Kingston Ships High-Speed HyperX SSDs
Kingston has officially launched its HyperX SSD line featuring the SandForce SF-2281 controller and a SATA 3.0 6 Gb/s connection.
On Monday Kingston revealed the shipment of its first-ever SATA 3.0 6 Gb/s solid-state drive, the HyperX SSD. It features a SandForce SF-2281 controller cranking out sequential read/write throughput of 555 / 510 MB/s and premium Intel 25-nm Compute NAND (P/E 5K).
The 2.5-inch drive hits the market in two capacities, 120 GB and 240 GB, and as a stand-alone device with an included HyperX-branded 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch desktop mounting plate, or bundled with a HyperX Upgrade Kit for easy installation. This kit includes Acronis True Image HD migration software, a desktop mounting plate, an external drive bay, a multi-head screwdriver and a SATA data cable.
Based on "out-of-box" performance with IOMeter08, the 120 GB model offers a max 4KB random read/write of 95,000 / 70,000 IOPS. Kingston did not provide numbers for the 240 GB model, but its Amazon listing states that it has 525 MB/sec read and 480 MB/sec write speeds (as does the 120 GB listing despite what Kingston reports).
Pricing for the HyperX SSD doesn't come cheap: $269.99 for the stand-alone 120 GB drive and $284.99 for the bundled version. The 240 GB model costs $519.99 by itself and $539.99 for the bundled version. All four are now available on Amazon.com, Buy.com, Newegg.com, and Tigerdirect.com.
- Kingston,
- SSD Storage,
- HyperX ,
- SandForce ,
- SF-2281 ,
- SATA-3 ,
- Compute-NAND
- ViewSonic Readies 3D Vision-Ready 24" Monitor
- Deals for Aug 1: Dell Inspiron Core i5 & 24" LCD for $659
- Cast Your Vote on the Best System Config Summer 2011
- Diablo 3: Auction House Does Cash, More
- Intel's $1000 Ultrabook: The Dream and The Reality
- Windows 8 Will Run Windows 7 Software Just Fine
- After Crysis: Crytek Working on New FPS Franchise?
- New Acer AIO Can Be Desktop, HDTV Combined
- Deals for July 29: EA Store: $4.99 for Select PC Games
- Why Apple Can Produce Tablets for Less Money
- Deals August 2: Logitech G27 PS3/PC Racing Wheel $205
- Texas Instruments May Sell OMAP Division
- DRAM Growth May Slow as Operating Systems Get Leaner
- Sandy Bridge And Fusion Claim 60% of x86 CPU Market
- Toshiba Reveals 2.5" HDD with 1 TB Capacity
- id Software's Tim Willits: RAGE is "Basically Done"
- Tom's Hardware Launches in Denmark
- Deals for August 3: Discounts on Designer Office Chairs
Faster speed is always appreciated but what we really want in this economy is affordability. How about working on the performance/price ratio while you're at it? Other than that, nice addition to the SSD market
Kingston SSDs, particularly their V+ 100 series, are probably your best 'bang for the buck' choice right now. Not the fastest, but also not the least reliable, and generally the best $/mb at SATAII speeds...
Um, yeah. I really don't care about read/write speeds, as much as I care about reliability. I'll take a 50-100 hit on each read and write if it means I can not worry about failure or complete bricking.
Also, the price. JEEZE! Just give us a 240GB drive that has a mixture of speed/performance and dependability - with a price of around $250~.
Unless you're a person who transfers insanely large files all the time, I honestly cannot imagine why you'd need a SSD THIS fast. I rather just buy a cheap and reliable SSD - even the slowest SSDs beat the crap out of the fastest HDDs.
I want them to shatter the magical $1/GB plateau. Once they do that, I think we will have ourselves a ball game...
I want them to shatter the magical $1/GB plateau. Once they do that, I think we will have ourselves a ball game...
Two months ago the Kingston V+ 100 96GB ssd was on sale at newegg for $99.99. That's just a few pennies over $1.00/GB.
@jacobdrj
along with the $50 quad core CPU, cause fab for a SSD is so much more different than you CPU
Two months ago the Kingston V+ 100 96GB ssd was on sale at newegg for $99.99. That's just a few pennies over $1.00/GB.
I grabbed one of those too..
Then also found a Agility 2 90GB for $130 shipped on eBay.
Turned around and sold Kingston on eBay for $120 shipped...
It was and is a good buy.
Prices for SSDs are a steal. Take a read and stop whining.
http://www.storagesearch.com/ssd-pricing.html
Prices for SSDs are a steal. Take a read and stop whining.
$50 for can of Coke is a good deal. Would you be willing to buy it?
See where this is going?
