Testseek.com have collected 158 expert reviews of the Kingston 2.5 inch SSDNow V300 Series SATA600 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Kingston 2.5 inch SSDNow V300 Series SATA600.
April 2013
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158 Reviews
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Excellent sequential performance, Great 4K performance, Potential for 85K IOPS, Special tuned controller/firmware between Kingston & LSI/Sandforce, Super Fast Read/Write, Under $1/GB
Uncompressible data performance takes a hit (SF2281 issue Not independent to this model)
The Kingston V300 aims and hits the mark on a value based SSD which also offers sub dollar per Gigabyte pricing and for this, it earns the Bjorn3D Golden Bear Award....
Faster speeds than specification; robust accessory package; competitive price; customized controller by LSI
SandForce 2281 struggles with incompressible data; not fastest SSD on the market
Great overall combination of speed, accessories, and price for a solid purchase. Discuss in the Forum...
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Published: 2013-02-22, Author: Tony , review by: proclockers.com
The Kingston SSDNow V300 is a very solid drive. If it wasn't labeled as a budget drive many would not have known. The Read performance is well enough to be a great source for a machine that is heavy in media file for streaming to various other devices. In...
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Published: 2013-02-15, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
Great price/performance ratio. Priced well below $1 per GB.
Older SF-2181 loses speed in random read/writes, or when working with uncompressed data
The 128GB Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S3D7 internal solid-state drive pushes well below the $1 per GB price point without compromising drive performance....
Abstract: Kingston V300: At last, Sandforce for the Value series The folks at Kingston have long shunned SandForce controllers in their Value SSD series. SSDNow V100 didn’t have one, because it was reserved only for the most expensive models back at the time. Wh...
Abstract: Kingston is no stranger to SSDs; in fact, over the last five years the company has offered the most diverse repertoire of drives available. Specifically, it's utilized one or more generations of controllers from Toshiba, Marvell, JMicron, Samsung, and eve...
Available in 60GB, 120GB and 240GB capacities, SandForce SF-2281 processor, Toggle Mode NAND flash, Excellent sequential read and write speeds, SATA 6Gb/s interface, Supports SMART, TRIM and Garbage Collection, Available as stand-alone drive or as part of
Not as fast when writing incompressible data
The Kingston SSDNow V300 is an excellent choice for the cost-conscious consumer looking to upgrade their existing desktop or notebook PC. This new solid state drive combines LSI's SandForce SF-2281 controller with Toshiba's 19nm MLC Toggle Mode NAND f...
For the capacities of 60GB and 120GB Kingston has managed to deliver a value-oriented SSD that will hold the TLC NAND sharks at bay. The test pool that we placed the 120GB Kingston SSDNow V300 into was definitely weighted against this value offering, yet...
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Published: 2013-01-24, Author: Jim , review by: bigbruin.com
With compressible data this drive exceeded its rated read and write transfer speeds by 50MB/s, Win7 loading time of 23 seconds with an overclocked i5 2500k, Fair pricing, at less than $1/GB, Included Acronis disk cloning software is very effective
Poor, but expected sequential read/write performance with incompressible data, Please drop by the Bigbruin.com Forum and feel free to post any comments or questions
The Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB solid state drive covered in this review has a respectable capacity of 120GB. Although marketed as a "notebook bundle kit," this SSD will perform just the same in either a desktop or notebook environment. The included Acroni...
Published: 2012-12-27, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
The V300 SSD line from Kingston aims to offer performance at a price that won't makeyou weak in the knees and by what we were able to discern, they hit their mark....
