Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it will ship its second generation SSDNow V Series solid-state drive (SSD) on February 15. Targeted for mainstream consumers and small and medium businesses, the new Kingston® SSDNow V Series offers higher performance than its predecessor and supports Windows® 7 TRIM functionality while maintaining pricing. Capacities are 30GB, 64GB and 128GB and the drive comes as a standalone unit or with a bundled solution for desktop or notebook systems.
Kingston's SSDNow V Series upgrade bundles are the simplest, most efficient upgrade path to inject new life and performance into an existing desktop or notebook PC. There is no need to reload the operating system or do anything that would alter critical data files. The included cloning software makes it simple to move the contents of the existing hard-disk drive (HDD) to the SSD.
The SSDNow V Series upgrade bundle kits include:
- Kingston SSDNow V Series solid-state drive
- Acronis True Image cloning software and CD installation guide
- 3.5" mounting brackets and hardware (desktop bundle only)
- SATA data and power cable extenders (desktop bundle only)
- 2.5" USB SATA external enclosure (notebook bundle only)
The Kingston SSDNow V Series and bundle are backed by a three-year warranty, 24/7 tech support and legendary Kingston reliability. For more information visit http://www.kingston.com/.
Kingston SSDNow V Series Features and Specifications:
- Sequential Speed:
- 128GB: up to 200MB/sec. read; 160MB/sec. write
- 64GB: up to 200MB/sec. read; 110MB/sec. write
- 30GB: up to 180MB/sec. read; 50MB/sec. write
- PCMark® HDD 2005:
- 128GB: 20,177
- 64GB: 21,317
- 30GB: 18,900
- Performance: enhances productivity; makes users more efficient
- Innovative: 2.5" form factor; uses NAND Flash memory components
- Silent: runs silent and cool with no moving mechanical parts
- Reliable: less likely to fail than a standard hard drive
- Shock Resistant: no moving parts so the SSD handles rougher conditions than a hard drive
- Supports TRIM: TRIM notifies the SSD which data blocks are available to be written to
- Supports S.M.A.R.T.: Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
- Guaranteed: backed by a three-year Kingston warranty, 24/7 tech support
- Capacity: 30GB, 64GB, 128GB
- Storage temperatures: -40 degrees C to 85 degrees C
- Operating temperatures: 0 degrees C to 70 degrees C
- Vibration operating: 2.17G (7-800Hz)
- Vibration non-operating: 20G (20â2000Hz)
- Power specs: 128GB, 64GB Active: 5.2W (TYP); Sleep: 0.7W (TYP)
30GB Active: 1.7W (TYP); Sleep: 0.05W (TYP) - Life expectancy: 128GB , 64GB: 1 million hours MTBF
30GB: 500,000 hours MTBF
Kingston SSDNow V Series Solid-State Drives
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Part Number Capacity and Features MSRP (U.S. only).
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SNV125-S2/30GB 30GB 2.5â³ SATA SSD stand-alone drive $109.99
(shipping 3/1/10)
SNV425-S2/64GB 64GB 2.5â³ SATA SSD stand-alone drive $208.00
SNV425-S2/128GB 128GB 2.5â³ SATA SSD stand-alone drive $362.00
SNV425-S2BN/64GB 64GB 2.5â³ SATA SSD notebook bundle $216.00
SNV425-S2BN/128GB 128GB 2.5â³ SATA SSD notebook bundle $377.00
SNV125-S2BD/30GB 30GB 2.5â³ SATA SSD desktop bundle $124.99
(shipping 3/1/10)
SNV425-S2BD/64GB 64GB 2.5â³ SATA SSD desktop bundle $216.00
SNV425-S2BD/128GB 128GB 2.5â³ SATA SSD desktop bundle $377.00
