Kingston Digital launches next generation SSD Technology for corporate client system use

Sunbury-on-Thames, UK -- 1st November 2010 -- Kingston Digital Europe Ltd, an affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the launch of its next generation SSDNow V+ solid-state drive (SSD), the Kingston SSDNow V+100. The new V+100 provides corporations with a viable solution to extend the life of currently installed client systems while meeting user performance expectations. The new range features enhanced garbage collection that is not OS dependent, making it a solid upgrade path to extend the life cycle of older client systems. The V+100’s drive performance has also been increased by 25 percent, enabling more efficient data transfer over the previous generation. In addition, a new 96 GB capacity has been added to the family offering a broader range of choices to enterprise customers.

“Kingston SSDNow drives have been extremely well received in the worldwide IT marketplace. Our customers have told us that they need an SSD solution that ideally sits both price- and capacity-wise between the 64 GB and 128 GB drives," said Steve Hall, European Product Development Manager - Flash, Kingston Digital Europe. “The feedback through our innovative customer facing programs yielded the 96 GB V+100 as the perfect solution to meet these needs, especially as an SSD upgrade path is the preferred execution model rather than spending more on a new system in most corporate environments.”

The new Kingston SSDNow V+100 also has an enhanced ‘always-on’ garbage collection feature, which cleanses redundant data from the drive to prevent performance degradation and maintains the drive over its life cycle. Since the garbage collection scheme operates independently from the OS, it works with both modern, TRIM-supporting systems such as Windows® 7, as well as older legacy OS’ such as Windows Vista® and XP that do not support TRIM. This means the drive can maintain optimal performance levels without additional upkeep costs or manual software maintenance.

"Managing costs while also meeting increased performance demands are the major factors driving more and more global IT decision makers to upgrade their PC assets with an SSD drive rather than buy new systems," said Mark Peters, Senior Analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group. "Kingston's new SSDNow V+100 Series also enables a great 'straddling' of operating systems; its compatibility (including the garbage collection feature) with both XP and Windows 7, means that users can enjoy the immediate benefits of cost-effective performance improvements for their XP systems and/or as they move to Windows 7."

The new Kingston SSDNow V+100 drive showed a 25 percent performance improvement over the existing V+ drive when tested with the PCMark® Vantage benchmark. This is due to an improved controller that enables more efficient data transfer.

With a 2.5" form factor, this new series is now available in 64 GB, 96 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB capacities. To help IT decision makers quantify the financial benefits of upgrading to SSDs, Kingston Technology has created the Kingston SSDNow ROI calculator. To find out more please visit: www.kingston.com/ukroot/ssd/about.asp

Kingston SSDNow V+100 Features and Specifications:
• Sequential Speed1: 230MB/sec. read; 180MB/sec. write
• Capacity2: 64GB, 96GB, 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
• PCMark® Vantage: 64 GB – 35,046
96 GB – 34,971
128 GB – 35,073
256 GB – 34,795
• Performance: PCs boot 3 times faster than a standard HDD; applications opened 2.5 times quicker; enhanced productivity makes users more efficient
• Silent: Runs silent and cool with no moving mechanical parts
• Ease of upgrade: Upgrade times can be reduced by up to 4 hours
• Support: Simplicity, speed and endurance of SSDs decreases calls to IT departments, freeing up staff to focus on core responsibilities
• Shock Resistant: No moving parts so the SSD handles rougher conditions than a hard drive
• Supports TRIM: TRIM notifies the SSD which data blocks are available to be written to
• Supports S.M.A.R.T.: Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
• Guaranteed: Backed by a three-year Kingston warranty, 24/7 tech support
• Power Specs: 3.4 W (TYP) Active / 0.05 W (TYP) Idle
• Storage temperatures: -40° C to 85° C
• Operating temperatures: 0°C to 70° C
• Dimensions: 69.85mm x 100mm x 9.5mm
• Operating shock: Operating 2.7G
• Vibration: Non operating 20G
• Weight: 64GB, 96GB, 128GB, 256GB=128g; 512 GB=150g
• Life expectancy: 1 million hours MTBF
• Warranty/support: 3 year warranty with free 24/7 support
1 Based on internal testing. Performance may vary based on system settings.
2 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 Guide at kingston.com/flash_memory_guide.
3 Test System: Intel® DG45ID Desktop Motherboard; Intel® Core 2 Quad Q9550 CPU at 2.83GHz; 4GB system memory; on-board SATA 3Gbps with AHCI-enabled; Windows® 7 Professional x64

Kingston SSDNow V+ 100 Solid-State Drives
Part Number Capacity and Features MSRP (excl. VAT)
SVP100S2/64G 64 GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (stand-alone drive) £115.72
SVP100S2/96G 96 GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (stand-alone drive) £144.05
SVP100S2/128G 128 GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (stand-alone drive) £204.74
SVP100S2/256G 256 GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (stand-alone drive) £465.32
SVP100S2/512G 512 GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (stand-alone drive) £991.33
SVP100S2B/64GR 64 GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (complete bundle) £123.82
SVP100S2B/96GR 96 GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (complete bundle) £152.14
SVP100S2B/128GR 128 GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (complete bundle) £212.83
SVP100S2B/256GR 256 GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (complete bundle) £473.41
SVP100S2B/512GR 512 GB 2.5″ SATA SSD (complete bundle) £999.42