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Reviews of Kingston 2.5 inch SSDNOW V-Series SATA300

Testseek.com have collected 126 expert reviews of the Kingston 2.5 inch SSDNOW V-Series SATA300 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Kingston 2.5 inch SSDNOW V-Series SATA300.
Award: Most Awarded August 2009
August 2009
 
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126 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • "Desktop Kit" is an excellent upgrade for a desktop or HTPC system
  • Consistent
  • Respectable performance
  • Well priced (as far as SSDs go)
  • Minimal power consumption
  • Minimal heat production
  • Includes a bootable version of Acronis to make easy work of cloning your drive
  • Strong read performance
  • Published transfer rate data may actually be conservative
  • Internals by Intel (controller and memory)
  • Very attractively priced
  • Desktop upgrade kit includes items to make installation a snap
  • Bootable version of Acronis to make easy work of cloning your drive
  • Respectable read speeds
  • Overall performance is just fine for most uses
  • Competitively priced
  • Bundle of accessories makes installation easy
  • Great blend of performance
  • Capacity
  • And pricing
  • Solid performance
  • Twice as fast as previous generation 128GB SSDNow V Series drive
  • Useful upgrade kit including a copy of Acronis for setting up your drive
  • Competitively priced compared to other 128GB SSDs
  • Good value
  • Solid application open times
  • Comes with upgrade kit
  • Attractive casing
  • Complete Kit
  • Low Power
  • System Is Snappier
  • Fantastic RAID Like Speed
  • Quiet
  • Never Gets Hot
  • Standard SATA Interface
  • Easy To Hide In The Chassis
  • Did We Mention Fast Really Fast
  • Very good 197 MBps read bandwidth with ATTO Benchmark
  • 2nd-generation Intel PC29AS21BA0 SSD controller boosts IOPS
  • Very low 0.16 ms random access time
  • Outstanding total-package value
  • Resistant to extreme shock impact
  • Lightweight compact storage sol...
  • Very fast read speeds
  • Everything included in bundle
  • Low cost
  • Fairly easy installation
  • Faster than Kingston specs
  • TRIM Support
  • Inexpensive
  • Price
  • Performs as advertised
  • Kingston has fixed the lag problem with the JMicron controller
  • Included bundle
  • Decent speeds overall
  • Includes everything you need to upgrade the HDD in your notebook
  • Includes nice USB enclosure
  • Great price for people to get their hands on a SSD
  • The desktop bundle has everything you need to install the drive
  • Supports Windows 7 TRIM

The editors didn't like

  • Middle of the road transfer rates compared to higher priced SSDs
  • Price still needs a big drop to compete with hard drives
  • Write performance is well below average at 40MB/s
  • Not convinced 40GB is enough for a boot drive or stand-alone
  • Slow write speeds
  • If you want higher performance
  • You'll have to pay more
  • Weak write performance
  • Poor performance under stress
  • Higher Per Gigabyte Cost Than Platter Drives
  • Price Still Higher Than Traditional Platter Drives
  • Write Speed Mediocre
  • Unimpressive 47 MBps write bandwidth with ATTO Benchmark
  • Metal case is heavier and less durable than plastic
  • Low 40GB storage capacity
  • Lacks integrated USB 2.0 MiniB data connection
  • No public firmware updates available
  • Uming when moving files and folders
  • Rather slow write speeds
  • None that I found!
  • None really
  • None that I found

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  Published: 2009-12-01, review by: hardwareluxx.de

  • Kingston möchte mit diesem Laufwerk eine einfache und günstige Einsteigerlösung anbieten. Ist dieses Vorhaben gelungen?Zusammenfassend kann man diese Frage auf jeden Fall mit „Ja" beantworten, wobei dies im Folgenden erläutert we...

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  Published: 2009-10-31, review by: magnus.de

  • Die Vorteile von SSDs gegenüber HDDs sind mannigfaltig – von der Geschwindigkeit alleine her weiß die Kingston nicht zu überzeugen....

 
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  Published: 2009-10-27, review by: pcgameshardware.de

  • Abstract:  SSDs (Solid State Disks/Drives), Festspeicherlaufwerke aus Flash-Chips, sind derzeit noch Luxusgüter: Schnellere Exemplare mit fortschrittlichen Controllern und Cache-Zwischenspeicher sind trotz geringer Kapazitäten um Welten teurer als klassische Fest...

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  Published: 2009-10-26, review by: Pcwelt.de

  • Abstract:  Keine 100 Euro kostet die Kingston SSD Now V-Series mit 40 GB Kapazität - inklusive Backup-Software. Der Test zeigt, ob die SSD neben dem Schnäppchenpreis auch andere Qualitäten aufweisen kann. Kingston definiert den Einsatzzweck der SSD Now V-Serie...

 
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  Published: 2009-06-26, review by: Pcwelt.de

  • Abstract:  Die Kingston SSD V-Series SNV125-S2 ist sehr günstig und hat Extras wie Backup-Software. Der Test zeigt, ob sie nicht nur billig, sondern auch gut ist. Verlockendes Angebot: Die Kingston SSD Now V-Series SNV125-S2 64GB hat einen konkurrenzlos günsti...

 
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  Published: 2010-04-20, review by: pcmweb.nl

  • Goedkoop, Vrij vlot, Uitstekend geschikt voor raid, TRIMondersteuning
  • Gelimiteerde schrijfsnelheid
  • De 30GB V-series van Kingston is een interessant product. Met name voor gebruikers die twee of meer van deze ssd's in raid-0 of raid-5 gaan zetten. ...

 
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  Published: 2010-03-30, review by: hardware.info

  • SSD's behalen hun snelheid vanwege het feit dat meerdere chips parallel kunnen worden aangestuurd. SSD's met een lage capaciteit, zoals deze Kingston SSDNow V 30 GB, kunnen zodoende vrijwel per definitie niet snel zijn, aangezien er simpelweg minder ch...

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  Published: 2010-02-13, review by: hardware.info

  • Abstract:  Van Kingston ontvingen we een tweetal nieuwe SSD's, de SSDNow V 40 GB en de SSDNow V+ 128 GB. Over de eerste kunnen we kort zijn: deze 40 GB SSD is hardwarematig identiek aan de hiervoor besproken Intel X25-V 40 GB. Maar er is een zeer belangrijk versch..

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  Published: 2011-09-13, Author: Валерий , review by: 3dnews.ru

  • Abstract:  Большинство SSD, которые побывали в нашей тестовой лаборатории за последние полгода, построены на платформе SandForce, и только накопители Intel и с контроллером Marvell поддерживают разнообразие. Что поделать, ведь многие производители в продуктах высшег...

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  Published: 2011-07-01, Author: Gustavo , review by: techtudo.com.br

  • Ótimo desempenho, Baixo consumo de energia, Sem ruído, Software para clonagem incluído.
  • Caro, Pouco espaço de armazenamento

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