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| Brand | Kingston |
| Item Weight | 50 g |
| Product Dimensions | 7 x 10 x 0.7 cm |
| Item model number | SV300S37A/120G |
| Series | SV300S37A/120G V300 |
| Color | Black |
| RAM Size | 122880 MB |
| Hard Drive Size | 120 GB |
| Wattage | 1 watts |
| Hardware Platform | PC |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B00A1ZTZOG |
| Best Sellers Rank | 227 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 141 g |
| Date First Available | 1 Jan 2012 |
Warranty & Support
Warranty, Parts: Replacement parts covered under manufacturer's warranty terms for 12 months from date of purchase
Warranty, Labor: Labour cost covered under manufacturer's warranty terms for 12 months from date of purchase
Warranty, Labor: Labour cost covered under manufacturer's warranty terms for 12 months from date of purchase
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Product Description
Revive Your Computer
Get more life out of your computer and maximise your existing investment by replacing your old hard drive with a Kingston SSDNow V300 solid-state drive. It's the most cost-efficient way to dramatically improve the responsiveness of your system -- and it's less disruptive than migrating your data to another system.
SSDNow V300 is backed by free technical support and legendary Kingston reliability.
Based on PCMark Vantage, Advanced Edition HDD Test Suite
Make your system more responsive and maximise your computer investment. View larger
Kingston's SSDNow V300 is:
Faster -- improves speed of loading applications and system boot up Reliable -- with no moving parts, solid-state drives are less likely to fail than traditional hard drives Economical -- design is optimised to make migrating to an SSD more affordable Convenient -- all-in-one kits are available with all the components needed for a fast and easy installation Multiple capacities -- up to 480GB, to fit your workload Silent -- runs silent and cool
Dependable and Durable
SSDNow V300 features an LSI SandForce controller customised for Kingston and optimised for next-generation Flash memory to deliver the utmost in quality and reliability from two leading SSD brands. Because it's made with solid-state components and has no moving parts, it's shock-proof and withstands drops and bumps.
Kingston SSD Comparison Chart
 SSDNow V300 |  SSDNow KC380 |  SSDNow KC300 |  HyperX 3K | |
| Capacities | 60GB, 120GB, 240GB, 480GB | 60GB, 120GB | 60GB, 120GB, 180GB, 240GB, 480GB | 120GB, 240GB , 480GB |
| Read Speed | Up to 450MB/s | Up to 550MB/S | Up to 525MB/s | Up to 555MB/s (120GB-240GB); 540MB/s (480GB) 3 |
| Write Speed | Up to 450MB/s | Up to 520MB/S | Up to 500MB/s | Up to 510MB/s (120GB-240GB); 450MB/s (480GB) 3 |
| IOPS - random 4K read | Up to 85,000 | 60GB 14,000 (max) 120GB 17,000 (max) | 60GB 85,000 (max) 120GB 85,000 (max) 180GB 85,000 (max) 240GB 85,000 (max) 480GB 73,000 (max) | 120GB 85,000 (max) 240GB 86,000 (max) 480GB 74,000 (max) |
| IOPS - random 4K write | 60GB 60,000 (max) 120GB 55,000 (max) 240GB 43,000 (max) | 60GB 77,000 (max) 120GB 45,000 (max) | 60GB 64,000 (max) 120GB 64,000 (max) 180GB 64,000 (max) 240GB 52,000 (max) 480GB 32,000 (max) | 120GB 73,000 (max) 240GB 60,000 (max) 480GB 32,000 (max) |
| TRIM Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | 1.8" | 2.5" | 2.5" |
| Drive Weight | 88 grams (+/- 2 grams) | 27.43 grams (+/- 2 grams) | 60GB - 240GB - 86 grams (+/- 2 grams) 480GB - 92.3 grams (+/- 2 grams) | 81 grams (+/- 2 grams) |
| Drive Dimensions | 69.8mm x 100.1mm x 7mm | 78.5mm x 54mm x 5mm | 69.8mm x 100.1mm x 7.0mm | 69.85mm x 100mm x 9.5mm |
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1 x Solid State Drive
Installation Manual
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87 of 88 people found the following review helpful
By Tech Freak
Style Name:Standalone| Size Name:60GB|Amazon Verified Purchase
Please excuse the technical nature of this review:
There are primarily two types of NAND flash which is used in SSDs, synchronous and asynchronous. Drives using the superior synchronous NAND typically have twice the read/write performance of those with the older asynchronous NAND (when compared clock-for-clock). The V300 (as initially manufactured and reviewed by many websites) used the faster synchronous NAND, but Kingston have recently changed the product to use the slower (and cheaper) asynchronous NAND. The change was confirmed by Kingston on 16 January 2014:
"We use NAND from various manufacturers both synchronous and asynchronous. The first revision you have is made with synchronous and the second asynchronous."
http://www.overclock.net/t/1457629/psa-about-the-kingston-v300-ssd-probable-foul-play-by-kingston/10#post_21596200
Tests are showing the newer V300 drives are performing at less than half the speed of the earlier V300s. Kingston are using inflated results from benchmarking software which is sympathetic to the dynamic data-compression used by the SandForce controller in the V300 to claim that the new drives still meet their "on the box" performance claims. Whilst technically correct, the real-world performance of the newer drives is significantly reduced compared to the earlier versions of the drives.
