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
Respectable read speeds, Overall performance is just fine for most uses, Competitively priced, Bundle of accessories makes installation easy
Slow write speeds
When low capacity solid state drives started being more heavily promoted I couldn't see them being a practical solution. Sure, the prices were about as appealing as you could get with SSDs, but I wasn't sure 30GB was even enough to make them worth buyi...
The Kingston SSDNow V-Series 30GB Solid State Drive is a bit of an interesting animal. It continues in the confusing trend of having different internal architectures and successive technologies each sharing the same V moniker in Kingston's SSD lineup. ...
Abstract: Benchmarking solid state drives is a highly exciting venture as it is always unpredictable and prone to produce heaps of new information. With hard disk drives, dramatic innovations occur but rarely and you often can foretell how the particular model i...
Abstract: Benchmarking solid state drives is a highly exciting venture as it is always unpredictable and prone to produce heaps of new information. With hard disk drives, dramatic innovations occur but rarely and you often can foretell how the particular model i...
Abstract: The story goes like this: Intel let Kingston build a value version of its X25-M G2 drives. This became the 40GB Kingston V Series Boot Drive. When Intel added TRIM support to the G2 drives, Kingston was told to wait. Kingston would get TRIM support wh...
By the time this review is posted, the drive will be available from a few different stores. You can check Amazon and Newegg right now to get a great deal on this just released product. While we think it is an excellent deal at the MSRP of $125 ($110 if...
For those looking to get an SSD but can’t afford the $4+/GB prices of most drives, the Kingston 30GB V Series boot drive is an attractive option due to its pricing which trumps the lackluster writes. You won’t see the performance of the more expensiv...
Great price for people to get their hands on a SSD, Performs as advertised, The desktop bundle has everything you need to install the drive, Supports Windows 7 TRIM
Faster than Kingston specs, TRIM Support, Inexpensive
Rather slow write speeds
The Kinston SSDNow V Series Boot Drive is an inexpensive and easy solution to speed up your computer.The price of SSD drives now is still very high, and unfortunately out of reach for a lot of people out there, the Kingston SSDNow V boot drive offers ...
Decent speeds overall, Includes everything you need to upgrade the HDD in your notebook, Includes nice USB enclosure
None really
The new generation of the Kingston SSDNow V series of SSD drives provides a nice performance improvement over the first generation, and of course TRIM support is a welcome addition. Sure there are faster drives out there, but they’re not Value price...