If you somehow argue that logic, then debate the fact that a 20 oz or less bottle of water typically costs $1 or more at most public places.
Fact is, you're a window licking idiot - just like the corporations want you to be. You think you're getting a good deal on SSDs? Maybe you're a fan of Apple? You seem willing to pay whatever - you must be.
http://www.storagesearch.com/ssd-pricing.html
And the same situation can be said for LCD technology when introduced. Remember the LCD vs CRT price difference?
Look at it now. It's called mass production and driving prices down by competition and research.
It's the same reason a CD player used to be exclusively for the rich in the 80's. Now I can go to Walmart and find one for $10.
I want them to shatter the magical $1/GB plateau. Once they do that, I think we will have ourselves a ball game...
it's been less than that on multiple occasions in the past year... but given they were the cheaper models
the older models are cheaper than the newer ones... you gotta pay extra if you want the speed
How about some model numbers please?
I can still remember paying $500 for a 500meg drive in 1995.
Kingston P/N Description
SH100S3/120G 120GB HyperX SSD SATA 3 2.5
SH100S3/240G 240GB HyperX SSD SATA 3 2.5
SH100S3B/120G 120GB HyperX SSD SATA 3 2.5 Upgrade Bundle Kit
SH100S3B/240G 240GB HyperX SSD SATA 3 2.5 Upgrade Bundle Kit
Thank you sir!
Thank you sir!
You're welcome sweetheart.
I love the speed but hate the price.
@whysobluepandabear
actually the cost of LCD is directly related to it's manufacturing yield, when they first figured out how to manufacture LCD the yield rate was as low as 30% and you were almost guaranteed to have a dead pixel somewhere so the cost of the thing was astronomical, then LG/Samsung figured out how to revive dead pixels (a propriety process which probably involves pumping large voltage through the affected pixel, LG is currently suing Samsung for patent infringement for this specific process), yield rate shot up from 30% to as high as 90% and as a result LCD prices came down
the price of the CD player came down not due to yield issues but rather recuperation of cost, currently the cost of development of CDs have been fully recuperated so CD players now are sold at a mark up from material cost
Silicon (like LCD) will never be sold based upon material cost (how much do yo think a few grams of silicon cost) but rather they will be priced by yield rates
I wanna USB 3.0 hybrid HDD with a 16-32GB SSD cache that can move it to the HDD on batteries so when I'm in a rush to back something up, I can & take my time when I have to recover from my affordable 1TB HDD that's also on the SSD/HDD USB 3.0 hybrid.
@whysobluepandabearactually the cost of LCD is directly related to it's manufacturing yield, when they first figured out how to manufacture LCD the yield rate was as low as 30% and you were almost guaranteed to have a dead pixel somewhere so the cost of the thing was astronomical, then LG/Samsung figured out how to revive dead pixels (a propriety process which probably involves pumping large voltage through the affected pixel, LG is currently suing Samsung for patent infringement for this specific process), yield rate shot up from 30% to as high as 90% and as a result LCD prices came downthe price of the CD player came down not due to yield issues but rather recuperation of cost, currently the cost of development of CDs have been fully recuperated so CD players now are sold at a mark up from material costSilicon (like LCD) will never be sold based upon material cost (how much do yo think a few grams of silicon cost) but rather they will be priced by yield rates
And your point?
Economics and the beliefs in it are made up. They only exist if people believe them. Gold itself is worth actually nothing - It's only worth what it is because people want it and believe it's rare and worth something. If people tomorrow suddenly decided gold was worthless, then it in fact would be just that - worthless; the price of a common rock in your driveway.
There's no reason SSDs need to be as expensive as they are - they're expensive because the people who make them corner the market and demand the prices. If you started more research, cuts more costs - along with creating more competition, then you'd see a large decline in costs/price.
Trust me, it's how Walmart came to dominate every retailer in the world. They were willing to accept less, and they STILL make crazy profits.
If a company were to start producing SSDs, that also had a supplier willing to accept less than normal market values, they would not only make a profit, but also move the bar from where it currently is. They'd ironically make MORE money, by selling the product for less - as they'd be selling many more units.
The companies and suppliers they use are not willing to accept lower right now - it's not written in stone, they just simply don't want to. They want to milk this as long as they can.
it's been less than that on multiple occasions in the past year... but given they were the cheaper modelsthe older models are cheaper than the newer ones... you gotta pay extra if you want the speed
Meh, it has been 'CLOSE' on a couple of models that, in particular, were VERY unreliable, not just 'slow'.
I, and many others, would take a 'slower' SSD that still works better than a HDD (otherwise, no point) but has some level of reliability, that is at or under the magic $1/GB plateau.
