Sydney Australia – (August 13, 2009) – Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced a new addition to its SSDNow line of solid-state drives. The SSDNow V+ features capacities from 64GB to 256GB with higher input and output operations per second (IOPS) and faster read/write speeds than a standard mechanical hard-disk drive. It is targeted to prosumers and enterprise companies looking to increase performance and extend the life of existing systems.
“The SSDNow V+ is the ideal solid-state drive for power users, system builders, system integrators, and in demanding corporate environments where efficiency and performance are important as more system resources are in use,” said Vaughan Nankivell, Regional Manager, Australia and New Zealand for Kingston Technology. “Users will be more productive as the drive’s higher capacities and IOPS allow for more data storage and faster boot and application load times.”
A computer’s operating system will benefit from the drive’s impressive random 4K read speeds of up to 6,300 IOPS, and random 4K writes of up to 291 IOPS. The Kingston SSDNow V+ has a blazing sequential read speed of up to 220MB/sec. and write speeds of up to 180MB/sec.
The V+ is the latest addition to the SSDNow family of solid-state drives. The V+ is currently available in the United States in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities; the 64GB drive is available worldwide with increased capacities to come. It uses a standard SATA interface and is extremely durable with no moving parts and less heat generation than a typical hard-disk drive.
The SSD is backed by a three-year warranty, free tech support and legendary Kingston reliability. For more information, visit www.kingston.com/anz.
Kingston SSDNow V+ Features and Specifications:
• Sequential Read Throughput*: 64GB, 128GB & 256GB – 220MB/sec.
• Sequential Write Throughput*: 64GB – 140MB/sec.
128GB – 170MB/sec
256GB – 180MB/sec
• IOPS (Input and Output Operations per Second)*:
Random 4K read – 6,300 IOPS
Random 4K write: 64GB – 84 IOPS
Random 4K write: 128GB – 158 IOPS
Random 4K write: 256GB – 291 IOPS
• Form Factor: 2.5″
• Interface: SATA 1.5Gb/sec. and 3.0Gb/sec.
• Capacity**: 64GB, 128GB, 256GB
• Supports S.M.A.R.T.: Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
• Storage temperatures: -40° C to 85° C
• Operating temperatures: 0° C to 70° C
• Dimensions: 69.85mm x 100mm x 9.5mm
• Weight: 84 grams
• Vibration operating: 2.7G
• Vibration non-operating: 20G
• Power specs: Active: 2.6W; Idle: 0.15W
• Life expectancy: 1 million hours MTBF
• Operating Shock: 1500G
• Guaranteed: backed by a three-year Kingston warranty, free tech support
* Based on internal testing across suite of benchmarks.
** Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. For more information, please consult Kingston’s Flash Memory Guide at Kingston.com/Flash_Memory_Guide.
Kingston SSDNow V+ Solid-State Drives (stand-alone drive)
Part Number Capacity and Features
SNV225-S2/64GB 64GB 2.5? SATA SSD
SNV225-S2/128GB 128GB 2.5? SATA SSD ( shipping first in U.S. & Canada, Asia Pacific countries TBC )
SNV225-S2/256GB 256GB 2.5? SATA SSD ( shipping first in U.S. & Canada, Asia Pacific countries TBC )
Product Summary
Manufacturer: Kingston Technology
Product name : Kingston SSDNow V+ Solid-State Drives
RRP for 64GB: A$445, NZ$$570
RRP for 128GB: TBC
RRP for 256GB: TBC
Website: www.kingston.com/anz
Australian Distributors: Avnet Australia Pty Ltd, Ingram Micro, Simms International Pty Ltd., Synnex Australia PTY Ltd.
New Zealand Distributors: Ingram Micro NZ, Synnex NZ
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About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Through its global network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Taiwan, China, Malaysia and sales representatives in the United States, Taiwan, China, India, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Europe, Russia, Turkey, and Latin America. For more information, please visit www.kingston.com/anz.
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