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Kingston Digital Starts Shipping its Fastest SSD!
SUNBURY-ON-THAMES, England, August 2, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
Kingston SandForce based HyperX SSD range with fully
qualified, mass-production level firmware and hardware shipping now
- Shipping in 120GB and 240GB capacities.
- Based on SandForce SF-2281 controller featuring SATA Rev 3.0
(6Gb/s).
- Incredible sequential read/write throughputs of 555/510MB/s.
- Max 4KB random read95,000 IOPS (both capacities).
- SandForce DuraClass(TM) Technology to provide best in class
endurance.
- Coming as a standalone part or as a bundle with the HyperX
Upgrade Kit for easy installation.
Kingston Digital Europe Ltd, an affiliate of Kingston Technology Company
Inc, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the
Kingston HyperX SSD, its first SATA Rev. 3.0 6Gb/s based SSD (Solid-State
Drive) range, is now shipping with fully qualified, mass production level
firmware and hardware. The HyperX SSD features the latest SandForce
controller, perfect for enthusiasts, gamers and performance users.
"We are thrilled to announce that the Kingston HyperX SSD range is now
shipping," says Krystian Jaroszynski, Product Marketing Manger Flash,
Kingston Technology Europe. "The HyperX SSD matches up the SandForce
controller with premium Intel 25nm Compute NAND (P/E 5K) and has undergone
extended rigorous testing and qualifications, the same standard that
Kingston applies to all of its products, in order to bring a stable and high
performing product to market."
The Kingston HyperX SSDs are backed by a three-year warranty, 24/7 tech
support and legendary Kingston reliability.
For full features on Kingston HyperX SSD visit our website:
http://www.kingston.com/ukroot/ssd/hyperx.asp
Kingston HyperX SSD Features and Specifications:
- Sequential speed*:
Sequential read 6Gb/s: 555MB/s
Sequential write 6Gb/s: 510MB/s
- Sustained Random 4K Read/Write:
120 GB: 20,000 / 60,000 IOPS
240 GB: 40,000 / 60,000 IOPS
- Max Random 4K Read/Write
120GB: 95,000 / 70,000 IOPS
240GB: 95,000 / 60,000 IOPS
- Form factor: 2.5"
- Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s), SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s)
- Guaranteed: Three-year Kingston warranty, 24/7 tech support
- Capacity[1]: 120GB, 240GB
- Storage temperatures: -40degree(s)C ~ 85degree(s)C
- Operating temperatures: 0degree(s)C ~ 70degree(s)C
- Dimensions: 69.85mm x 100mm x 9.5mm
- Vibration operating: 2.17G
- Vibration non-operating: 20G
- Operating shock: 1500G
- Power specs:
120GB: 0.455 W (TYP) Idle / 1.6 W (TYP) Read / 2.0 W (TYP) Write
240GB:0.455 W (TYP) Idle / 1.5 W (TYP) Read / 2.05 W(TYP) Write
* Based on internal testing. Performance may vary based on system
settings.
1 Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions
and thus is not available for data storage. For more information, please
consult Kingston's Flash Memory Guide at Kingston.com/Flash_Memory_Guide.
Kingston HyperX SSD
MRSP (excl.
Part number Capacity and features VAT)
SH100S3/120G 120GB STAND-ALONE SSD GBP206
SH100S3/240G 240GB STAND-ALONE SSD GBP392
SH100S3B/120G 120GB HYPERX UPGRADE KIT GBP218
SH100S3B/240G 240GB HYPERX UPGRADE KIT GBP404
Check out Kingston's refreshed consumer website full of news,
competitions and tips & tricks:http://www.rememberkingston.com
About Kingston Digital, Inc.
Kingston Digital, Inc. ("KDI") is the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston
Technology Company, Inc., the world's largest independent manufacturer of
memory products. Established in 2008, KDI is headquartered in Fountain
Valley, California, USA. For more information, please call +44(0)1932-738888
or visit http://www.kingston.com/europe
Kingston and the Kingston logo are registered trademarks of Kingston
Technology Corporation. All rights reserved. All other marks may be the
property of their respective titleholders.
Source: Kingston Digital Europe Ltd
Media Relations: Emilie Beneitez Lefebvre, Kingston Technology Europe Ltd, +44(0)1932-738813, ebeneitez@kingston-technology.com Toby Felder, Zaboura Consultancy Ltd, +44(0)7834221570, toby@zaboura.com
Kingston Digital Starts Shipping its Fastest SSD!
