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Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SSD, should I buy or wait a bit more?

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toshvan

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After reading the Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SSD review at HARDOCP I'm tempted to buy my first SSD. Even though I also did some all-around reading around the net on current state of SSDs and it seems there are still some unresolved issues.

Anyway, inside Kingston SSDNow V300 is MLC SSD with 19nm Toshiba Toggle NAND and an SF-2281 processor. SF-2281 is kind of old technology now but both the price and test results performance seem very good.
Also the local store in my country (Macedonia) only carries Kingston and Corsair Force Series 3 and Force Series GT which are both built on SF-2281 processor, but both seem to have similar performance with Kingston SSDNow V300 (for 10-20% bigger price). I would prefer to buy from this store since it's local and because I have a discounted prices there.

TL DR: Any thoughts on Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SSD as a choice? Should I buy or wait a bit more for newer technology to resolve some of the current issues?
 
If you need it buy it. If you don't need it don't buy it. SSD work well now I wouldn't worry about it. I'm assuming you will be running w7 or w8.
I have several SSD all different and haven't had a problem with any of them for over a year.
You just have to make sure you install it correctly.
 
I'm not sure if I need it.
I'm building myself a new PC and from all I've read, a SSD should make for a noticeable difference in that snappiness feeling I like in well built PCs.

Anyway, I plan to use it in combination with a HDD and optimize the OS for long life of the SSD. A question in that order, if i use only like a third of the capacity (40Gb out of 120Gb, just the OS and the apps) does it mean that the wear on the SSD would be like 66% less? (as if in contrast the full capacity of the SSD is used)
 
It's non-Intel Sandforce so I personally would stay away.

The power specs aren't the greatest either but in your case it wouldn't matter because it's a PC not a laptop.
 
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