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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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12 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: 2009-09-03, Author: Edward , review by: trustedreviews.com

  • Abstract:  SSDs are coming thick and fast nowadays with performance and price varying wildly. So more than ever it makes sense to find the right balance for your needs. As such we're today looking at one of the cheapest 64GB 2.5in SSDs we've found, the Kingston SSDN...

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  Published: 2009-08-20, review by: businesscomputingworld.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Kingston is no stranger when it comes to storage products, so it was only a matter of time before the company jumped on the SSD (Solid State Drive) bandwagon. The company’s SSDNow V Series Kit is an upgrade bundle specifically targeting mass-market c...

 
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  Published: 2009-07-22, review by: theregister.co.uk

  • Kingston has struck a clever balance between price and performance with the SSDNow V Series and we guarantee that it will transform your laptop. ® More Netbook Reviews... Patriot Torqx Intel X25-M Samsung PB22-J OCZ Vertex...

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  Published: 2006-01-01, review by: hardwareheaven.com

  • Abstract:  If there is one area of the PC component market which is rapidly changing it is SATA storage devices. Since the introduction of SSD’s at an affordable level less than a year ago...

 
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  Published: 2010-01-25, review by: pcworld.in

  • Capacity, Price
  • Performance
  • The Kingston SSDNow V-Series 128 GB drive is a reasonable trade-off between the factors of price, data capacity and speed/performance. It might have performed better, but the drive's onboard controller holds it back. While considering this SSD, take i...

 
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  Published: 2010-10-25, review by: hardwarebistro.com

  • Great read performance, Desktop mounting kit, 64MB onboard cache, TRIM supported, Ideal for OS partition, Lower temperature & no noise at all, 3 years warranty
  • More expensive than SATA drive

 
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  Published: 2010-05-01, review by: vr-zone.com

  • On the whole, we got to say that we were not very impressed with the Kingston SSDNow V. While it had the stock HDD in the SL410 soundly beaten in most aspects, it failed to shine in the one area which mattered most: its random write performance. And w...

 
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  Published: 2010-04-08, review by: todohtpc.com

  • La verdad que sacar conclusiones es muy complicado cuando analizamos un producto de esta índole. Ya que dependiendo del enfoque que le queramos dar, el producto puede salir peor o mejor parado. Estando en TodoHTPC.com vamos a generar las conclusiones t...

 
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  Published: 2010-01-09, review by: traficantesdehardware.com

  • Nos ha gustado Construcción robusta en aluminio 0 dBA, 0 vibraciones, menos calor generado Fácil de actualizar nuestro portátil Tiempos de acceso Rendimiento muy superior al HDD convencional Buen precio Extras añadidos Se puede mejo...

 
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  Published: 2009-12-21, review by: mundobip.com

  • Los beneficios que ofrece una unidad SSD como la Kingston SSDNow V Series de 64Gb respecto a un disco duro convencional de alto rendimiento son muy claros. La velocidad de lectura es superior en casi todas las pruebas, ganando con mayor diferencia sobr...

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