Kingston SSDNow V Series 128 GB SATA 3GB/s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive with Desktop Upgrade Kit Bundle SNV125-S2BD/128GB

by Kingston

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 4 inches ; 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002BH3UDY
• Item model number: SNV125-S2BD/128GB
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Capacity: 128 GB

Kingston’s SSDNow V Series drives extend the life of computers by complementing existing HDDs in desktops and replacing them in notebooks. SSDNow drives are faster and more reliable than a standard hard drive and have no moving parts, so they’re durable and can handle extreme environments. Available in 64GB and 128GB capacities and in bundled accessory kits, they’re backed by a three-year warranty, 24/7 tech support and legendary Kingston reliability. Get performance gains and power consumption reductions at a fraction of the cost of a new system with Kingston’s SSDNow drives.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Awesome!, July 20, 2009

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HowardH (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128 GB SATA 3GB/s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive with Desktop Upgrade Kit Bundle SNV125-S2BD/128GB (Personal Computers)

I grabbed this SSD to replace a boring 160G 5400rpm drive that came with my Netbook (Lenovo S10) get to enjoy instant access to everything. there is no spin-up time, the concept of drive sleep no longer exists. Boot time is like 70-80% faster. The system is now completely silent, and I don't feel like I have to coddle it, because the hard drive is spinning. It adds a new freedom to computers. I didn't get the laptop bundle (Kingston SSDNow V-Series SATA2 128 GB 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive with Notebook Upgrade Kit Bundle SNV125-S2BN/128GB) because it was out of stock at the time, however that is a better deal that this, because it gives you an enclosure for the old drive. Since I already had a 2.5" enclosure, this one was OK for me.

Overall, the SSD is a great improvement over my old hard drive, The company behind the product is also good, and I highly recommend it.


Pros:
Faster that a hard drive because there is no spin-up or seek time
Uses less power (Better battery life on the notebook)
Far more durable -- (you don't have to be a careful as you must be when dealing with a spinning hard drive)

Cons:
Far more expensive than a comparable hard drive.
MLC based SSD's can wear out with constant writing. The manufacturers have special algorithms to minimize the wear of a single memory cells, so I figured that if Kingston can warrant it for 3 years, its no problem for me.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Most Basic Sold State Drive (SSD), November 23, 2009

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C. G. Brown (Jacksonville, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kingston SSDNow V Series 64 GB SATA 3GB/s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive with Desktop Upgrade Kit Bundle SNV125-S2BD/64GB (Personal Computers)

I purchased this drive to compliment my install of Windows 7 Ultimate. I was looking to spend as little as possible, while getting a product from a trusted brand. Being 100MB/s read and 80MB/s write, it is probably one of the slowest SSDs. There is no documentation in the packaging for this drive, so you should have some basic understanding of the inside of your computer before trying to install the drive. You will probably notice a difference in the start-up of your operating system, but do not expect instant on changes with this product. There is no mini-usb port, so portability is really not an option. It is built for read speed, so that means installing your OS on this is a good use. However, if your trying to record video or do anything that needs to write new data constantly and on the fly, I would probably stick to magnetic drives. Overall, the drive was easy to install and the start-up time improvement was noticeable. However, if your not in a rush, I would recommend holding out to see if the 200+MB/s read drives drop well below the two hundred dollar mark (assuming size is 64GB) in the next 6-12mos.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ignore the review that says it's slow, August 23, 2009

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Cosmo Kramer "The Real Peterman" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128 GB SATA 3GB/s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive with Desktop Upgrade Kit Bundle SNV125-S2BD/128GB (Personal Computers)

He doesn't own it and he's wrong. Is it the fastest drive? No. It's the least expensive. It is about 1/2 the speed of the high end SSDs, for less than 1/2 the price. It is faster than 7200rpm drives for things like access and small reads/writes, which is what you notice most when using an OS. A fast 7200rpm can be faster on large file write/reads, but not enough for anyone to claim that in a notebook, this drive is beaten by these drives.

Putting this SSD in a Toshiba netbook was an amazing transformation. It also booted my MacBook Pro, as an external USB HD, in about 1/2 the time it takes to boot from the internal 7200rpm drive, which is connected directly by SATA. That's real world. The other reviewer has no experience, but because he can "read specs" he thinks he knows everything. Ignore him. :)

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