Kingston SSDNow V+100 96GB 2.5" SSD $120AR

[rpcohen]

Buy.com has the Kingston SSDNow V+100 96GB 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive (SSD), Desktop Kit on sale today for 169.95 - $50 mail in rebate = $119.95 with free shipping.
http://www.buy.com/pr/product.aspx?sku=218053997

 

[amanoai]

Pretty good, except isn't this the Toshiba super aggressive garbage collection one? That may turn some people off.

 

[gamefreakgcb]

Pretty good, except isn't this the Toshiba super aggressive garbage collection one? That may turn some people off.

Isn't that a good thing?

 

[CupCak3]

Isn't that a good thing?

Great for performance on full/near full drives, could be bad for drive lifetime.

I bought one for my wife's laptop which I purchased back in 2007. The HDD is starting to get loud and clunky so this and a new battery should extend the laptop's lifetime 3-4 more years. I plan to transplant the drive to the new laptop in future (though by that time, SDDs may very well be almost standard). With how little the laptop really writes, I'd expect this drive to last us many years.


I may even drop in a used T8100 depending on performance to replace the T2135...

 

[amanoai]

Isn't that a good thing?

It's a mix of both good and bad. I think it does come with a 3 year warranty?

Here's a review by Anand on the V+100 back in Nov 10'.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4010/kingston-ssdnow-v-plus-100-review/1