I just was wondering because I noticed that some adaptive gear has level requirements. What's the point of having a level requirement if all orange gear supposedly has the same stats unmodded? So, do the higher level requirement orange pieces have higher base stats?

Should I save up planetary comms to buy the highest level mods I can use at lvl 20 for my orange gear,or should I save up warzone comms and buy the bounty hunter pvp set from the vendor in Dromund Kaas? Which would have higher stats?