Kingston Reveals SSDNow V100 for Mainstream

[exfileme]

After the launch of its corporate-based SSDNow V+, Kingston has launched a consumer-based version.

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[eaw2539]

Those prices look pretty decent. I'll have to jump into the world of ssd's soon.

 

[Superwack]

Prices are getting better

 

[abswindows7]

I emphase on the word Getting .

We're not there already xD

 

[g00fysmiley]

120 for a 64gig dootdrive with those speeds is pretty damn impressive. this might make me jump on board and use this as an OS drive

 

[rohitbaran]

$489 for 256 GB Decent? No way. Nothing like $1/GB.

 

[drwho1]

until SSD's can reach 500GB at a reasonable $100 tag, I just won't care for SSD's.

 

[killerclick]

SSDs were sexy until the riff raff could afford them.

 

[burnley14]

I like the bundled cloning software. Nice for those times when you forgot where you put those pesky installation CDs.

 

[dEAne]

Lots of things are getting bigger I guess I could wait for the price to drop.

 

[ruffopurititiwang]

It will take a long time before SSDs catch up with the $/GB of a hard drive. That may not even happen at all. Hard drives did not catch up to the $/GB of tape. That doesn't mean tape drives are a better buy just because $/GB is cheaper. Tape just took on a different function: as a backup media.

I believe HDDs are well suited for media STORAGE and SSDs are best viewed as a PERFORMANCE upgrade. If you're buying an SSD for media storage at today's price, you're doing it wrong. I mean, do you need 250MB/s transfer speed for your pr0n? Buy an SSD for your OS and programs and be amazed by how responsive your computer will become.

Bottom line: It's a performance upgrade; not a storage device.

 

[bildo123]

[citation][nom]eaw2539[/nom]Those prices look pretty decent. I'll have to jump into the world of ssd's soon.[/citation]

I agree, I have a feeling this time next year will finally be time to buy. Plus I'm sure new firmware/logic board upgrades will happen between now and then making it an even better deal.

 

[dark_lord69]

[citation][nom]drwho1[/nom]until SSD's can reach 500GB at a reasonable $100 tag, I just won't care for SSD's.[/citation]
You must have no idea how fast they are and how quickly they can allow your PC to respond/load. They are worth more simply for the added speed they offer. These things fix the biggest bottle neck in computers. Personally I can't wait to get one and see my OS to load in 2 seconds and to load a game like starcraft 2 onto it. No more slow loading, just instant gaming! I would be happy to get a 64GB for $80. When that happens I will buy one of these speedy drives!

 

[mouettus]

Is 64gb really enough for an OS drive+software+pagefile and all?