Kingston 40GB V Series Boot Drive SSD (Intel G2)

explicit4u · 26 Oct 2009 at 11:37

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1111/1/

Doesn't look like a bad drive for just an OS, prices look quite cheap too, only problem is whether 40GB will be enough for my OS. Read speeds are fantastic and the random write speed is one of LR's best ever. only prob would be the 40mb/s write speeds

MeatLoaf · 26 Oct 2009 at 11:52

Hmm looks promising but it needs to be cheaper than the 64Gb Crucial drive

explicit4u · 26 Oct 2009 at 11:59

well the crucial drive ATM is around £150, this drive is meant to be around $85 which should be around 70-90 depending on how there feeling.

Toastor · 26 Oct 2009 at 14:26

I've been waiting till I've got the spare cash for an 80GB Intel drive, but if these launch at a good price in the UK, I might well buy two of these instead and put them in RAID 0.

Dinkas · 26 Oct 2009 at 15:27

Toastor said:
I've been waiting till I've got the spare cash for an 80GB Intel drive, but if these launch at a good price in the UK, I might well buy two of these instead and put them in RAID 0.

You'd have to RAID them because of the abysmal write speeds (40MB/s).

MeatLoaf · 26 Oct 2009 at 16:13

Dinkas said:
You'd have to RAID them because of the abysmal write speeds (40MB/s).

Eww, hadnt noticed that

explicit4u · 26 Oct 2009 at 18:46

4KB Random Write File Test Results Chart:

random writes still look outstanding.

marscay · 27 Oct 2009 at 08:09

As soon as i saw these on Anand i though great low cost prospect for HTPC's , blazing sequential speed isn't important for HTPC needs ....zero noise and good random access is all you need + low price doesn't hurt.

My HTPC box will be having one i think.

Zarf · 27 Oct 2009 at 08:26

If they are priced correctly ($85 = ~£50 so around £65 inc VAT and shipping seems reasonable) I'll probably be getting one for my HTPC. Got an old 500GB seagate in there atm and it's started making death moans.

Toastor · 27 Oct 2009 at 08:48

Dinkas said:
You'd have to RAID them because of the abysmal write speeds (40MB/s).

Agreed, the write speeds are abysmal, but the read speeds are excellent in gaming type scenarios. Being that I use my PC for little more than web browsing and gaming I think these drives are a real contender.

Toastor · 27 Oct 2009 at 08:51

Zarf said:
If they are priced correctly ($85 = ~£50 so around £65 inc VAT and shipping seems reasonable) I'll probably be getting one for my HTPC. Got an old 500GB seagate in there atm and it's started making death moans.

Unfortunately the $85 price in the US is with a $25 mail-in rebate. The regular price is $110. I'll be very surprised if they sell as low as £65 over here.

Dinkas · 27 Oct 2009 at 09:03

explicit4u said:
4KB Random Write File Test Results Chart:

random writes still look outstanding.

Anandtech shows 34MB/s random 4k writes. I'd believe this over 64MB/s, which is 60% faster than the drives max throughput...

explicit4u · 27 Oct 2009 at 11:06

Dinkas said:
Anandtech shows 34MB/s random 4k writes. I'd believe this over 64MB/s, which is 60% faster than the drives max throughput...

But still 34.5MB/s is faster then any other indilinx drive out there by quite a bit.

Dinkas · 27 Oct 2009 at 14:33

explicit4u said:
But still 34.5MB/s is faster then any other indilinx drive out there by quite a bit.

Yeah, but Anand's Heavy Trace benchmark brings it to its knees, 'tho perhaps not indicative of the load an average consumer will place on the drive

Another review here. Ok for a netbook I suppose, but they need to keep the price in check.

Lanz · 9 Nov 2009 at 11:51

These drives are meant to be released today. Any news?

Toastor · 9 Nov 2009 at 12:03

I've noticed these being available on other UK sites today. Hopefully OCUK will choose to stock them.

OCP · 9 Nov 2009 at 12:04

I can confirm that Kingston has them in stock

OCP · 9 Nov 2009 at 12:07

oops misread, the M series (Intel G2 drives) are in stock i mean.

Blackbadger · 9 Nov 2009 at 12:30

So 3 of these 40gb kingstons in raid 0, or a 128gb m225 ?

Pro's/Cons
3* kingstons is around £20 cheaper
3* kingstons - gives 8gb less hd space - (unsure of formated sizes etc)
3* kingstons = 3x failure chance more likely
3* kingstons = faster ? - maybe
3* kingstons = more sata ports used, infact I don't have 3 spare, so sod this for a plan.

may just get some for laptops then..

tezmo · 20 Nov 2009 at 13:29

do any of you gentlemen have anything to add? any personal experiences yet? I am seriously tempted by a pair...