Kingston SSDNow V Series 64 GB SATA 3 GB/s 2.5- Inch Solid State Drive SNV425-S2/64GB

by Kingston

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 1 x 5 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00378KHUA
• Item model number: SNV425-S2/64GB
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 3, 2010

Product Description

Capacity: 64GB

From the Manufacturer

Increase your productivity while extending the life of your computer with the second-generation Kingston SSDNow V Series 64 GB Drive. The innovative V Series Drive is built without moving parts, making it far less susceptible to damage from shock and vibration than traditional hard drives. In addition, it uses NAND flash memory components for data storage, increasing the computer's reliability and speed. If you're looking to improve the performance of your notebook or desktop computer without incurring the cost of buying a new one, look no further than the Kingston SSDNow V Series Drive.

SSDNow V Series 64 GB Drive

At a Glance:

• 64 GB of memory for increased performance
  
  
• No moving parts for quieter, cooler operation
  
  
• Flash-based components for durable, shock-resistant storage
  
  
• Generates less heat and reduces power consumption
  
  
• Backed by a three-year warranty

Add this 64 GB solid-state drive to your notebook or desktop system to enhance its performance.

Innovative Design, Faster Speed

Kingston demonstrates its 20-year leadership in design and innovation with the introduction of the SSDNow V Series Drive. Featuring a 2.5-inch form factor with flash memory components, the solid-state drive (SSD) uses NAND flash technology for storage, increasing your system's speed. And the convenient 2.5-inch size fits everywhere a regular hard drive does, including external enclosures.

With 64 GB of storage, the SSDNow V Series has plenty of capacity for today's demanding applications. Its Serial ATA interface, with data throughput up to 3.0 Gbps, launches programs and copies files rapidly, decreasing your wait time and increasing your productivity. Also, the drive's Trim Command feature enables read speeds of up to 200 MB/sec, and write speeds of up to 110 MB/sec. And for added piece of mind, support for Self-Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology (SMART) alerts you to problems before they occur, so you get increased performance and reliability in one fast drive.

Upgrade Your Desktop

If you have a sluggish desktop system that needs an upgrade, the Kingston SSDNow V Series Drive is an ideal solution. Adding the drive to your desktop computer enables it to boot faster, utilizing the speed of its flash-based technology. And it works alongside your existing hard drive, optimizing its performance.

The SSDNow V Series Drive provides faster performance than traditional hard disk drives.

Extend the Life of Your Notebook

By upgrading your notebook to the SSDNow V Series Drive, you'll extend its life and get plenty of capacity to run today's powerful applications. You'll get the memory you need, decrease boot-up time, and increase your productivity. And with the drive's solid-state design, your notebook will run silently and operate cooler, using less power.

To make it easier for desktop and notebook users to upgrade their computers, the SSDNow V Series Drive with Notebook Upgrade Kit Bundle and the SSDNow V Series Drive with Desktop Upgrade Kit Bundle are also available.

Greater Reliability than Traditional Drives

Most hard drives spin on a platter, making them susceptible to vibrations and sensitive to bumps, especially when you're on the go. The Kingston SSDNow V Series Drive is built with flash-based technology that uses no moving parts. The result is a rugged, durable, and more reliable notebook that runs faster and quieter.

Reduced Power Consumption

The Kingston SSDNow V Series not only increases performance--it also operates on less power while generating less heat, lessening its environmental impact. At a fraction of the cost of a new system, you'll save money and lower your energy consumption.

The SSDNow V Series Drive is backed by a three-year warranty.

What's in the Box

Kingston SSDNow V Series 64 GB SATA 3 GB/s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive.

Product Description

Kingston SSDNow V Series 64 GB SATA 3 GB/s 2.5- Inch Solid State Drive SNV425-S2/64GB

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best SSD for Windows XP, Vista and RAID?, March 22, 2010

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Robert Salita "Software Developer" (CHI PAR PHX SYD PDX CLD NKC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kingston SSDNow V Series 64 GB SATA 3 GB/s 2.5- Inch Solid State Drive SNV425-S2/64GB (Personal Computers)

Rare that a product has so many winning benefits. My 2008 mid-range notebook is now getting up to 200MBs on sequential reads and 60MBs on sequential writes. That's a jump of 5x in read speed over the original HDD. The write speed is somewhat faster. Notebook now boots 3x faster. No more disk defragging for me, no more disk crashes, runs cooler and quieter. The only downside is living within the limits of this drive's capacity. You can always buy a larger SSD too.

