Kingston HyperX SSD 240GB

Antony101 · 15 May 2013 at 19:35

Is this SSD any good? I currently have a Crucial M4 but have noticed one of the above on offer for £130.

Would this perform as well as the Crucial M4 and are they reliable?

WuMyster · 15 May 2013 at 19:38

I had the 3K version which was a step down from the normal one and I was pleased with the results. Had it for about 6 months and had no hiccups (apart from a mobo issue).
It should perform better than a Crucial M4. Arent the M4's slow at writing compared to current SSD's?

Antony101 · 15 May 2013 at 19:38

I believe they are yeah.

khemist · 15 May 2013 at 22:09

I've had mine since launch (£400

) and it's been great, just make sure the f/w is up to date because before that the drive would disappear at times and require a restart.

stulid · 15 May 2013 at 22:46

I currently have a pair in RAID0, very happy with them.

squarehead94 · 16 May 2013 at 02:06

Why does everyone rave about the m4 if it is slower? never understood this

Minstadave · 16 May 2013 at 07:07

Samsung 840 pro is only a few quid more after cashback, I thought about the Kingston but didn't fancy a Sandforce based drive so went for the 840 pro.

WuMyster · 16 May 2013 at 09:09

Sandforce based drives are basically fine now after some firmware updates.
M4 was praised because of its reliability. Also, the reads are about the standards they are today so they are still good drives, just not for those who make lots of writes to the drive and need speed.

Johnchristin · 20 May 2013 at 08:11

Minstadave said:
Samsung 840 pro is only a few quid more after cashback, I though about the Kingston but didn't fancy a Sandforce based drive so went for the 840 pro.

I agree with WuMyster, yes Sandforce based drives are fine after firmware updates but Kingston older drives were some other controller not SandForce, they started using Sf since previous year.