January 11, 2010 -Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, has announced the Kingston SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive – promising an affordable way to boost the performance of your desktop computer.
The SSDNow V Series is the latest addition to Kingston’s V (Value) family of solid-state drives (SSD). Priced under 90GBP, the Kingston® SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive is a lightning-fast and cost-effective way to bolster any desktop’s boot, shutdown and application load times.
With the Kingston SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive on board, users will notice an instant improvement on their desktop’s program load times. Users will see an instant speed increase with their software, such as Photoshop, iTunes or Firefox, loading almost 6 times faster than regular desk top hard-disk drive (HDD)* standards
The Kingston SSDNow V Series 30GB will bolster any desktop PC’s boot and shutdown times, meaning a lightning-fast and hassle free start Check out the SSDNow in action to see what it can do for you.
Steve Hall, SSD product development manager, Kingston comments: “In our quest to bring SSDs into popular use, we’re aiming to deliver a lower price while increasing performance. The new SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive accomplishes this and more.”
“Desktop users can bring new life to their systems with the latest V Series, while IT managers love it as less data needs to be backed up to the network. We will also release a 30GB SSD twin-pack for PC gamers and enthusiasts who want to take performance of their rig to the next level.”
Kingston is always looking to provide a low-cost and hassle-free upgrade path for first-time users, so this drive is also available as an all-in-one bundle kit, including cloning software, 2.5" to 3.5" brackets and SATA data and power cable extenders.
The included cloning software and step-by-step instructions make it easy to move the contents of an existing HDD to the SSDNow. Once cloned, the Operating System and applications sit on the SSDNow while the HDD serves as storage for all of your music, video, document and photo files.
The Kingston SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive will begin shipping in late February 2010. It is backed by a three-year warranty, 24/7 tech support and the now legendary Kingston sturdiness and reliability. For more information visit www.kingston.com/europe
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Kingston SSDNow 30GB Boot Drive Features and Specifications:
- Sequential Speed**: up to MB/sec. read
MB/sec. write
- 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 parts
- Reliable: less likely to fail than a standard hard drive
- Shock Resistant: no moving parts; handles rougher conditions than a hard drive
- Supports S.M.A.R.T.: Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
- Guaranteed: three-year Kingston warranty, 24/7 tech support
- Capacity1: 30GB
- Storage temperatures: ° C to ° C
- Operating temperatures: ° C to ° C
- Vibration operating:
- Vibration non-operating:
- Power specs:
- Life expectancy:
* Test system: Intel® DG45ID Desktop Motherboard; Intel® Core™2 Duo E6550 Desktop Process @ 2.33 GHz; 4GB system memory; on-board SATA 3Gbps with ACHI enabled; Windows Vista® SP2. Using the industry-standard PCMark® Vantage Advanced HDD Suite, the 30GB Boot Drive received a score of 20257 on a Windows 7 system, whereas a 7200RPM hard-disk drive reached 3294**. Using PCMark® 05 for a Windows XP system, the 30GB Boot Drive received a score of 22519 compared with the hard-disk drive score of 6508**. PCMark Vantage Advanced HDD Suite and PCMark 05 runs a series of tests such as Windows 7 and XP startup, importing photos, adding music to Windows Media Center and application loading. The score is an indicator of how many bytes are moved per second.
** Based on internal testing. Performance may vary based on system settings.
1Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. For more information, please consult Kingston’s Flash Memory Guide at Kingston.com/Flash_Memory_Guide.
