sata II or sata III - need help...

[dilgit]

I consider buying the Samsung 840 pro SSD HD and use it as an external drive combined with a USB 3.0 connection to my late 2012 iMac. I see the the SSD drive is sata III and Sata I/II compatible, while the enclosure like the Zalman ZM-HE130 usb 3.0 are is only Sata I/II compatible. Will I loose data transfer speed, if I go ahead with this combo?

 

[dan1eln1el5en]

yes.

sata 3 is faster, and the hardware needs to be able to support this increased speed (ie. there might be some extra connectors, not sure but you rarely see speed bumps software side only)

 

[dilgit]

So what i actually need is a sata III compatible enclosure for my Samsung 840 Pro SSD. Any suggestions? I can't find such enclosures.

 

[Weaselboy]

So what i actually need is a sata III compatible enclosure for my Samsung 840 Pro SSD. Any suggestions? I can't find such enclosures.

Here are some on Newegg.