SSD (Solid State Drive) 2.5" 240GB Kingston V300
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 customized 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
Economicaldesign 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
Spec:
Form factor: 2.5"
Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0
Capacities1: 60GB, 120GB, 240GB
Sequential Reads2:
SATA Rev. 3.0 up to: 450MB/s
Sequential Writes2:
SATA Rev. 3.0 up to: 450MB/s
Maximum Random 4k Read/Write2:
60GB — up to 85,000/ up to 60,000 IOPS
120GB — up to 85,000 / up to 55,000 IOPS
240GB — up to 85,000 / up to 43,000 IOPS
PCMARK® Vantage HDD Suite Score: 60GB: 39,000
120GB: 49,000
240GB: 57,000
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):
60GB: 32TB
120GB: 64TB
240GB: 128TB
what would be better for a windows/games drive this or samsung 840 250gb (non pro) not sure how much the write speed effects things for an OS/gaming drive. The 840 has a fair bit higher read speed.