a capacity of ~500GB. But is it worth it with the slower SATA 3Gb/s? If it is worth it should I get a cheaper slower performing SSD since it will perform the same as a high end one?

SSD's offer many more benefits than speed.  If you have a mobile PC it just makes since because they are not affected by moving the machine around, where as HDD's are destroyed.

 

Additionally, HDD's don't saturate SATA I at 1.5Gbps most of the time.

[bucklingspring]

In my opinion, it's definitely worth it. Here's an article you can read that goes in to detail:

Is A SATA 3Gb/s Platform Still Worth Upgrading With An SSD? - Tom's Hardware

[Epiclol86]

i wouldnt pay for a 500 gb ssd (its going to be priceyyy) just to be locket at 3gb sec... keep in mind it will still be an upgrade from an hdd though, so if you have the money...

[Samfisher]

With deals coming in soon for SSD's I thought I'd get one on my laptop with a capacity of ~500GB. But is it worth it with the slower SATA 3Gb/s? If it is worth it should I get a cheaper slower performing SSD since it will perform the same as a high end one?

You should.  Most reads and writes by Windows don't come even remotely close to SATA3 speeds anyway, so just having the quick access times would be a MUCH better laptop experience.

[SkilledRebuilds]

My mums i5 lappy got its ssd and its sata2 as well and its NIGHT AND DAY differences in how it now handles similar tasks than without the ssd.

Many yes's.

[The Official Czex]

i wouldnt pay for a 500 gb ssd (its going to be priceyyy) just to be locket at 3gb sec... keep in mind it will still be an upgrade from an hdd though, so if you have the money...

 

It's not locked if it's barely capable of 3 Gb/s read speeds, anyway.

[WamWooWam]

Yes but don't buy anything too expensive, it will still be faster than a mechanical drive anyway.

[SkilledRebuilds]

Any single ssd is faster than a mech ....where it matters. 

File access times.

Esp for laptops with their slower 5400Rpm drives!

[Guest]

With deals coming in soon for SSD's I thought I'd get one on my laptop with a capacity of ~500GB. But is it worth it with the slower SATA 3Gb/s? If it is worth it should I get a cheaper slower performing SSD since it will perform the same as a high end one?

Laptop specs?

[brob]

With deals coming in soon for SSD's I thought I'd get one on my laptop with a capacity of ~500GB. But is it worth it with the slower SATA 3Gb/s? If it is worth it should I get a cheaper slower performing SSD since it will perform the same as a high end one?

 

Certainly it is worth it. While the full speed of an ssd will not be realized, it will still offer a noticeable performance improvement. This is especially so when dealing with small files where the true random access capability of an ssd eliminates the rotational and head movement delays of an hdd.

 

While the SATA II interface does limit the bandwidth, faster service times do make a difference.

[SkilledRebuilds]

When actually using Windows on a day to day basis....(Not just thinking about boot times or eww..sata2) there is relatively no performance difference thats really seen between medium level speeds of 280Read and faster 400-500Reads UNLESS extended file reads are done.

 

For smaller files and background process's,, let alone anything applications want,... is already finished before the real fast speeds could even be reached.

Sure, bigger files will be affected moreso, but we are comparing SSD's on Sata 2 VS a Mechanical Laptop drive...it's not hard to fathom the huge increases in file access times on smaller files and even sequentials on bigger files.

[Wufflez]

Laptop specs?

Dated. T9300 4gb DDR3 720p 240GB. Still nice for general use

[Theo]

i put a sata3 ssd on a sata1 laptop.

Still see a major improvement

[Dabombinable]

i put a sata3 ssd on a sata1 laptop.

Still see a major improvement

Same here with my Tecra M5. Though that laptop decided to die when I dropped it after installing its original HDD. The HDD is just fine, the GPU however got cracked.