The usual recommendation for an SSD is to buy one which supports the TRIM feature and use it with Windows 7. TRIM keeps a drive running at optimum speed. Yes, this drive supports TRIM. Very good. However, PCPerspective published an authoritative review on this drive questioning the commonly held notion that TRIM is a sine qua non feature when buying SSDs. Apparently, the drive's controller, a JMicron JMF618, has the smarts to keep the drive running at optimum speed without TRIM. If this is correct, it means that this drive can be coupled with non-TRIM operating systems such as Windows XP, Vista and RAID systems. A very radical claim indeed.

I strongly feel that SSDs are so fast and so much more reliable than a notebook's HDD that you really must buy one ASAP. You won't be disappointed. This is a very compelling SSD to buy because it has both TRIM and a superior drive controller. You can't go wrong.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best economy ssd on the market - a noticeable speed boost to Windows, August 20, 2010

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Omni Presence "TK421" (Lunar Module One) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kingston SSDNow V Series 64 GB SATA 3 GB/s 2.5- Inch Solid State Drive SNV425-S2/64GB (Personal Computers)

installed with AHCI mode enabled, fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (goodbye Vista 64 you whore!). Installed latest video drivers (nvidia) and all recommended Microsoft updates. Turned off disk caching. Must be more tweaks to do but that's it for now. Supposedly win7 aligns itself for an ssd automatically...

Despite the small drive space and the problems that poses, and the slow write speeds reported by benchmarks, this SSD is a noticeable speed boost.

Overall system responsiveness is much smoother, snappy, and eerily quiet. No waiting for a crunchy hard drive! Everything works faster than before, even external hard drives! Windows snap open. Thumbnails of pictures load immediately. No file access lag opening photos, videos, etc. Again, this applies to the external USB and Firewire drives too. Weird. I don't know why this is, but I'll take it. Maybe it's because of the fresh Win7-64 install?

The Internets is fast on tap now.... using Chrome browser Web pages open immediately. Everything, Youtube, etc. Fast. (Comcast Cable connection). Youtube videos load and play super smooth, like an appliance!

I was using Vista 64 before, and in IDE mode (Western Digital 1TB Black), so maybe some of the differences are that Windows 7/AHCI is much faster. ?


My only complaint is that since this is still relatively new technology and there's still some sketchy details as to how to get the most performance (and longevity) from the drive (use IDE or AHCI mode, OS version, OS tweaks, etc) you have to research it and make the best semi-informed decisions how to set up the drive. Google is your friend. The installation Manuel that comes with the drive is not your friend. The manufacturer dodges the issues by making no mention whatsoever.

After I got this up and running I read something online that Intel said that when used with ICH10R chipset (the motherboard Southbridge) their ssd's should be installed with the bios in RAID mode but the drives configured as non-raid. They call this "Raid Ready". I might reinstall with those settings....

system:
Intel Q9550@3.775ghz
8gb G.Skill ddr2-1066
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
GTX480

EDIT:
I might go with an Intel X-25M 80gb instead. It's reported to be a much better ssd. Plus, it comes with the desktop AND laptop install kits, and 15gb more space... so the $[...] premium is kinda reasonable over this $[...] drive which has no mounting kits. Still, this is the best economy ssd on the market, a good taste of the perceived benefits these type of drives offer.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive Speed Difference, July 3, 2010

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David R. Bell "Blueimac" (Paris, Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128 GB SATA 3 GB/s 2.5- Inch Solid State Drive SNV425-S2/128GB (Personal Computers)

Kingston SSDNow V Series 128 GB SATA 3 GB/s 2.5- Inch Solid State Drive SNV425-S2/128GB

This is my first Solid State Drive purchase and a replacement for the Hitachi 500GB Travelstar SATA 7200 RPM in my MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) - Model A1342 Polycarbonate Unibody. I based my purchase mostly on the Kingston Brand name and The low price ( I don't think I've sacrificed anything on that part ) I am very happy with the results of the upgrade and incredibly fast application load times that I'm now experiencing. Photoshop CS5, Aperture 3, iTunes 9 and Word 2008 just for a few examples are loading in just three seconds. Safari 5 page loading times have also increased ( All running under Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.4 and 4GB DDR3 CL7 PC3-8500 1066MHz of memory ).

I would highly recommend to anyone who wants a serious increase in hard drive and application performance to buy the Kingston SSDNow V Series 128 GB SATA 3 GB/s 2.5- Inch Solid State Drive SNV425-S2/128GB.

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