Kingston started shipping the V310 SSD, its latest model in the SSDNow V300 Series. The SSDNow Series is a "value" line that emphasizes a low price to performance ratio. The V300 series is currently available in 60GB, 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB. The new V310 expands that to a single 960GB capacity SSD.
The V310 comes with a Phison 3108 controller and can reach read and write speeds up to 450 MB/s each. The V310 random 4k Read/Write are 40,000 and 20,000 IOPS, respectively, and received a PCMark 8 score of 4,700, according to Kingston. While these marks are not particularly impressive when compared to the competition, this is Kingston’s first SSD nearing 1TB capacity and is marketed as a value model for consumers needing more storage.
The V310 SSD comes as a single stand-alone drive or as a kit that includes cloning software and installation necessities. It is backed by an industry standard 3-year warranty.
While the V300 was regularly one of the cheapest SSDs you could buy, new V310 pricing has not been released, so we will wait and see how value oriented it truly is.
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Karsten75 I wonder if they'll pull a stunt like this again?Reply
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand -
chesterman ReplyI wonder if they'll pull a stunt like this again?
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand
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Godloki ReplyI wonder if they'll pull a stunt like this again?
boycotting Kingston after I got screwed with the v300
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand -
Amdlova kingston drop the good ssd on test... when go to store u get the worse tech in the world... Kingston for me ? neverReply -
BulkZerker Depending on the price as long as it doesn't crap in its pants like early ssd s and need reformatted yearly to retain 50% of its "new" performance its a godsend to those wgod otherwise opt out of a ssd.Reply -
RussK1 Kingston and PNY pulled a doozy they'll never recover from. Send samples for review and switch out the parts for the consumer to buy. "What you thought you bought, but didn't".Reply -
ozicom Most of the desktop pc's are not using at least one 5 1/4 drive bays. Why don't a manufacturer think to build a cheap 5 1/4 SSD. Quantum made Bigfoot HDD before and sell it at past. Also the drive can be combined with a slim DVD or Bluray player or can be sold as bundle.Reply
Just think about it.