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    Samsung 470 256GB vs Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SATA II?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by King of Interns, Feb 14, 2013.

  1. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    Running under SATA II what would be the difference between these two drives in real world performance?

    If there is a noticeable improvement I might be interested in upgrading.

    What gives?

    KoI
     
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    I don't expect any improvements at all, but on the other hand I don't even own these drives so it disqualifies my assumption :confused:
     
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    I would think there would be some improvement (in rare cases, under heavy use) since 4K speeds are higher on the 840 Pro...
     
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    I was thinking more along the lines of power consumption and boot up/load times as well as response time?
     
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