Kingston Releases 960GB SSDNow V310 SSDs

Kingston has released the SSDNow V310 SSD with a capacity of 960GB. The Phison 3108 controller based product has read speeds of up to 500MB/s and write speeds of up to 450MB/s. Random 4k write performance are low though at 20,000 IOPS. Pricing and retail availability information was not shared..

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced its latest addition to the SSDNow V300 series, the V310. The Kingston SSDNow V310 solid-state drive dramatically boosts system responsiveness while also offering 960 GB capacity to store all movies, music, games, files and applications.

The new SSDNow V310 is 10x faster than a 7200RPM hard-disk drive. Powered by a Phison 3108 controller, the drive achieves 450 MB/s read and write speeds. With no moving mechanical parts, SSDNow V310 is shock-proof, uses less energy and stays cool making it more reliable and less likely to fail than standard hard-disk drives. The large capacity of the SSDNow V310 allows enough space for a true HDD replacement so users can migrate their entire hard drive over with storage to spare.

SSDNow V310 is available in 960 GB as a stand-alone drive or as all-in-one kits that include all the accessories needed plus software to clone files and OS to make for an easy install. SSDNow V310 is backed by a three-year warranty, free technical support and legendary Kingston reliability.

Kingston SSDNow V310 Features and Specifications:

• Faster: improves speed of loading applications and system boot up
• Reliable: with no moving parts, solid-state drives are less likely to fail than standard hard drives
• Convenient: all-in-one kits with all the components for easy installation
• Large capacity: enough space to migrate your entire HDD over to a SSD
• Form factor: 2.5-inch drive available in 7.0mm with adapter to fit in 9.5mm systems
• Silent: runs silent and cool
• Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6 Gb/s) - with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0
• Capacities: 960 GB
• Baseline Performance:
Compressible Data Transfer (ATTO) - 450 MB/s Read and 450 MB/s Write

Incompressible Data Transfer (AS-SSD and CrystalDiskMark) - 500 MB/s Read and 440 MB/s Write

IOMETER Maximum Random 4k Read/Write - 40,000 IOPS and 20,000 IOPS

Random 4k Read/Write - 27,000 MB/s Read and 10,500 MB/s Write

PCMARK 8 Storage Bandwidth Score - 4,700

• Power Consumption: 0.08 W Idle / 1.28 W Avg/ 1.16 W (MAX) Read / 5.39 W (MAX) Write
• Storage temperature: -40°F to 185°F (-40°C to 85°C)
• Operating temperature: 32°F to 158°F (0°C to 70°C)
• Dimensions: 69.8mm x 100.1mm x 7mm
• Weight: 92.5g
• Vibration operating: 2.17G Peak (7-800Hz)
• Vibration non-operating: 20G Peak (10-2000Hz)
• Life expectancy: 1 million hours MTBF
• Warranty/support: 3-year warranty with free technical support
• Total Bytes Written (TBW): 2,728TB 2.56DWPD

Package Contents

Desktop Upgrade Kit

• 3.5" bracket & mounting screws
• SATA data & power cables
• Hard drive cloning software (CD)5
• Installation video (DVD)

Notebook Upgrade Kit

• 2.5" USB enclosure
• Hard drive cloning software (CD)5
• Installation video (DVD)
• 7 mm to 9.5 mm adapter

Desktop/Notebook Upgrade Kit

• 2.5" USB enclosure
• 3.5" bracket & mounting screws
• SATA data & power cables
• Hard drive cloning software (CD)5
• Installation video (DVD)
• 7 mm to 9.5 mm adapter