Kingston SSDNow V+ Series SNV225-S2

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94% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

TRIM support; fast reads and writes; included upgrade and connectivity kit; competitive pricing

Not world-changing; random-access times lag behind Indilinx and Intel controllers

The second-gen Kingston SSDNow V+ is a strong performer and it gets brownie points for the included upgrade kit, as well as native TRIM support. It doesn’t offer a huge jump in performance, but users won’t be disappointed. And it’s less expensive than...

Kingston's brilliant 128GB SSDNow V+ offers a simple, straightforward upgrade path to lightning quick performance.

We installed the SSDNow V+ into an easily upgradeable, late 2008 Unibody MacBook with a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor and 2GB of RAM, and ran a series of tests on the MacBook’s internal 5400-rpm, 2.5-inch Toshiba hard drive to serve as a baseline before...

We tested the drive using HDTach and the following is the result that was posted.

The blazing fast read and write speeds of the

– Far better write improvement over the original V+ Series drives ; – Windows 7 TRIM support ; – Available in up to 512GB capacities

– None that I found

As we have stated earlier in the review this is an update to the already released V+ Series solid state drives form Kingston, a second-generation. So what really is new about these drives? Probably the most important thing that sticks out to most...

We've been waiting for SSD's to drop in price so they can mainstream and this may be the first shot in the mainstream war. It's not quite what we were hoping for but with the $85 (after MIR) price tag the Kingston SSDNow V is a major step in the right...

Impressive 241 MBps read bandwidth with EVEREST ; 128MB Cache buffer overcomes 'stuttering' data problem ; Very low 0.14 ms random access time ; Lightweight compact storage solution ; Resistant to extreme shock impact ; Up to 256 GB of SSD capacity ;...

Unimpressive 150 MBps write bandwidth with EVEREST ; Metal case is heavier and less durable than plastic ; Poor IOPS performance ; Specifications and product documentation are unavailable ; Lacks integrated USB 2.0 Mini-B data connection ; Expensive...

Benchmark Reviews begins each conclusion with a short summary for each of the areas we rate. The first is product presentation, which takes packaging into consideration only to the extent that it provides adequate packing material and delivers...

Solid State Drives offer some significant performance increases across the board for computer users, generally posting some outstanding read speeds and response times. Further, they offer many advantages over mechanical hard drives; namely silent...