Inexpensive 240GB SSD.
SSDNow V300 Drive
Kingston’s SSDNow V300 solid-state drive is a cost-effective way to revive your computer. It’s 10x faster than a hard drive plus more reliable, more durable and shock-proof. It features an LSI® SandForce® controller customised for Kingston and best-in-class components, and is available in kits with all the accessories needed for an effortless transition to the latest technology. For added peace of mind, it’s backed by a three-year warranty, free technical support and legendary Kingston® reliability.
Features:
Fast —10x faster than a 7200RPM hard drive\
High Quality — features an LSI® SandForce® controller customized for Kingston
Reliable — with no moving parts, solid-state drives are less likely to fail than standard hard drives
Economical — design optimized to make migrating to an SSD more affordable
Convenient — all-in-one kits with all the components for easy installation
Multiple capacities — to fit your workload
Guaranteed — three-year warranty, free technical support and legendary Kingston reliability
Specifications:
Form factor: 2.5"
Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0
Capacities1: 60GB, 120GB, 240GB, 480GB
Power Consumption: 0.640W Idle / 1.423 W Read / 2.052 W Write
Storage temperatures: -40 to 85°C
Operating temperatures: 0 to 70°C
Dimensions: 69.8mm x 100.1mm x 7mm
Weight: 86g
Vibration operating: 2.17G Peak (7–800Hz)
Vibration non-operating: 20G Peak (10–2000Hz)
Life expectancy: 1 million hours MTBF
Warranty/support: three-year warranty with free technical support
Total Bytes Written (TBW):
240GB: 128TB
Baseline Performance:
Compressible Data Transfer (ATTO)2
All capacities: 450MB/s Read and 450MB/s Write
Incompressible Data Transfer
(AS-SSD and CrystalDiskMark) 2
240GB — 191MB/s Read and 142MB/s Write
IOMETER Maximum Random 4k Read/Write
240GB — up to 85,000/ up to 43,000 IOPS
PCMARK® Vantage HDD Suite Score
240GB: 57,000
I wouldn't touch this with the poor memory in these drives after the switch.
Spend an extra $6 and get the new UV400.