Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB (Gen 2) SSD Desktop Bundle

Introduction:

The SSD market has been fiercely competitive with every company fighting for their piece of the action. Kingston has diligently been keeping pace with the industry and offers four separate lines of SSD drives for consumer and enterprise customers (V Series, V+ Series, M Series, and E Series). The baseline model for consumers, dubbed the "V Series", is one of the most affordable models on the market from any of the big name companies.

This product we are reviewing is a "second generation" SSDNow V Series drive. The first generation V Series drives (that have been discontinued) used a JMicron JMF602 controller (as did most first generation entry-level SSD products). Everyone knows that model controller had its drawbacks (most notably no TRIM support). An upgrade to this second generation is the use of the JMicron JMF618 controller. The V Series drives now are capable of supporting TRIM (assuming OS support), and the performance issues in relation to the previous controller have been resolved.

Manufacturer's Features and Specifications:

Features:

• Performance – Enhances productivity; makes users more efficient
• Innovative – 2.5" form factor; uses NAND flash memory components
• Silent – Runs silent and cool with no moving mechanical parts
• Reliable – Less likely to fail than a standard hard drive
• Shock Resistant – No moving mechanical parts so the SSD handles rougher conditions
• Supports TRIM – Enhances device wear leveling by eliminating merge operation for all deleted data blocks
• Supports S.M.A.R.T.
• Guaranteed – 3-year legendary Kingston warranty, 24/7 tech support

Specifications:

• Capacity – 30GB, 64GB, 128GB
• Storage Temperatures – -40°C to 85°C
• Operating temperatures – 0°C to 70°C
• Vibration Operating – 2.17G (7–800Hz)
• Vibration Non-Operation – 20G (20–2000Hz)
• Sequential Speed –
  • 30GB – 180MB/sec. read; 50MB/sec. write
  • 64GB – 200MB/sec. read; 110MB/sec. write
  • 128GB – 200MB/sec. read; 160MB/sec. write
• PCMARK HDD 2005 Score –
  • 30GB – 18,900
  • 64GB – 21,317
  • 128GB – 20,177
• Power Specs –
  • 30GB Active: 1.7W (TYP) Sleep: 0.05W (TYP)
  • 64GB Active: 5.2W (TYP) Sleep: 0.7W (TYP)
  • 128GB Active: 5.2W (TYP) Sleep: 0.7W (TYP)
• Life expectancy –
  • 1 million hours mean time before failure; 64GB/128GB
  • 500,000 hours mean time before failure; 30GB
• Cache – 64MB onboard cache