Question Best SSD for SATA 2?

[sesesdi]

Hi. I have an HP ProBook 650 G1 laptop with SATA 2 and an HDD. I want to swap the HDD with an SSD.

My question is, is it worth it to buy a "premium" SSD like the Samsung EVO, or would cheaper SSDs run basically the same as the more expensive ones due to them being limited by SATA 2 speeds? Any particular SSD recommendations?

Thanks!

 

[USAFRet]

One of the main differences between the SATA SSDs is - What happens if it dies?

Will the company honor their warranty, and give you a new one?
Or will they just blow you off.

Some years ago, I had a 960GB SanDisk SSD die.
Quite suddenly. Dead dead dead.

It was 33 days past the 3 year warranty.
I knew it, they knew it.

They gave me a new one anyway.
The replacement is still going strong, 5 years later.

 

[geofelt]

Swapping out a HDD in favor of a ssd will magically transform your performance.
A very good thing to do.

Worth is something only YOU can determine.
ANY ssd is going to perform well enough.
I would not buy a cheap ssd unless you were truly broke.
The last thing you should want is a troublesome C drive.
A quality ssd like samsung will allow you to move your C drive to a ssd easily using the ssd migration aid.
App and instructions here:

Tool & Software Download | Samsung Semiconductor Global

Download various software related to your product, including Samsung Magician, designed for use with Samsung's memory products, and find related information.

semiconductor.samsung.com

If your laptop does not have a spare port, you can do the copy using a $10 usb to sata adapter cable.