Kingston Launches SSDNow V+100 With 96GB

Another new SSD is rolling out, this time with Kingston having expanded its line of SSDNow drives with a new V+100 offering that ranges from 64GB to 512GB. There is also a new 96GB intermediary size for those who want something bigger than 96GB, but want to spend as little as possible.

The 64GB is $220, and for 50 percent more capacity, the 96GB model is $290. Prices get spendy from there, all the way to $1,900 for the 512GB.

While Windows 7 users can enjoy the speedy benefits of TRIM, those on older operating systems or Mac OS X will appreciate the V+100's garbage collection feature that is not OS dependent.

The V+100's drive performance is also faster than the previous generation, by around 25 percent, according to Kingston. We're looking  at a sequential speed of 230MB/sec. read and 180MB/sec. write.

"Kingston SSDNow drives have been extremely well received in the worldwide IT marketplace. Our customers have told us that they need an SSD solution that ideally sits both price- and capacity-wise between the 64GB and 128GB drives," said Ariel Perez, SSD business manager, Kingston. "The feedback through our innovative customer facing programs yielded the 96GB V+100 as the perfect solution to meet these needs, especially as an SSD upgrade path is the preferred execution model rather than spending more on a new system in most corporate environments."

Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
  • mavroxur
    There is also a new 96GB intermediary size for those who want something bigger than 96GB, but want to spend as little as possible.


    I always wanted something larger than 96gb. Maybe a 96gb will fit the bill :-)
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  • AMD_pitbull
    mavroxurI always wanted something larger than 96gb. Maybe a 96gb will fit the bill :-)I know I'm not alone when I say that a 96gb will fit the bill when it's $1/gb or less ;)
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  • ALANMAN
    There is also a new 96GB intermediary size for those who want something bigger than 96GB

    I can usually overlook spelling and grammatical errors, but come on Marcus, this is just careless!
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  • sstym
    SandForce based SSD's can be bought for under $2 a GB. These SSD's are more expensive and slower.
    In one word, yawn.
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  • house70
    Prices are so ridiculous...
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  • belardo
    I crapped myself...

    Seriously guys... its cheap. Get into the time-machine. In 2000, $200 bought you a 40GB HD.
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  • atomyc
    I know I'm not alone when I say that a 96gb will fit the bill when it's $1/gb or less

    i agree.
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  • lol imagine the dumb folks who only got 96gb :p
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  • nforce4max
    $69 for my tiny 30gb Kingston SSD is ok and only bought it because of it's decent random 4k read and write performance which made it ideal as a paging drive. My personal needs for a boot drive would cost me $10k due space and performance requirements.
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  • utengineer
    Don't expect SSD technology to drop in price significantly over the next few years. As long as there is demand for HDD technology, SSD's will come at a premium. SSD tech is evolving every quarter in terms of controller implementation. Sorry.
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