{"id":25814,"date":"2012-11-15T17:17:24","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T07:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=25814"},"modified":"2012-11-15T17:17:24","modified_gmt":"2012-11-15T07:17:24","slug":"kingston-digital-ships-next-gen-ssdnow-v-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=25814","title":{"rendered":"Kingston Digital Ships Next-Gen SSDNow V Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0New SSDNow V300 Solid-state Drive Provides Consumers with High-performance, Cost-efficient Upgrade Solution<\/em>
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Customised LSI SandForce Flash Storage Processor Solution<\/em><\/p>\n

Sydney Australia \u2013 November 15, 2012— <\/strong><\/em>Kingston, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is shipping the next generation of its most cost-effective SSDNow <\/em>V Series solid-state drive. The Kingston SSDNow <\/em>V300 is a powerful upgrade solution for cost-conscious consumers looking to upgrade their existing desktop or notebook PC.<\/p>\n

The new SSDNow <\/em>V300 is 10x faster than a 7200RPM hard-disk drive\u2020<\/sup>. It is powered by an LSI SandForce Flash Storage Processor (FSP) solution customised for Kingston, and optimised for industry-leading 19nm NAND Flash memory to deliver sequential read and write speeds of up to 450MB\/s. Using best-in-class components, SSDNow <\/em>V300 combines quality, performance and affordability from two leading SSD brands that are affordable for first-time SSD users or anyone looking to upgrade an existing system.<\/p>\n

“LSI worked together with Kingston to deliver a customised high-performing solid-state drive solution for their cost-effective SSDNow<\/em> V Series,” said Kent Smith, senior director of product marketing, Flash Components Division, LSI., LSI SandForce. \u201cOur award-winning SF-2281 Client FSPs provide Kingston\u2019s customers with enterprise-class features and an enhanced everyday computing user experience, especially for first time SSD users.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Kingston is committed to delivering SSDs at the best price to performance ratio as possible. We achieve this again with our next-generation SSDNow <\/em>V300,\u201d said Nathan Su, Flash Memory Sales Director, APAC Region, Kingston. \u201cThe SSDNow <\/em>V300 is the best cost-efficient upgrade for users who want their existing systems to perform faster. They will experience faster boot up and shutdown times, and will also see much better system performance when multiple applications are open.\u201d<\/p>\n

The SSDNow <\/em>V300 is available as a stand-alone drive or as an upgrade kit containing cloning software and other accessories for a desktop and\/or notebook system. SSDNow <\/em>V300 is backed by a three-year warranty, free technical support and legendary Kingston reliability.<\/p>\n

Kingston is celebrating 25 years in the memory industry. The company was founded on October 17, 1987, and has grown to become the largest third-party memory manufacturer in the world. The 25th anniversary video can be found at here<\/a> as well as more information including a timeline of Kingston’s history. In addition, HyperX memory is celebrating its 10th<\/sup> anniversary. The first HyperX high-performance memory module was released in November 2002.<\/p>\n

\u2020 <\/sup>Based on PCMark Vantage, Advanced Edition HDD Test Suite. Test system: Dell XPS 8500, Intel H77 Chipset, Intel\u00ae<\/sup> Core\u2122 i7-3770 CPU, 8GB System Memory. SSD tested as primary drive with results based on \u201cout-of-box\u201d performance. This SSD is designed for use in desktop and notebook computer workloads, and is not intended for Server environments.<\/p>\n

Kingston SSDNow <\/em>V300 Features and Specifications:<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Form factor: <\/strong>2.5″
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Interface: <\/strong>SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb\/s) \u2013 with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Capacities<\/strong>1<\/sup>:<\/strong> 60GB, 120GB, 240GB
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sequential Reads<\/strong>2<\/sup>:
\nSATA Rev. 3.0 \u2014 up to 450MB\/s
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sequential Writes<\/strong>2<\/sup>:<\/strong>
\nSATA Rev. 3.0 \u2014 up to 450MB\/s
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Maximum Random 4k Read\/Write<\/strong>3<\/sup>
\n60GB \u2014 up to 85,000\/up to 60,000 IOPS
\n120GB \u2014 up to 85,000\/up to 55,000 IOPS
\n240GB \u2014 up to 85,000\/up to 43,000 IOPS
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0PCMark\u00ae<\/sup> Vantage HDD Suite Score<\/strong>
\n60GB \u2014 39,000
\n120GB \u2014 49,000
\n240GB \u2014 57,000
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Power Consumption:<\/strong>
\n0.640W (MAX) Idle \/ 1.423W (MAX) Read \/ 2.052W (MAX) Write
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Storage temperatures: <\/strong>-40\u00b0C ~ 85\u00b0C
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Operating temperatures:<\/strong> 0\u00b0C ~ 70\u00b0C
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Dimensions: <\/strong>69.8mm x 100.1mm x 7mm
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Weight: <\/strong>86g
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Vibration operating: <\/strong>2.17G Peak (7\u2013800Hz)
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Vibration non-operating:<\/strong> 20G Peak (10\u20132000Hz)
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Life expectancy: <\/strong>1 million hours MTBF
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Warranty\/support: <\/strong>three-year warranty with free technical support
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Total Bytes Written (TBW)<\/strong>4<\/sup>
\n60GB \u2014 32TB
\n120GB \u2014 64TB
\n240GB \u2014 128TB<\/p>\n

1 <\/sup>Please note: Some of the listed capacity on a Flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston\u2019s Flash memory Guide at kingston.com\/flash_memory_guide.
\n2 <\/sup>Based on \u201cout-of-box performance\u201d with ATTO Disk Benchmark 2.41. Speed may vary due to host hardware, software, and usage.
\n3 <\/sup>Based on \u201cout-of-box performance\u201d with IOMeter.
\n4 <\/sup>Total Bytes Written (TBW) refers to how much total data can be written to an SSD for a given workload before the drive reaches its endurance limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Kingston SSDNow <\/em>V300 \u00a0 Solid-State Drives<\/strong>\u2020\u2020<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Part Number<\/strong><\/td>\nCapacity and Features<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SV300S37A\/60G<\/td>\n60GB Stand-alone V300 SSD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SV300S37A\/120G<\/td>\n120GB Stand-alone V300 SSD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SV300S37A\/240G<\/td>\n240GB Stand-alone V300 SSD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SV300S3D7\/60G<\/td>\n60GB Desktop Upgrade Kit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SV300S3D7\/120G<\/td>\n120GB Desktop Upgrade Kit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SV300S3D7\/240G<\/td>\n240GB Desktop Upgrade Kit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SV300S3N7A\/60G<\/td>\n60GB Notebook Upgrade Kit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SV300S3N7A\/120G<\/td>\n120GB Notebook Upgrade Kit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SV300S3N7A\/240G<\/td>\n240GB Notebook Upgrade Kit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u2020\u2020<\/sup>Please check your favorite Kingston e-tailer or reseller for pricing.<\/p>\n

Kingston can be found on:<\/strong>
\nFacebook: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KingstonBlogFansClub.en<\/a>
\nYouTube: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/KingstonAPAC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0New SSDNow V300 Solid-state Drive Provides Consumers with High-performance, Cost-efficient Upgrade Solution \u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Customised LSI SandForce Flash Storage Processor Solution Sydney Australia \u2013 November 15, 2012— Kingston, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is shipping the next generation of its most cost-effective SSDNow V<\/p>\n

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