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Kingston SSDNow V100 128GB SATA II 3GB/s 2.5 Inch Notebook Bundle SV100S2N/128GZ

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Digital Storage Capacity 128 GB
Hard Disk Interface USB 1.1
Connectivity Technology USB, SATA
Brand Kingston
Hard Disk Form Factor 2.5 Inches
Hard Disk Description Solid State Drive
Compatible Devices Laptop
Installation Type Internal Hard Drive
Color Black
Hard Disk Size 128 GB

About this item

  • 250MB/sec read and 230MB/sec write speeds
  • Faster boot times and application loads than hard drives
  • No moving mechanical parts gives it longer life and ability to handle rougher conditions
  • Backed by Kingstons three year warranty and 24/7 tech support
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Product Description

Increase performance and productivity while extending the life of your computer with the Kingston SSDNow V100 128 GB Drive. The solid-state drive is built with no moving parts, making it far less susceptible to damage from shock and vibration than traditional hard drives. Utilizing NAND flash technology and a SATA interface, the drive delivers data throughput of up to 3 Gb/s. The drive also supports TRIM technology for optimized performance and the SMART monitoring system to detect problems so you can prevent drive failure. The V100 Notebook Bundle includes everything you need to install this drive in your laptop computer, including software to easily transfer all your files.

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Increase performance and productivity while extending the life of your computer with the Kingston SSDNow V100 128 GB Drive. The solid-state drive is built with no moving parts, making it far less susceptible to damage from shock and vibration than traditional hard drives. Utilizing NAND flash technology and a SATA interface, the drive delivers data throughput of up to 3 Gb/s. The drive also supports TRIM technology for optimized performance and the SMART monitoring system to detect problems so you can prevent drive failure. The V100 Notebook Bundle includes everything you need to install this drive in your laptop computer, including software to easily transfer all your files.

Kingston SSDNow V100 Drive with Notebook Upgrade Bundle

SSDNow V100 128 GB Drive with Notebook Bundle

At a Glance:
  • 128 GB of memory and SATA interface for increased performance
  • Solid-state drive is quieter, cooler, and uses less power than traditional drive
  • Flash-based components for durable, shock-resistant storage
  • Supports TRIM and SMART features for optimum performance and reliability
  • Included software and hardware simplify notebook upgrade
  • Backed by a three-year warranty


"Incredibly, the 40-month-old SSD-equipped T61 outperformed its much younger rival delivering an average boot time of just 1.4 minutes..."

--Kevin Workman
IT Architect, Qualcomm

Included software and hardware makes upgrading your notebook computer easy. View larger.
SATA Interface and NAND Technology for Faster Speed

Featuring a 2.5-inch form factor with flash memory components, the V100 solid-state drive uses NAND flash technology for storage, enabling read speeds of up to 250 MB/s and write speeds of up to 145 MB/s. And, the convenient 2.5-inch size fits everywhere a regular hard drive does, including external enclosures.

With 128 GB of storage, the SSDNow V100 Drive has plenty of capacity for today's demanding applications. Its SATA interface, with data throughput of up to 3 Gb/s, launches programs and copies files rapidly, decreasing your wait time and increasing your productivity. Also, the drive's TRIM Command feature, compatible with Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Linux 2.6.33, allows it to maintain optimum performance. And for added peace of mind, it supports SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology), which alerts you to problems before they occur, so you get increased performance and reliability in one fast drive.

Extend the Life of Your Notebook

By upgrading your notebook to the SSDNow V100 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 while using less power.

Included Accessories for Easy Notebook Upgrade

This Kingston SSDNow V100 Drive Notebook Upgrade Bundle conveniently comes with all the accessories needed for a smooth upgrade, including system-cloning software, a cable, and a USB enclosure to repurpose your old hard drive as an external drive for extra storage.

If you have a sluggish desktop system that needs an upgrade, the Kingston also offers the SSDNow V100 128 GB Drive Desktop Upgrade Bundle. 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.

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 V100 Drive is built with flash-based technology that uses no moving parts. The result is a durable and more reliable notebook that runs faster and quieter.

Reduced Power Consumption

The Kingston SSDNow V100 Drive not only increases performance--it also operates on less power while generating less heat, reducing its environmental impact. At a fraction of the cost of a new system, you'll save money and lower your energy consumption.

The SSDNow V100 Drive is backed by a three-year warranty.

What's in the Box

128 GB solid-state drive, system-cloning software, USB enclosure, and cable.

Customer reviews

2.9 out of 5 stars
35 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the performance, speed, value, and ease of installation of the computer drive. For example, they mention that the cloning software works well, it's faster at boot up, and is great value for money. Some appreciate the instructions. That said, some complain about the quality.

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11 customers mention "Performance"9 positive2 negative

Customers like the performance of the computer drive. They mention that it works great and they do not have any complaints. The cloning software works well and expands the data space to accommodate the new.

