MBP Mid 2012 HDD for Optibay SATA II or III

[Giblp59]

Just bought a SSD (Samsung 830, 256 GB) for Replacing Main Drive.
I plan to buy a caddy and a 7200 rpm for the optibay (Don't need the DVD Drive).
Do I have to buy a Sata II or III HDD?

Seen these so far:
Seagate Monumentus (SATA II,III available)
WD Scorpi Black Sata II

Something to look at by buying a caddy?

I have the new Mid 2012 MBP (Non Retina).
THANKS!!!

 

[NewishMacGuy]

SATA III is best, but it won't make that much difference for a regular HDD. In the 2012, particularly if you're going to make a DIY Fusion drive, you might want to put the SSD in the optibay. You won't lose any speed, it'll be quieter and you'll keep your HDD in the bay with the SMS protection.

 

[Works4Me]

SATA III is best, but it won't make that much difference for a regular HDD. In the 2012, particularly if you're going to make a DIY Fusion drive, you might want to put the SSD in the optibay. You won't lose any speed, it'll be quieter and you'll keep your HDD in the bay with the SMS protection.

For what it's worth, that's what I did (in terms of location of the drives). Working well so far!

 

[Orlandoech]

I recommend SATA III still even though its worthless IMO with HDDs.

I would recommend the SSD in the main HDD bay and the HDD in the Optibay myself, as Ive seen a lot of issues and experienced issues with having an SSD int he Optibay which were resolved with moving the HDD to the Optibay.