In fact, the Kingston SSD V+ 100 is the only drive that seems to be meeting that criteria. I have been scouring the internet for any other drive that is even reasonably fast (like a gen 1 Indilix drive) that is under a buck a gig...
[citation] They want to milk this as long as they can.[/citation]
What do you expect? All other PC parts are sold with ridiculously low margins. This is finally the part to make some profit on so it's obvious manufacturers want to grab as much money as they can, while it lasts.
The problem is that all other products are getting more expensive with no real reason yet nobody complains. But as PC's which are already irrationally cheap become a bit more pricy due to newer, faster hardware suddenly the world comes at a standstill and ppl complain.
Even thought the drive is fast . It does nothing to lower the price of SSDs,
Prices for SSDs are a steal. Take a read and stop whining.
You buck the saying you can't be as stupid as you sound.
@whysobluepandabearactually the cost of LCD is directly related to it's manufacturing yield, when they first figured out how to manufacture LCD the yield rate was as low as 30% and you were almost guaranteed to have a dead pixel somewhere so the cost of the thing was astronomical, then LG/Samsung figured out how to revive dead pixels (a propriety process which probably involves pumping large voltage through the affected pixel, LG is currently suing Samsung for patent infringement for this specific process), yield rate shot up from 30% to as high as 90% and as a result LCD prices came downthe price of the CD player came down not due to yield issues but rather recuperation of cost, currently the cost of development of CDs have been fully recuperated so CD players now are sold at a mark up from material costSilicon (like LCD) will never be sold based upon material cost (how much do yo think a few grams of silicon cost) but rather they will be priced by yield rates
Wow how little you actually know. Actually the price is much lower now because of the price fixing lawsuits placed on 15 major LCD manufactures (Sharp, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, etc.. ) Basically every major LCD maker has been holding private meetings to set the priced of all LCD products, because they were getting away with it for the last 15 years
Now you can buy a 17" LCD for $70 brand new in the box. Its a scam from the get go to fleece the population of money.
Corporation knowingly set prices at much higher rates than needed, and all agree to price fixing. Government knows items are price fixed but lets the corporations get away with it until they have made a huge profit, or the people get notice of the price fixing.
Government sues corporations to make it look like they are fighting against the corporations for the people. Government fines corporations 25% of the excess profits they made from price fixing.
But do the people ever see any benefit or change? First they overpaid for a product, then they pay for a lawsuit (government lawyers cost tax $'s) to correct the wrongs of a corporation, then the lawsuit is won against the corporation, and the people don't get anything in return.
The Corporations win, the Lawyers win, the Government wins, the people are screwed. Another victory for capitalism.
I expect them to be o.k. with making a profit - not a KILLING.
Have you seriously looked at these corporations lately? One year they'll make 1 billion (an example number). They'll say "Great, good work everyone". A little bit later they say "Now 1 billion was great, let's do 2 billion next year!".
So instead of being HAPPY with 1 billion in PROFIT, they instead ALWAYS have to shoot for the moon.
It's called GREED - and it never f'ing ends with these people. They can never get enough. MORE, MORE, MORE!!! Like a fat kid with cake.
All in all, I expect them to make profits, as everyone needs to make a profit to run a business. I however, stretch my mercy only so far; you can make a profit, just not a greed driven killing.
Obviously some people don't believe me. Here is a link from google
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22 [...] 0fixing%22
Take your pick of over 800,000 articles that match the exact phrase "LCD price fixing" going back as far as 2005. If you don't believe me that's fine, do your own research. Or you can blindly follow like the good iSheeple you are.
It's nice that they're fast, but Price per Gig is key. Why can't they understand this concept?!
It's nice that they're fast, but Price per Gig is key. Why can't they understand this concept?!
Greed says that they can't understand it, or accept it at the very least.
And your point? Economics and the beliefs in it are made up. They only exist if people believe them. Gold itself is worth actually nothing - It's only worth what it is because people want it and believe it's rare and worth something. If people tomorrow suddenly decided gold was worthless, then it in fact would be just that - worthless; the price of a common rock in your driveway. There's no reason SSDs need to be as expensive as they are - they're expensive because the people who make them corner the market and demand the prices. If you started more research, cuts more costs - along with creating more competition, then you'd see a large decline in costs/price. Trust me, it's how Walmart came to dominate every retailer in the world. They were willing to accept less, and they STILL make crazy profits. If a company were to start producing SSDs, that also had a supplier willing to accept less than normal market values, they would not only make a profit, but also move the bar from where it currently is. They'd ironically make MORE money, by selling the product for less - as they'd be selling many more units. The companies and suppliers they use are not willing to accept lower right now - it's not written in stone, they just simply don't want to. They want to milk this as long as they can.
Brillaint! i enjoyed every word! (no sarcasm intended) i am on the same page