Is the Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB drive reliable?

Guest · Jan 25, 2014

I heard that Kingstons drives with the 506 firmware use asynchronous Nand.
Are those drives less reliable (lifespan) than the drives with 505 firmware?

I don't mind the slower sequential performance of the 506 drives as I plan to use the SSD on a 4 year old laptop which doesn't support Sata 3.
Its a Dell Studio 1558 laptop.

What I do care about is the life of the SSD.

I would also like to know if the drive is fully compatible with my laptop. Any issues I should know about?

Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i3 350M

Motherboard: Dell Inc. 0874P6 (U2E1)

GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 1GB

RAM: 4 GB [2x2 GB] SK Hynix [Formerly Hyundai Electronics] HMT125S6BFR8C-H9

BIOS: Dell Studio 1558 System BIOS, A12

USAFRet · Jan 25, 2014

That SSD, or indeed any current SSD, will long outlive the life of an already 4 year old laptop.

Guest · Jan 25, 2014

USAFRet :

The SSD will be fully compatible with my laptop, right?
Any issues I should know about?

USAFRet · Jan 25, 2014

Should be. But I wouldn't get a 60GB.
120GB or larger, minimum.

What OS are you running?

Guest · Jan 25, 2014

USAFRet :

Windows 8.1
I will be using the laptop for web browsing & office apps only. I also play some old games on it. The games occupy around 15 GB. I will make sure to leave atleast 20 percent free space as a minimum.

One more question. Does the type of Nand matter? Does it affect the life of the SSD?

USAFRet · Jan 25, 2014

OS + applications + 15GB of games will be tight on a 60GB drive.
I have a 128GB Kingston HyperX. 8.1 Pro, and all my application other than games on it. Currently 46GB used space. If I had only a 60GB, I'd be sweating that free space.

As far as NAND type....not in any real sense. Any current SSD is fine.

Guest · Jan 25, 2014

USAFRet :

The total space used by the Windows/apps partition + games partition on my laptop is 39GB.
When I install the SSD, I won't install any games on it if they occupy too much space.
This laptop is primarily used for web browsing & MS office only. Gaming is just an added bonus to me.
So I guess that space won't be an issue. I'm not sure how long this laptop would last, so I don't want to spend more on an SSD with a higher capacity. I have a 128GB SSD & 1TB HDD on my desktop, so the laptop's SSD won't be of much use to me when the laptop dies.
Thank you for your replies

USAFRet · Jan 25, 2014

USAFRet :

The total space used by the Windows/apps partition + games partition on my laptop is 39GB.
When I install the SSD, I won't install any games on it if they occupy too much space.
This laptop is primarily used for web browsing & MS office only. Gaming is just an added bonus to me.
So I guess that space won't be an issue. I'm not sure how long this laptop would last, so I don't want to spend more on an SSD with a higher capacity. I have a 128GB SSD & 1TB HDD on my desktop, so the laptop's SSD won't be of much use to me when the laptop dies.
Thank you for your replies

Then yes, a 60GB should work.

Guest · Jan 25, 2014

USAFRet :

The total space used by the Windows/apps partition + games partition on my laptop is 39GB.
When I install the SSD, I won't install any games on it if they occupy too much space.
This laptop is primarily used for web browsing & MS office only. Gaming is just an added bonus to me.
So I guess that space won't be an issue. I'm not sure how long this laptop would last, so I don't want to spend more on an SSD with a higher capacity. I have a 128GB SSD & 1TB HDD on my desktop, so the laptop's SSD won't be of much use to me when the laptop dies.
Thank you for your replies

Then yes, a 60GB should work.

Thanks again.

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