Testseek.co.uk 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.
August 2009
(80%)
126 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(65%)
11 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Pluses
Worth a look to boost your aging laptop at limited cost
Good read performance
Faster than a hard disk
Software included
Huge read performance in RAID
Very cheap for an SSD
TRIM support
Less than £100
Speedy
No stutter
The editors didn't like
Minuses
Mediocre write speeds
Particularly for small files
TRIM support essential to conserve decent levels of performance
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...
Abstract: The SSD drive has become popular as drives have faster random access times, faster start-up times, consistent read performance and little performance degradation from file fragmentation as a HDD would. SSD drives have no platters, no spindle and ...
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Published: 2010-12-07, Author: The , review by: hardwarebbq.com
Abstract: 2 010 is the year where we have seen a lot of roadmaps, launches, rev. versions, chipsets, competition and new type of hardware/ softwares launched, ultimately being beneficial for end users with specific needs and/or desires. This is the year of the tige...
This article aims at enthusiasts who want to maximize storage performance and those who want to know how to best spend their money: by either purchasing a single SSD or by going with a couple of low-budget, low-capacity solid state drives. Since most r...
Abstract: The SSD market continues evolving. We got our hands on six drives we hadn't yet tested, including Samsung’s 470-series, and ran them through our ......
It usually turns out that you get what you pay for: if you can't budget for more than the cheapest SSD and absolutely need the ruggedness and silence of such as device (rather than performance), then the Kingston drive wins by default as the cheapest SSD...
Abstract: As a second-generation model, the new Kingston SSDNow V 30 GB SSD is a pretty polished product and it shows. Kingston used a nice cast metal case with a rough finish, giving it a really solid feel. We have no complaints as far as build quality is conc....
Abstract: The trend of ever cheaper SSD devices appearing on the market is evident, but these savings are in general mostly reflected on lowered capacities of such devices and cheaper (slower) controllers. Kingston’s SSDs are positioned in a price range well und...
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
If you want higher performance, you'll have to pay more
Searching the web for the Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB solid state drive shows that whether you want the desktop upgrade kit or the notebook upgrade kit, you're going to pay around $280 (US). For those of you haven't gotten used to SSD pricing and st...
The Kingston SSDNow V-Series 30GB boot drive represents an excellent choice for consumers interested in making the move to an SSD. It’s priced competitively and carries a strong performance. I consistently saw it outperform our WD Black RAID-0 array in...