"...Installation was a breeze. The performance improvement was significant compared to the 7200 RPM drive that came with the MBP...." Read more

"...Mirroring was smooth; the drive was faster; performance was great, until....This week, March 2011, the drive failed catastrophically...." Read more

"...Works seemlessly and faster than my 7,200 RPM. My boot time is now less than a minute and made the laptop quieter, uses less power, and cooler...." Read more

"...The Cloning software worked well and expanded the data space to accommodate the new storage space...." Read more

7 customers mention "Speed"7 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the speed of the computer drive. They mention that mirroring was smooth, and the performance was great. Some say that the drive is much faster at boot up and is more responsive. They also mention that there is a noticeable decrease in boot time.

"...For the first severl days I was thrilled how quickly it booted, how fast programs ran and in general how nice my computer (Dell E6500 Latitide) was..." Read more

"...The instructions were easy to follow. There is a noticeably decrease in boot time. I was a little worried about the crash problems...." Read more

"The hardware is great. Works as advertised. Increases speed about 10-20%. Quiet and durable. Like having the old drive as a backup...." Read more

"...The drive loaded Windows 7 fine and the performance is superb booting up in under 10 seconds...." Read more

6 customers mention "Value"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the computer drive. They say it's worth the investment and upgrade and a great piece of kit.

"Seemed like a great price after the rebate it was less than $200...." Read more

"...I saw this Kingston drive on Amazon at a very good price with a $75 rebate to boot. After three days the drive arrived today at noon...." Read more

"...Worth the investment and upgrade. The only downside is that the Memory card and SD card reader did not have a driver for 64 bit...." Read more

"...1525 much, much faster at boot up and it's more responsive a great piece of kit very highly recommended...." Read more

5 customers mention "Ease of installation"5 positive0 negative

Customers find the installation process of the computer drive to be easy. They mention that the instructions are easy to follow and the drive is fast.

"...Nice packaging, easy to install and the external drive case made it a snap to move files around...." Read more

"Installation was easy. The instructions were easy to follow. There is a noticeably decrease in boot time...." Read more

"I purchased the drive for my MacBook Pro (Core i7). Installation was a breeze...." Read more

"...I received the SDD 1 day quicker than expected.The installation was very easy (see my pics)...." Read more

3 customers mention "Durability"3 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the durability of the computer drive. They mention that it is quiet and durable.

"...Works as advertised. Increases speed about 10-20%. Quiet and durable. Like having the old drive as a backup...." Read more

"...My boot time is now less than a minute and made the laptop quieter, uses less power, and cooler. Worth the investment and upgrade...." Read more

"...Drive is quiet and the fan on the laptop runs less...." Read more

9 customers mention "Quality"1 positive8 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the quality of the computer drive. They mention that it failed completely within a month, the boot file was corrupted, and the Apple Disk Utility was not able to repair it. Some customers also lost some data due to file corruption.

"...When I got home nothing...I mean nothing. The BIOS did not even see the drive. Tried Windows recovery...." Read more

"...I get a blue screen once or twice a month. I've lost some data due to file corruption...." Read more

"...Each time, the Apple Disk Utility was not able to repair and required a full re-format/re-partition of the drive...." Read more

"...and freezing while in use just after 90 days and failed completely at just over 120 days...." Read more

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5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
Hi,I received the SDD 1 day quicker than expected.The installation was very easy (see my pics). I also had a hidden partition which was no problem for the software to copy. I was afraid that it won't be recognised (my original WinXP is stored there).I also took advantage of mail-in-rebate so I (will) get back $60!!!After installation WinXP starts much quicker and I only hear the fan - unfortunately.I'm going to install a AHCI driver to get much more better performance.Today I read at tomshardware.de it is recommended that you have at least a Core 2 Duo and 2 GB RAM to get full advantage of a SSD. Fortunately I fulfill this recommendation.Thus: 5 stars up!CheersHelmut
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1.0 out of 5 stars Less than 10 days???
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2011
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Seemed like a great price after the rebate it was less than $200. Nice packaging, easy to install and the external drive case made it a snap to move files around. I was upgrading from WinXP to Win7 so I had to do a painfull install of the OS and all my standard apps like Office and Visual Studio along with all the service packs and updates. Anyone who has does this knows it is a long process. For the first severl days I was thrilled how quickly it booted, how fast programs ran and in general how nice my computer (Dell E6500 Latitide) was to use. On the 8th or 9th day I shut it down after work (lightning fast shut downs too) and went home. When I got home nothing...I mean nothing. The BIOS did not even see the drive. Tried Windows recovery. Tried the old spinning drive on XP back in the computer with the SSD in the external case...nothing. Called tech support (good luck finding the number) they were less than helpfull. Standard answer is send the drive back for a new one. That is all well and good except I make my living as a consultant and with no computer I can't bill any hours. Got a new drive and started all over. Lots days of billable work, not to mention the frustration of the install of OS etc a second time in two weeks. Who knows what happens with my client's data with the drive going back to Kingston.
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Rod
5.0 out of 5 stars Works as Advertised
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2011
Verified Purchase
I purchased a Dell Alienware computer and only had a 100gb drive in it. It is really a game machine but I use it for digital video. Needless to say the 100gb filled up quickly and it was always frustrating deleting files to make space.