The Kingston V300 in its initial form (as I purchased four months ago) was a genuine five-star product, but this new incarnation (along with the associated deception) is simply a mediocre SSD trading off the reviews of the original drive.
There are primarily two types of NAND flash which is used in SSDs, synchronous and asynchronous. Drives using the superior synchronous NAND typically have twice the read/write performance of those with the older asynchronous NAND (when compared clock-for-clock). The V300 (as initially manufactured and reviewed by many websites) used the faster synchronous NAND, but Kingston have recently changed the product to use the slower (and cheaper) asynchronous NAND. The change was confirmed by Kingston on 16 January 2014:
"We use NAND from various manufacturers both synchronous and asynchronous. The first revision you have is made with synchronous and the second asynchronous."
http://www.overclock.net/t/1457629/psa-about-the-kingston-v300-ssd-probable-foul-play-by-kingston/10#post_21596200
Tests are showing the newer V300 drives are performing at less than half the speed of the earlier V300s. Kingston are using inflated results from benchmarking software which is sympathetic to the dynamic data-compression used by the SandForce controller in the V300 to claim that the new drives still meet their "on the box" performance claims. Whilst technically correct, the real-world performance of the newer drives is significantly reduced compared to the earlier versions of the drives.
The Kingston V300 in its initial form (as I purchased four months ago) was a genuine five-star product, but this new incarnation (along with the associated deception) is simply a mediocre SSD trading off the reviews of the original drive.
50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
By Vinay
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Personal Computers|Amazon Verified Purchase
Not many reviews around for this item, so I thought I'd write one. Purchased during the black friday sale, this was delivered within four days (using the free delivery option!)
For background info, Kingston make three main series of SSD drives - V200, V+200 and HyperX. The first two are labelled as Consumer drives, and HyperX is for Enthusiasts. Confusingly, the V+200 also makes an appearance in the business drive category. The V+200 has upgraded speeds compared to V200, so you should always look for the V+ designation. My reason for choosing this was the special offer price and also the fact that Kingston use Intel/Micron chips in their drives.
The drive was marked SVP200S37A/240G and is 7mm high. The drive shell is built from metal and feels very sturdy, weight is just over 100g. Also in the pack was a rectangular plastic pad which can be attached to the drive to allow its height to be increased to 9.5mm high. Note that if you pay a few more pounds for the "kit" version of this product, you'll get an external USB drive enclosure, cables and software to allow cloning of an existing system. I didn't need that since I was planning on a fresh install (many SSD reviews suggest that doing a fresh install will ensure that Windows is set up correctly for SSDs, whereas cloning an old setup might not).
On my Thinkpad T400, Windows 7 installed on the SSD in under 30 mins. Boot times are now under 20 seconds compared to just over 2 minutes previously - this is on a system with only the OS and MS Office loaded. The weight of the SSD is slightly lower than the drive it replaced and power consumption is lower as well, so there are other benefits from the upgrade. Read more ›
For background info, Kingston make three main series of SSD drives - V200, V+200 and HyperX. The first two are labelled as Consumer drives, and HyperX is for Enthusiasts. Confusingly, the V+200 also makes an appearance in the business drive category. The V+200 has upgraded speeds compared to V200, so you should always look for the V+ designation. My reason for choosing this was the special offer price and also the fact that Kingston use Intel/Micron chips in their drives.
The drive was marked SVP200S37A/240G and is 7mm high. The drive shell is built from metal and feels very sturdy, weight is just over 100g. Also in the pack was a rectangular plastic pad which can be attached to the drive to allow its height to be increased to 9.5mm high. Note that if you pay a few more pounds for the "kit" version of this product, you'll get an external USB drive enclosure, cables and software to allow cloning of an existing system. I didn't need that since I was planning on a fresh install (many SSD reviews suggest that doing a fresh install will ensure that Windows is set up correctly for SSDs, whereas cloning an old setup might not).
