Kingston Ships High-Speed HyperX SSDs

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By Kevin Parrish
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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.

Kevin Parrish
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40 Comments Comment from the forums
  • wintermint
    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 :)
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  • jacobdrj
    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...

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  • whysobluepandabear
    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.
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  • jacobdrj
    I want them to shatter the magical $1/GB plateau. Once they do that, I think we will have ourselves a ball game...
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  • JohnnyLucky
    jacobdrjI 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.
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  • @jacobdrj

    along with the $50 quad core CPU, cause fab for a SSD is so much more different than you CPU
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  • verbalizer
    9300521 said:
    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... :D
    It was and is a good buy.
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  • applegetsmelaid
    Prices for SSDs are a steal. Take a read and stop whining.
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  • applegetsmelaid
    http://www.storagesearch.com/ssd-pricing.html
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  • whysobluepandabear
    applegetsmelaidPrices 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.
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