I saw this Kingston drive on Amazon at a very good price with a $75 rebate to boot. After three days the drive arrived today at noon. I set it up to clone my C: drive which took one hour and six minutes. Once the cloning was finished the Kingston drive was installed in the HDD0 slot.

The cloning process brought everything across without a hitch. System boots exactly as with the original drive. Which has been installed in the HDD1 slot, formatted, and awaiting files!

So I'm very happy with the product thus far and would highly recommend this drive.
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Wendell
3.0 out of 5 stars Easy to install; Updated: Chkdsk alot
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2011
Verified Purchase
Installation was easy. The instructions were easy to follow. There is a noticeably decrease in boot time. I was a little worried about the crash problems. But the rebate made it worth giving it a shot. I am extremely happy so far (just one day).

Update:
I've had this hard drive almost a year now. Chkdsk runs about 2-3 times a month. I get a blue screen once or twice a month. I've lost some data due to file corruption. I backup more frequently because I'm afraid it may crap out completely one day.
I don't think I would buy this again. I'm thinking of switching back to standard hard drive.
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Bcan2
2.0 out of 5 stars not that fast.. compare to WD Black label hard drive sata 2 3.0 gbs.
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2012
Verified Purchase
Have this Kingston SSDNow V100 installed in my 2008 MAC PRO INTEL has sata 2 controller. did not see any improvement at all compare to my Western Digital 7200 rpm 64mb 1.5 tb Black Label sata 2 3.0 gb/s.
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caryatbeach
4.0 out of 5 stars Great hardware but flawed software
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2011
Verified Purchase
The hardware is great. Works as advertised. Increases speed about 10-20%. Quiet and durable. Like having the old drive as a backup. The only problem is the cloning software. It did not clone the D drive partition with enough vacant memory. I got warning messages constantly because of the limited memory. Had to turn the warning off by a special fix. Don't know how this will affect future Restores or if I have to use the partition for a restore. Not possible to shift spare memory from C to D drives because of different formats. Customer support was of no use. They even said that the software wouldn't copy the D drive but it did. If you don't have a partition, it will work great.
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milpie
1.0 out of 5 stars Fast, but failed.
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2011
Verified Purchase
I purchased the drive for my MacBook Pro (Core i7). Installation was a breeze. The performance improvement was significant compared to the 7200 RPM drive that came with the MBP.

However, the drive has failed three times already and it's only 42 days old. Each time, the Apple Disk Utility was not able to repair and required a full re-format/re-partition of the drive. Thanks to a good set of backup from Time Machine, I can usually get it back running in about 3 hours or so.

As this is my primary computer, this repeated failure is unacceptable. If you don't regularly backup your computer or need a reliable computer, STAY AWAY from this drive.

I've already opened a RMA with Kingston, so hopefully a replacement drive will be better. However, from reading other complaints, I doubt it.

Update:
I got an advanced exchange RMA from Kingston. After just over two weeks of using the new drive, I had to go through the Reformat/Re-partition fun again. Either these drives are not compatible with the Core i7 MBP and Kingston doesn't tell me about it... or they're just awfully UNRELIABLE! Definitely stay away!!!
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H. Kirchner
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2011
Verified Purchase
Hi,

I received the SDD 1 day quicker than expected.
The installation was very easy (see my pics). I also had a hidden partition which was no problem for the software to copy. I was afraid that it won't be recognised (my original WinXP is stored there).
I also took advantage of mail-in-rebate so I (will) get back $60!!!

After installation WinXP starts much quicker and I only hear the fan - unfortunately.

I'm going to install a AHCI driver to get much more better performance.

Today I read at tomshardware.de it is recommended that you have at least a Core 2 Duo and 2 GB RAM to get full advantage of a SSD. Fortunately I fulfill this recommendation.

Thus: 5 stars up!

Cheers
Helmut
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H. Kirchner
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2011
Hi,

I received the SDD 1 day quicker than expected.
The installation was very easy (see my pics). I also had a hidden partition which was no problem for the software to copy. I was afraid that it won't be recognised (my original WinXP is stored there).
I also took advantage of mail-in-rebate so I (will) get back $60!!!

After installation WinXP starts much quicker and I only hear the fan - unfortunately.

I'm going to install a AHCI driver to get much more better performance.

Today I read at tomshardware.de it is recommended that you have at least a Core 2 Duo and 2 GB RAM to get full advantage of a SSD. Fortunately I fulfill this recommendation.

Thus: 5 stars up!

Cheers
Helmut
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F.A.A. Lencioni
3.0 out of 5 stars Good during the period it worked.
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2015
Verified Purchase
It was good in the period it worked, suddenly stop working without any warning !!!! Now I just use the SSD as a boot drive, all my data in the common HD. All tests indicate the drive was ok, but stopped without any possibility of access.
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