Kingston unveils new consumer SSDs, SSDNow V100
@ 2010/11/09Capacities for the new SSDNow V100 drives start at 64GB and top out at 256GB. Kingston says it's using the same JMicron 618 controller as in the previous-generation V series drives, but the controller has received a firmware update, and the new drives feature 32-nm NAND flash memory from Toshiba. In terms of maximum sequential speeds, Kingston quotes 250MB/s reads and 145MB/s writes for the 64GB model. The 128GB and 256GB drives have slightly slower sequential read speeds—230MB/s. Prices for bare SSDNow V100 drives range from $119.99 for the 64GB model up to $489.99 for the 256GB version.