On my Thinkpad T400, Windows 7 installed on the SSD in under 30 mins. Boot times are now under 20 seconds compared to just over 2 minutes previously - this is on a system with only the OS and MS Office loaded. The weight of the SSD is slightly lower than the drive it replaced and power consumption is lower as well, so there are other benefits from the upgrade. Read more ›
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Darth Vader
Style Name:Standalone|Size Name:120GB
I bought one these in January and it was the 506a version (made in taiwan) and is not much better than a normal hdd, when using "AS SSD benchmark software" it is reporting it at 175mb read speed nowhere near 450mb. And reading forums it looks like all versions later than the 505a are the same and while there is a slight improvement to my boot times it is not worth it. I dont think i'll ever buy anything from Kingston again as this looks like a bit of a scam as they release a really good drive and get great reviews and then change the product completely.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By A. Maxwell
Style Name:Standalone| Size Name:120GB|Amazon Verified Purchase
Well, it's just arrived today. This will be a rolling review, updated as I use it.
So far, a good sturdy feeling drive, lots of reviews on the web have been very complementary about it (i spent ages researching it). It is marketed as a budget drive. But what's budget about it?
Well from the looks of the reviews it's not able to handle as high a workload as many of the other more expensive drives. BUT as one review pointed out, the amount of work they were using to test it was pretty high (64 queue depth)and way out of the way of people who use their system to a 'normal' degree.
So it looks like if you are doing ALOT of things all at once and all wanting disk access, other drives may be better. BUT if you are doing all that you're likely to look for the higher performing drives anyway.
On the positive side the reviews show it holds it's own VERY well in other areas compared again to the more expensive drives.
**UPDATE 1 MONTH ON***
It's great, boots INCREDIBLY quickly and windows now flies around.
If like me you are spending ages looking at all the different options and require a good fast drive and you're not going to be overloading it with work then save yourself some time and just get this one.
So far, a good sturdy feeling drive, lots of reviews on the web have been very complementary about it (i spent ages researching it). It is marketed as a budget drive. But what's budget about it?
Well from the looks of the reviews it's not able to handle as high a workload as many of the other more expensive drives. BUT as one review pointed out, the amount of work they were using to test it was pretty high (64 queue depth)and way out of the way of people who use their system to a 'normal' degree.
So it looks like if you are doing ALOT of things all at once and all wanting disk access, other drives may be better. BUT if you are doing all that you're likely to look for the higher performing drives anyway.
On the positive side the reviews show it holds it's own VERY well in other areas compared again to the more expensive drives.
**UPDATE 1 MONTH ON***
It's great, boots INCREDIBLY quickly and windows now flies around.
If like me you are spending ages looking at all the different options and require a good fast drive and you're not going to be overloading it with work then save yourself some time and just get this one.
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good product
Good value for money--at least my husband think so. Don't know much about computer. The package arrived in good condition. Running really fast.
Published 14 hours ago by Xiaolan Zheng
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Fantastic little cheap upgrade.
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Very disappointed with Kingston this time, I got the 120Gb with updated insides, so now it's slower than advertised, quite disappointing had to return. Read more
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No issues whatsoever - I would totally buy another without hesitation - this is my second one now, in as many devices
No issues whatsoever - I would totally buy another without hesitation - this is my second one now, in as many devices
Published 2 days ago by B. Shepherd
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fast & Cheap and keeps my cousin happy.
Runs Linux (Ubuntu 13.10) extremely well. Boots before my monitor turns on (3-5 secs).
Used in my cousins new Linux box for indie games, minecraft and work (hence why... Read more
Used in my cousins new Linux box for indie games, minecraft and work (hence why... Read more
Published 3 days ago by Harry
5.0 out of 5 stars
Done my laptop & my desktop & they're like new machines!
Done my laptop & my desktop & they're like new machines!
I've left my cleaned of 1Tb HDD on as a massive storage where I can chuck all my films, photos & music & get at them... Read more
I've left my cleaned of 1Tb HDD on as a massive storage where I can chuck all my films, photos & music & get at them... Read more
Published 3 days ago by Dave Peters
5.0 out of 5 stars
fantastic
I have this along with a caviar blue 1tb hard drive in my pc and this works brilliantly, pc buts up in seconds and have had no issues with the sdd. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Jonny Woollard
1.0 out of 5 stars
Asynchronous version received.
Really slow for a SSD, Kingston has changed NAND from synchronous to asynchronous without notice...
It's like buing i5 and gettin i3 for the same price...
It's like buing i5 and gettin i3 for the same price...
Published 4 days ago by Mariusz Sobociński
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cheap but Amazing.
Been using this for about 2 months and its been brilliant my PC
now loads in 16 Seconds from the start of the button as is ready to go. Read more
now loads in 16 Seconds from the start of the button as is ready to go. Read more
Published 8 days ago by UnfortunateTruth
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great way to speed up an older computer
I swapped out a normal Hard drive for this SSD and the difference in performance was impressive. I was running XP which was fine but due to the coming security implications thought... Read more
Published 8 days ago by Mr D.S. MANTON
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