[Amazon] Kingston SSDNow V300 120/240GB [$59.99/$124.99]

[Flamez Rogue]

I grabbed 2 120gb models to run in raid 1. Double the storage and performance for only the price of one normal value 120gb SSD. Thanks for pointing out this sale.

[WoodenMarker]

I think it's worth spending like $10 more for a faster SSD.

You most likely wouldn't notice the difference.

[AlwaysFSX]

Do as you like.

If it was for Canada specifically then I'm sure @WoodenMarker would have put [CAN] or the like in the title.

[GzeroD]

I grabbed 2 120gb models to run in raid 1. Double the storage and performance for only the price of one normal value 120gb SSD. Thanks for pointing out this sale.

Am I misremembering or don't the IOPS of Raid drive scale poorly (this was the case when I had 2 128 GB agility 4 drives but that could of just been a poorly performing onboard RAID controller, i didnt keep the second drive long enough to try it on a higher quality board or with a real raid card) 

[WoodenMarker]

Am I misremembering or don't the IOPS of Raid drive scale poorly (this was the case when I had 2 128 GB agility 4 drives but that could of just been a poorly performing onboard RAID controller, i didnt keep the second drive long enough to try it on a higher quality board or with a real raid card) 

Iops don't scale with raid. Only sequential transfer speeds do.

[GzeroD]

Iops don't scale with raid. Only sequential transfer speeds do.

Well then that would explain my result . I much prefer a higher IOPS rating because ATM after 400MB/s  read/write the difference in usability for most applications is imperceptible to myself while slowdowns due to writing a huge number of tiny files is much more noticeable.

[rcarlos243]

also in the post that he links the equivalently sized 830 did not last anywhere near 2000TiB

Dives that are much smaller use fewer NAND chips even in the same product line are not directly comparable.

 

???

 

i have no idea what link you are talking about that did not last anywhere near 2000TiB

 

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?271063-SSD-Write-Endurance-25nm-Vs-34nm

 

[GzeroD]

???

 

i have no idea what link you are talking about that did not last anywhere near 2000TiB

 

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?271063-SSD-Write-Endurance-25nm-Vs-34nm

 

3 things

1 I was mistakenly looking at the MWI exhausted figure. Sorry.

2 That is a 256GB model and is not comparable to a 64 GB model in the same range never mind one from a different manufacturer. the 64 GB 830 on that page exhausts its MWI at 85 TiB vs 827.9 for the 256GB model in that graph.

3 One drive is not a valid sample size for any of these test (then again the same argument can be made for almost all reviews on the net so meh)

[Paralectic]

If only I had a credit card and no SSD yet.

[Giampanos]

they are cheap because they have issues you don't know if you are going to get a good one or a bad one : http://www.overclock.net/t/1457629/psa-about-the-kingston-v300-ssd-probable-foul-play-by-kingston

[T4cC0re]

It is fact, that the SSD has bad performance if it's firmware is 5.0.5, which is basically any SSD produced after Summer 2013. If you should have a dirve with that fw you should be able to update to 5.2.5 via this link http://www.kingston.com/en/support/technical/downloads?product=sv300s3&filename=V300_525fw_Win
Have not tested it yet, though. Still at work. I will update this when i know As usual, do a backup first

[Blueprint]

If just the Amazon UK had the same deal..

You can buy it from America in the UK.

[Blueprint]

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A1ZTZNM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00A1ZTZNM&linkCode=as2&tag=linustechtips-20

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A1ZTZOG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00A1ZTZOG&linkCode=as2&tag=linustechtips-20

 

Update: As of 2/17, the 120GB version is $66.

 

It's a great value ssd and I've worked with a good number of these. They feel quite better in person than they would seem to from the pictures with a sort of hard matte metal casing. Anyway, it's hard to go wrong with it.

I'm not sure when the sale ends or when it will go out of stock so grab one while you can!

 

Do you know about international pricing?

[Denned]

You can buy it from America in the UK.

I wasn't possible at the time, but I can see that it is now. However with tax and shipping it ends up being only slitghtly cheaper than just buying it at a local dealer

[Blueprint]

I wasn't possible at the time, but I can see that it is now. However with tax and shipping it ends up being only slitghtly cheaper than just buying it at a local dealer

Ah ok.

[Aelrikom]

they are cheap because they have issues you don't know if you are going to get a good one or a bad one : http://www.overclock.net/t/1457629/psa-about-the-kingston-v300-ssd-probable-foul-play-by-kingston

Ouch.  I was just about to pick up two.  Thanks for turning me off.

[GzeroD]

Is this only their 120Gb drives or did I just luck out on the 240's that I bought?

[WoodenMarker]

Bump.

Holy shizzle, it's $59.99!