Kingston V100 64Gb SSD $70 ar

[latenitec11]

Both Fry's Electronics (In Store, not online) and Newegg have the Kingston V100 SSD for $69.99 after $45 rebate
NewEgg Link

Decent SSD for the price

 

[Vidman]

I don't think anyone's faster with rebate service than Kingston. They're terrific and it's a check not some funky visa PITA debit card.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Is this drive a decent upgrade over a 640GB WD Black drive? Seems to be a good deal if so....very tempting.

 

[latenitec11]

Is this drive a decent upgrade over a 640GB WD Black drive? Seems to be a good deal if so....very tempting.

I currently have a 1st generation Intel SSD (The Kingston is over 4 times faster on the write side) and the intel ssd was faster than a WD Velociraptor (let alone a WD Black)

 

[ch33zw1z]

I currently have a 1st generation Intel SSD (The Kingston is over 4 times faster on the write side) and the intel ssd was faster than a WD Velociraptor (let alone a WD Black)

thanks

 

[jjmIII]

OOS, but the 96gb is $110 AR.

 

[qliveur]

^That 96GB model is also a V+100, with a Toshiba controller instead of the JMicron.

V & V100 - JMicron controller

V+ & V+100 - Toshiba controller

 

[sunilx]

Which controller is superior in performance?

 

[cubeless]

OOS, but the 96gb is $110 AR.

looks back in stock...

and the v+100 is supposed to be fastest with built in trash collection so it works with xp... i have a handful of these drives and have had no problems at all with them...

 

[qliveur]

Which controller is superior in performance?

From what I've heard; the Toshiba. As Cubeless mentioned, the V+ and, especially, the V+100 have super-aggressive garbage collection that, from what I've heard, makes TRIM virtually unnecessary, and, incidentally, makes these drives ideal for a cheap RAID0 setup.

I got a couple of the 96GB V+100s about a week ago when they were $85 AR AC.

 

[razel]

V & V100 - JMicron controller

The V100 uses a Toshiba 618 controller based on the JMicron 612 controller that is over 2 generations newer than the infamous broken JMicrons. Don't let this controller lead you elsewhere. Western Digital used a similar version in their SSD. Also Toshiba has proven that they know how to program controllers. There is no issue, worry, or need for TRIM, alignment, toolbox software with the V100 or V100+ --the way HDDs should be. Of course, this sacrificed utmost speed, but you get in return a drive that's plug, play, forget and live on with life.

 

[wirednuts]

i like that ssd's are finally becoming affordable and fast. i bet in about 2 or 3 more years we will see an explosion of cheap good ssd's, and finally see mechanical drives start fading.

 

[qliveur]

The V100 uses a Toshiba 618 controller based on the JMicron 612 controller that is over 2 generations newer than the infamous broken JMicrons. Don't let this controller lead you elsewhere. Western Digital used a similar version in their SSD. Also Toshiba has proven that they know how to program controllers. There is no issue, worry, or need for TRIM, alignment, toolbox software with the V100 or V100+ --the way HDDs should be. Of course, this sacrificed utmost speed, but you get in return a drive that's plug, play, forget and live on with life.

Um, huh? They're both showing JMicron controller to me.

If that's wrong, please inform Anandtech about it.

 

[jjmIII]

i like that ssd's are finally becoming affordable and fast. i bet in about 2 or 3 more years we will see an explosion of cheap good ssd's, and finally see mechanical drives start fading.

I have 5 spare spindle drives...aaaand, a spare SSD sitting around. Yes, times are changing!

 

[awppsu]

Wow I can't pass up that deal. Just build a new computer and wanted an SSD for the Windows boot, but they're all over 100 dollars or so atleast the ones Id want to put windows on + a game or two on.

But this looks like a good deal!

 

[razel]

Um, huh? They're both showing JMicron controller to me.

If that's wrong, please inform Anandtech about it.

Good idea! Here's the internals. Since you 1st noticed it, why not inform himself yourself? He might reward you. I wouldn't want take that away from you.

 

[awppsu]

The V100 uses a Toshiba 618 controller based on the JMicron 612 controller that is over 2 generations newer than the infamous broken JMicrons. Don't let this controller lead you elsewhere. Western Digital used a similar version in their SSD. Also Toshiba has proven that they know how to program controllers. There is no issue, worry, or need for TRIM, alignment, toolbox software with the V100 or V100+ --the way HDDs should be. Of course, this sacrificed utmost speed, but you get in return a drive that's plug, play, forget and live on with life.

So wait, are these two pretty much equal except in size? Or...?

 

[Fayd]

Um, huh? They're both showing JMicron controller to me.

If that's wrong, please inform Anandtech about it.

try harder.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/329?vs=141

 

[jjmIII]

try harder.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/329?vs=141

actually... http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/329?vs=201

 

[Modular]

So, is this a good controller or what? You all are confusing me.

 

[ch33zw1z]

So, is this a good controller or what? You all are confusing me.

this

 

[Zap]

So, is this a good controller or what?

Mediocre controller for an SSD, meaning instead if being 40X faster than a HDD it will only be 20X faster. Or something like that. It will benchmark a lot SLOWER than SSDs that cost more than $150 (AKA larger capacity SSDs using "better" controllers). In actual usage it will be faster than a HDD and "feel" like just another SSD.

 

[awppsu]

Mediocre controller for an SSD, meaning instead if being 40X faster than a HDD it will only be 20X faster. Or something like that. It will benchmark a lot SLOWER than SSDs that cost more than $150 (AKA larger capacity SSDs using "better" controllers). In actual usage it will be faster than a HDD and "feel" like just another SSD.

So the 60gb one is mediocre, what about the 96gb one with a toshiba controller?

 

[Modular]

Mediocre controller for an SSD, meaning instead if being 40X faster than a HDD it will only be 20X faster. Or something like that. It will benchmark a lot SLOWER than SSDs that cost more than $150 (AKA larger capacity SSDs using "better" controllers). In actual usage it will be faster than a HDD and "feel" like just another SSD.

Thanks for the straightforward answer. I was thinking that the "real feel" of this drive would be comparable to any other SSD and that's what I'm looking for.

One more question - it seems that there's a drawback to using an SSD in Vista 64, namely that it doesn't support TRIM. Is this something I should be concerned about? What about garbage collection in Vista 64; does it work?

Thanks.

 

[qliveur]

Good idea! Here's the internals. Since you 1st noticed it, why not inform himself yourself? He might reward you. I wouldn't want take that away from you.

lol

Thanks for the helpful info. :thumbsup: