[*DEAD*] Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB SSD for $55 (+.99 cent shipping)

[dualsmp]

[*DEAD*]

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S37A/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) at Newegg for $54.99 with .99 cent shipping.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820721107

 

[BenJeremy]

Word of warning... the Kingston SSDNow V300 is the "bait and switch" SSD.

Very dishonest company, now.... they replaced the Synchronous flash with slower asynchronous - they now have less than half the performance.

I would guess that these drives will go even lower, now that the secret is out.

 

[Trailblazer]

Kingston used to be one of the best, alas, times they have a-changed.

I was going to get this drive today until I read about the "bait and switch". Too bad.

 

[RaistlinZ]

Yeah, V300 is forever tainted until they fix this. Prices on these have dropped like crazy over the past few months.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Yeah, "bait and switch", half performance, SATA2 speeds, blah, blah.

They work just fine in SATA2 motherboards, and they're cheap, warranty is fine.

If I had the spare cash, I'd pick up a few more at this price.

Just don't get these for a SATA6G rig and expect it to saturate SATA6G ports, like a modern SSD will.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

I am proud to own a V300. Of course it was before the newer slower models.

 

[msi1337]

I tested the Samsung 840, Kingston V300, and Crucial m500 in my playstation 3. Granted, the controller is only SATA 150 I think..but the 840 actually made a difference in load times for games downloaded on the drive, where as the V300 and M500 seemed to have similar load times to the stock 250GB spindle drive. Just my 2 cents. I tested the V300 in my Core 2 Duo rig and it was nice..but who puts an SSD in a core 2 rig

 

[AkumaX]

Yeah, "bait and switch", half performance, SATA2 speeds, blah, blah.

They work just fine in SATA2 motherboards, and they're cheap, warranty is fine.

If I had the spare cash, I'd pick up a few more at this price.

Just don't get these for a SATA6G rig and expect it to saturate SATA6G ports, like a modern SSD will.

Ya that's the thing, its cheap and even w/ the slower performance, it still outperforms regular spinning HDDs all day

It all boils down to whether you want to support a company that employs such tactics. Booo-urns?

 

[DominionSeraph]

If you're looking for a 120GB drive you can get an XLR8 for $59:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007WT9SU0/?tag=pcpapi-20