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6.7 Out of 10 |
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by Legit Reviews (Dec, 2012)Up front we are ahead of the pack since this board has the latest CAP UEFI format optimized for Windows 8 which positively impacts SSD performance and post times.
by Legit Reviews (Dec, 2012)So unless your usage demands it or you just have to have the fastest possible components, the V300 will fit your needs nicely.
SSDBoss Review Our evaluation of the Kingston SSDNow V300
read performance | |
How quickly data is read from the drive | |
4K Random Read, 4K Random Read Access Time and 512K Sequential Read |
write performance | |
How quickly data is written to the drive | |
4K Random Write, 4K Random Write Access Time and 512K Sequential Write |
real world benchmarks | |
How well the drive performs common tasks | |
Windows 7 Boot-up Time, Photoshop Lens Filter and AS SSD ISO Copy |
Benchmarks | |
How well the drive performs on common benchmarks | |
PCMark Vantage, AS SSD Score and Tom's Hardware Storage Bench |
6.7 | SSDBoss Score |
read performance, write performance, real world benchmarks and Benchmarks | |
Benchmarks Real world tests of the Kingston SSDNow V300
4K Random Read
4K Random Write
Windows 7 Boot-up Time
Avg. Power Consumption
4K Random Read Access Time
4K Random Write Access Time
Reviews Word on the street for the Kingston SSDNow V300
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Overall | 8.3 Out of 10 |
What People Are Saying Give it to me straight
Performance
by Legit Reviews (Dec, 2012)The true performance lies somewhere in between which is why we run our real world tests that showed the V300 to be no slouch against some of the best drives on the market.
by Legit Reviews (Dec, 2012)Benchmark Results: The IOPS scores are great here on writes and a bit below the specifications on reads.
by Tech Radar (Feb, 2013)We've certainly seen some faster drives out there in the wild, and the SandForce controller is starting to really show its age now.
Price
by Legit Reviews (Dec, 2012)Kingston has also taken on more of the fabrication piece to help drive down costs to offer the drives at a lower price point.
by PCMag (Feb, 2013)Over the past 18 months, the price of SSDs has fallen dramatically, both in absolute dollars and cost-per-gigabyte.
by PCMag (Feb, 2013)With a great price-per-GB ratio and strong performance, the V300 earns our Editors' Choice for budget internal SSDs.
Power
by Tech Radar (Feb, 2013)The notebook/desktop combo comes with an impressive box full of goodies: a pair of 3.5-inch mounting brackets for a PC, plus data and power cables, a 2.5-inch external USB 2.0 drive enclosure, a 7mm to 9.5mm adaptor so you can fit the drive into chunkier notebooks without it rattling around, an installation DVD and finally some hard drive cloning software.
by Legit Reviews (Dec, 2012)Let's be honest, the majority of PC users do a whole lot of internet, mail, and light office document usage with a sprinkling of games and multimedia thrown in.
by Legit Reviews (Dec, 2012)Finally, they also supply SATA power and data cables should you need them.
Interface
by Legit Reviews (Dec, 2012)Speaking of Thunderbolt, ASUS also sent us over a sweet ThunderboltEX PCI-E card that goes right into the PCI-E x4 slot.
by Legit Reviews (Dec, 2012)For the Kingston V300 120GB drive, the readout on CrystalDiskInfo 5.0.2 shows that both NCQ and S.M.A.R.T. are enabled, as well as TRIM and the interface is confirmed at SATA III (6Gbps).
by PCMag (Feb, 2013)Even older, Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD-based systems that don't support the SATA 6G standard will see a huge speed increase when combined with an SSD.
Capacity
by Tech Radar (Feb, 2013)Currently the drive is available in just three capacities - 60GB, 120GB and 240GB - with each capacity available in four different options: bare drive, notebook upgrade, desktop upgrade and a combo notebook/desktop upgrade kit.
by PCMag (Feb, 2013)Conventional hard drives don't generally have this problem; models from the major manufacturers tend to perform similarly at the same capacity and price point.
Specifications Full list of technical specs
storage
Capacity | 240 GB |
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Cache | 0 MB |
Interface | SATA III |
Interface speed | 6 Gbit/s |
Controller | SandForce 2281 |
Memory type | MLC |
NAND process size | 19 nm |
Maximum shock force | 1,500G |
form factor
Form factor | 2.5" |
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Mfg warranty | 3 years |
Thickness | 7 mm |
Weight | 77 g |
manufacturer performance
Sequential read | 450 MB/s |
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Sequential write | 450 MB/s |
Random read | 85,000 IOPS |
Random write | 43,000 IOPS |
Power consumption (Idle) | 0.64 Watts |
Power consumption (Active) | 2.05 Watts |
MTBF | 1,000,000 hours |

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