- 2.5"
- 120GB
- SATA III
SLOW. Kingston did something with this drive.
03/11/2014
This review is from: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SV300S37A/120G
Pros:
Came with a bracket.
Boots were reasonably quick.
Cons:
If these drives were fast at some point, they're not anymore. Benchmarks gave me about 100mb/s read and write. I believe the write was actually less.
That's pretty disappointing for an SSD.
Overall Review:
For slightly more money, you could have a 1TB spinning drive that performs just as well, or a 120-128GB SSD that's 4 times faster than this. Don't skimp. Get a better drive.
Manufacturer Response:
Hi, I'm Jewel with Kingston Technical Support and would like to offer our assistance. The V300 is an entry-level drive rated at 450MB/s read and write as tested by ATTO Benchmark in a native SATAIII (6Gbps) port in AHCI mode. If tested in the proper configuration but with a different benchmark utility results can vary depending on the type of NAND used in the drive. The V300 is designed to balance price and performance, to do so we source both synchronous and asynchronous NAND flash components for the V300 from various Tier 1 NAND manufacturers. This does create a delta in performance where all drives meet our fresh-out-of-box specifications while others over perform. For a better understanding of the V300 performance marks please see our V300 Benchmark Breif here: http://media.kingston.com/support/downloads/V300_Benchmark_Brief_MKF_586.pdf . If the drive is not performing as specified in our datasheet or you are unsatisfied with the working performance of the drive, please contact us and we will do our best to resolve the issue under our warranty. For any further assistance, please call us at 1-800-435-0640 (USA and Canada only) M - F 6am - 6pm PT and I or another available Technician will assist you. Please be sure to have the part in question on hand when you call.
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