Kingston SSDNow M Series SNM125-S2

14 reviews

May, 2013

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We have collected and analyzed 7 expert reviews and 7 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 79/100 and users rate it 77/100. The average review date is Sep 25, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 28833 reviews from other Solid-State Drives. The alaScore™ for this product is 82/100 = Very good. Last update: May 20, 2013.

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Consumer review by: N/A (newegg.com)

Gen 2 Intel, not Gen 1

Flash with Intel firmware at your own risk. I haven't done it to mine so I don't know for sure if it works. Reports are that it does though.

This drive is blazing quick and well worth every penny. #1 upgrade for your computer in my opinion. This is not a Gen 1 intel drive though, it is a Gen 2. BIOS and Windows 7 both recognize it as an intel SSDSA2M080G2xx drive. I don't know if it...

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Mar, 2010

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Consumer review by: Roberto Parish (amazon.com)

Kingston DOESN'T honor warranty outside US !!!

I was thinking buy a Kingston SSD in Amazon, and ask for my son that lives in US forward it to me. Before my final decision, I called to Kingston here for know about the warranty procedure, and for my surprise they said that if I buy a Kingston...

Mar, 2010

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Consumer review by: G. Kuo (amazon.com)

Great drive in a MacBook Pro

Drive is a rebadged Intel drive and even accepts the Intel firmware update while installed within a unibody MacBook Pro. As expected, the SSD launches multiple apps with astonishing speed even wehn compared to a 7200 RPM Seagate drive. Now acts as my...

May, 2009

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Consumer review by: Hap McWedge (newegg.com)

Stomps all other SSDs

Upgraded my Lenovo T61, Vista boots lightning quick, apps load quicker, gained some battery life. This is the easiest way to upgrade the performance of your laptop or desktop. PCMark scores went up 120% just by swapping the HDD for the Kingston SSD

wish my laptop can could do raid zero so I could stripe 2 of these. My gamer desktop is next.

Feb, 2009

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Consumer review by: N/A (newegg.com)

VERY Impressive Drive

Once the prices come down, I can foresee switching out all of my company's PCs/Laptops to these drives for performance & reliability.

I have had several different SSD drives & finally got this one on a demo from Kingston. I must say that I was ready to give up on SSD altogether! On my brand new Lenovo x200 laptop with a 7.2k SATA drive, from the time I swiped my finger to login to...

It is still a bit on the small side (80gb) & the price (399 after rebate) is still too high to deploy.

Jan, 2009

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Consumer review by: Jason Litka (newegg.com)

Identical to Intel X25-M but less expensive

This drive is identical to the Intel X25-M. Kingston even posts the Intel X25-M spec sheet on their site as the spec sheet for this item, proving that they did nothing but slap a new label on it.

Identical to the 80GB Intel X25-M at a lower price point.

Still more expensive than other MLC drives.

Jan, 2009

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Consumer review by: My Name Here (amazon.com)

Fast but didn't last

This is the much-heralded Intel X25M. Note that this is a G1 version, though (50nm technology, not 34nm), which means it doesn't support Intel's standalone TRIM tool (although you can use the other Intel tools). The drive was fantastic. I spent a lot...

Oct, 2001

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Expert review by: David Ramli (goodgearguide.com.au)

Kingston SSDNow M series SNM125-S2/80GB

The Kingston SSDNow M series SNM125-S2/80GB solid state drive provides excellent performance for a 2.5in hard drive, but the very high cost and low 80...

Fast, cool and quiet

Very expensive, only 80GB

The Kingston SSDNow M series SNM125-S2/80GB is a small, cool, quiet and quick 2.5in solid-state hard drive that will fit into your laptop hard drive bay or mini-PC. Its has a very high cost per gigabyte, however, and a relatively low total storage...

Mar, 2009

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Expert review by: Jayesh Limaye (techtree.com)

Kingston SSDNow M-Series SNM125 S2B/80GB [Review]

This SSD doubles as a portable hard drive

Excellent speeds, silent, cool, power saving, attractive bundle

Very expensive

Dec, 2009

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Product Specifications

Kingston¿s new line of SSDNow solid-state drives ( SSD) rounds out its suite of enterprise products. The SSDNow M Series uses Intel solid-state drives, which are the best-performing drives on the market. By improving a computer¿s performance and durability, SSDNow M Series drives help increase the productivity of power users. SSDNow M Series drives increase performance with the impressive input and output operations per second (IOPS), a result of the drive¿s NAND Flash components and the powerful Native Command Queuing. With higher IOPS than a standard mechanical hard disk drive (HDD), SSDNow M Series allows for faster boot times and faster application loads than HDDs, ultimately making a power user more productive. SSD uses a standard hard disk drive interface but unlike an HDD, SSD is very rugged and can handle more shock because it¿s built with no moving parts. Kingston¿s SSDNow M Series can withstand greater shock than an HDD, making it an ideal solution for executives and road warriors who push the limits of their notebooks. Kingston¿s SSDNow M Series drives are equipped with S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) to tell the user when a drive is about to fail. For added peace of mind, the drives are backed by 24/7 tech support, a three-year warranty and legendary Kingston reliability.