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.
Stay on the Cutting Edge
Join the experts who read Tom's Hardware for the inside track on enthusiast PC tech news — and have for over 25 years. We'll send breaking news and in-depth reviews of CPUs, GPUs, AI, maker hardware and more straight to your inbox.
-
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 :)Reply -
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...Reply
-
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.Reply
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. -
jacobdrj I want them to shatter the magical $1/GB plateau. Once they do that, I think we will have ourselves a ball game...Reply -
JohnnyLucky jacobdrjI want them to shatter the magical $1/GB plateau. Once they do that, I think we will have ourselves a ball game...Reply
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. -
@jacobdrjReply
along with the $50 quad core CPU, cause fab for a SSD is so much more different than you CPU -
verbalizer
I grabbed one of those too..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.
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. -
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?Reply
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.