SUNBURY-ON-THAMES, England, August 2, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
Kingston SandForce based HyperX SSD range with fully
qualified, mass-production level firmware and hardware shipping now
- Shipping in 120GB and 240GB capacities.
- Based on SandForce SF-2281 controller featuring SATA Rev 3.0
(6Gb/s).
- Incredible sequential read/write throughputs of 555/510MB/s.
- Max 4KB random read95,000 IOPS (both capacities).
- SandForce DuraClass(TM) Technology to provide best in class
endurance.
- Coming as a standalone part or as a bundle with the HyperX
Upgrade Kit for easy installation.
Kingston Digital Europe Ltd, an affiliate of Kingston Technology Company
Inc, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the
Kingston HyperX SSD, its first SATA Rev. 3.0 6Gb/s based SSD (Solid-State
Drive) range, is now shipping with fully qualified, mass production level
firmware and hardware. The HyperX SSD features the latest SandForce
controller, perfect for enthusiasts, gamers and performance users.
"We are thrilled to announce that the Kingston HyperX SSD range is now
shipping," says Krystian Jaroszynski, Product Marketing Manger Flash,
Kingston Technology Europe. "The HyperX SSD matches up the SandForce
controller with premium Intel 25nm Compute NAND (P/E 5K) and has undergone
extended rigorous testing and qualifications, the same standard that
Kingston applies to all of its products, in order to bring a stable and high
performing product to market."
The Kingston HyperX SSDs are backed by a three-year warranty, 24/7 tech
support and legendary Kingston reliability.
For full features on Kingston HyperX SSD visit our website:
http://www.kingston.com/ukroot/ssd/hyperx.asp
Kingston HyperX SSD Features and Specifications:
- Sequential speed*:
Sequential read 6Gb/s: 555MB/s
Sequential write 6Gb/s: 510MB/s
- Sustained Random 4K Read/Write:
120 GB: 20,000 / 60,000 IOPS
240 GB: 40,000 / 60,000 IOPS
- Max Random 4K Read/Write
120GB: 95,000 / 70,000 IOPS
240GB: 95,000 / 60,000 IOPS
- Form factor: 2.5"
- Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s), SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s)
- Guaranteed: Three-year Kingston warranty, 24/7 tech support
- Capacity[1]: 120GB, 240GB
- Storage temperatures: -40degree(s)C ~ 85degree(s)C
- Operating temperatures: 0degree(s)C ~ 70degree(s)C
- Dimensions: 69.85mm x 100mm x 9.5mm
- Vibration operating: 2.17G
- Vibration non-operating: 20G
- Operating shock: 1500G
- Power specs:
120GB: 0.455 W (TYP) Idle / 1.6 W (TYP) Read / 2.0 W (TYP) Write
240GB:0.455 W (TYP) Idle / 1.5 W (TYP) Read / 2.05 W(TYP) Write
* Based on internal testing. Performance may vary based on system
settings.
1 Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions
and thus is not available for data storage. For more information, please
consult Kingston's Flash Memory Guide at Kingston.com/Flash_Memory_Guide.
Kingston HyperX SSD
MRSP (excl.
Part number Capacity and features VAT)
SH100S3/120G 120GB STAND-ALONE SSD GBP206
SH100S3/240G 240GB STAND-ALONE SSD GBP392
SH100S3B/120G 120GB HYPERX UPGRADE KIT GBP218
SH100S3B/240G 240GB HYPERX UPGRADE KIT GBP404
Check out Kingston's refreshed consumer website full of news,
competitions and tips & tricks:http://www.rememberkingston.com
About Kingston Digital, Inc.
Kingston Digital, Inc. ("KDI") is the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston
Technology Company, Inc., the world's largest independent manufacturer of
memory products. Established in 2008, KDI is headquartered in Fountain
Valley, California, USA. For more information, please call +44(0)1932-738888
or visit http://www.kingston.com/europe
Kingston and the Kingston logo are registered trademarks of Kingston
Technology Corporation. All rights reserved. All other marks may be the
property of their respective titleholders.
Source: Kingston Digital Europe Ltd
Media Relations: Emilie Beneitez Lefebvre, Kingston Technology Europe Ltd, +44(0)1932-738813, ebeneitez@kingston-technology.com Toby Felder, Zaboura Consultancy Ltd, +44(0)7834221570, toby@zaboura.com