Kingston Expands New V100 Series SSDs to Mainstream Market

Last week Kingston announced its new SSDNow V+100 Series SSDs for the enterprise market, and it didn't take long for the memory maker to release a version for everyone else. Taking aim at mainstream consumers, Kingston today unveiled its SSDNow V100, the latest addition to the company's existing V Series.

Available in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB capacities, the new V100 includes Windows TRIM support, an optimized controller, and "advanced NAND Flash technology" Kingston promises will result in increased read and write performance compared to previous-generation drives. Depending on the capacity, you can expect up to 250MB/s read and up to 145MB/s write speeds.


See press release below for full specs and pricing info.

Kingston Digital Ships Next-Generation Affordable Consumer SSD

• Most Cost-Effective, Performance-Enhancing Upgrade Option for PCs
• New 256GB Capacity Expands SSDNow V Series Family Product Line
• Optimized Controller, Improved NAND Flash Enables Higher Performance

Fountain Valley, CA -- November 8, 2010 -- Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent leader in memory products, today announced the SSDNow V100, the latest addition to the SSDNow V Series family of solid-state drives (SSD). Designed for mainstream consumers, the Kingston^® V100 SSD is the best performance enhancer and most cost-effective upgrade path for desktops and notebooks, short of a total system replacement.

            The V100 expands the V Series line with the addition of a 256GB capacity drive. Also available in 64GB and 128GB capacities, the new V100 has Windows^® 7 TRIM support and features an optimized controller and advanced NAND Flash technology for increased read and write performance. Consumers looking to extend the life cycle of their current system will notice quicker bootup and application load times as well as a faster overall user experience with the new V100.

            “We are determined to stimulate the consumer upgrade market through Kingston’s various upgrade bundle kits that provide cloning software and all of the accessories needed to advance one’s desktop or notebook PC from a hard-disk drive to an SSD,” said Ariel Perez, SSD business manager, Kingston. “Our new SSDNow V100 drives do just that as they represent the best value for an affordable upgrade solution with a low price vs. performance ratio.”

            The SSDNow V100 drives ship as either a stand-alone unit or as an upgrade bundle kit. The desktop bundle kit includes the SSD, cloning software, cables (SATA data and power), and 3. 5 ″ hard-drive mounting brackets and hardware.  The notebook bundle includes the SSD, cloning software and a 2.5″ external enclosure allowing the replaced hard drive to be used as extra storage.

Kingston SSDs are backed by a three-year warranty and 24/7 live technical support. For more information visit www.kingston.com/flash.

Kingston SSDNow V100 Features & Specifications:

• Innovative: 2.5″ form factor; uses NAND Flash memory components
• Interface: SATA 1.5Gb/sec. & 3.0Gb/sec.
• Capacities*: 64GB, 128GB, 256GB
• Sequential Speed**: up to 250MB/sec. read; up to 230MB/sec for 128GB & 256GB, up to 145MB.sec. for 64GB write
• PCMark Vantage HDD Suite Score†

64GB – 19,932

128GB – 20,571

256GB – 19,910

• Silent: runs silent and cool with no moving parts
• Reliable: less likely to fail than a standard hard drive
  • Shock-Resistant: no moving mechanical parts so the SSD handles rougher conditions
  • Supports S.M.A.R.T.: Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
  • Supports TRIM***: ensures maximum performance on compatible operating systems
  • Power Specs: Active 6.4W (TYP) / Sleep 1.0W (TYP)
  • Storage Temperatures: -40° C to 85° C
  • Operating Temperatures: 0° C to 70° C
  • Weight: 114.76g (stand-alone unit); 302.91g (notebook bundle); 328.40g (desktop bundle)
  • Vibration Operating: 2.17G (7-800Hz)
  • Vibration Non-operating: 20G (10-2000Hz)
  • Life Expectancy: 1 million hours MTBF
  • Warranty/Support: Three-year warrant with 24/7 support

* 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's Flash Memory Guide at kingston.com/flash_memory_guide.

**Speed may vary due to host and device configuration.

*** Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

^† Test system: Intel DG45ID Desktop Motherboard; Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 CPU @ 2.83GHz; System Memory 4GB; On-Board SATA 3Gbps with AHCI-Enabled Window 7 64-bit.

 

Kingston SSDNow V100 Solid-State Drives
Part Number	Capacity and Features	Street Pricing (U.S. only)
		(Newegg.com; Buy.com)

SV100S2/64GZ	64GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (stand-alone drive)	$ 119.99
SV100S2D/64GZ	64GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (desktop bundle)	$ 129.99
SV100S2N/64GZ	64GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (notebook bundle)	$ 129.99
SV100S2/128GZ	128GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (stand-alone drive)	$ 224.99
SV100S2D/128GZ	128GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (desktop bundle)	$ 234.99
SV100S2N/128GZ	128GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (notebook bundle)	$ 234.99
SV100S2/256GZ	256GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (stand-alone drive)	$ 489.99
SV100S2D/256GZ	256GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (desktop bundle)	$ 499.99
SV100S2N/256GZ	256GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (notebook bundle)	$ 499.99