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SSDNow | Enthusiasts

  • Faster speeds for serious users.

    Kingston’s HyperX® SSD combines the latest SandForce® controller technology with premium NAND Flash, reducing load times while increasing performance and endurance. It provides high-speed SATA Rev 3.0 (6Gb/s) transfer speeds for larger bandwidth, which power users require for advanced gaming, multitasking and multimedia computing power. Kingston’s HyperX SSD lets users load games and applications faster, increase frames per second (FPS) and quickly transfer and edit large media files. It’s cool, silent and requires less power and no additional cooling requirements.

    • SandForce controller technology
    • High-speed SATA Rev 3.0 (6Gb/s) transfer speeds
    • Advanced Wear-Leveling Technology
    • User-Configurable Over Provisioning
    • Performance — incredible speeds for enhanced productivity
    • Reliable — much less likely to fail than a standard hard drive
    • Shock-Proof — dropping your notebook no longer means losing your data
    • Cool & Quiet — runs silent and with no moving mechanical parts to generate heat
    • Innovative — uses NAND Flash memory components
    • Supports TRIM3 — enhances device wear leveling by eliminating merge operation for all deleted data blocks
    • Supports S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology)
    • Guaranteed — three-year Kingston® warranty, 24/7 tech support

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  • Specifications

    Capacities: 120GB, 240GB
    Sequential reads: 6Gb/s, 555MB/s for all capacities
    Sequential writes: 6Gb/s, 510MB/s for all capacities

    Form factor: 2.5"
    Dimensions: 69.85 x 100 x 9.5mm
    Operating Temperature: 0°C ~ 70°C
    Storage Temperature: -40°C ~ 85°C
    Vibration Operating: 2.17G
    Vibration Non-Operating: 20G
    MTBF: 1,000,000 Hrs

    Interface:
    SATA Rev 3.0 (6Gb/s), SATA Rev 2.0 (3Gb/s)

    Controller:
    2nd Generation SandForce® Controller SF-2281

    Components:
    Intel® 25nm Compute-Quality MLC NAND (5k P/E Cycles)

    Warranty/support:
    three-year warranty with free 24/7 support

    Sustained Random 4k Read/Write:
    120GB – 20,000/60,000
    240GB – 40,000/60,000 IOPS

    Max Random 4K R/W:
    120GB – 95,000/70,000 IOPS
    240GB – 95,000/60,000 IOPS

    PCMARK® Vantage HDD Suite Score3:
    120GB – 81,196
    240GB – 81,394

    SMART Tools:
    Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology to ensure a healthy drive

    Power Consumption:
    120GB: 0.455 W (TYP) Idle / 1.6 W (TYP) Read / 2.0 W (TYP) Write

    240GB: 0.455 W (TYP) Idle / 1.5 W (TYP) Read / 2.05 W (TYP) Write

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Why switch to SSDNow?

A Dramatic Shift

For any organistion, SSDNow can deliver dramatic savings with lower up front costs and TCO. SSDNow drives can extend the lifecycle and dramatically improve the performance of a PC with higher speeds, greater stability and legendary Kingston® reliability. From booting up to opening applications, SSDNow significantly cuts down waiting time. Best of all, with no moving parts, SSDNow drives are shock-proof, maintaining stability through the roughest conditions and extending the life of your desktop or notebook.

A Simple Swap

For notebook or desktop users, switching to SSD or adding it to your system is simple with upgrade kits that include everything you need as well as software to clone your files and OS in just minutes. Kingston SSDNow drives are backed by a three-year warranty, live 24/7 tech support and legendary Kingston reliability.

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Innovative

Flash technology makes the drive respond faster to commands

Shock-Proof

dropping a notebook no longer means losing your data

Silent

runs silent and with no moving mechanical parts

Cool

generates much less heat than traditional hard drives, ideal for notebook users

Green

consumes less energy than a traditional hard drive

Supports TRIM

ensures maximum performance on compatible operating systems

Supports S.M.A.R.T.

 

Guaranteed

three-year Kingston warranty, 24/7 tech support

  1. This SSD is designed for use in desktop and notebook computer workloads and is not intended for Server environments.
  2. 1. Some of the listed capacity on a Flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston's Flash Memory Guide.
  3. 2. Based on “out-of-box performance.” Speed may vary due to host hardware, software and usage.
  4. THIS PAGE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.