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  • 10 November 2011 15:40

Kingston Targets Consumers with Next Generation SSDNow Solid-State Drives

New V200 Nearly Twice the Performance, Lower Price than V100

Sydney, Australia – November 10, 2011 –Kingston, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the next generation of its entry-level, budget SSDNow V series. The SSDNow V200 helps consumers revive their current PC and extend the life of their investment. The SSDNow V200 brings value and performance to consumers who are looking for an inexpensive upgrade option to boost their computer’s performance.

The SATA Rev 3.0 (6Gb/s) SSDNow V200 is nearly twice as fast as the previous V100 SSD* (figure 1). It is also less in price than its predecessor SSDNow V100 drive making it one of the best price/performance SSD solutions in the marketplace1. With better performance and a lower cost, the value-driven SSDNow V200 is perfect for cost-conscious consumers who are looking to upgrade to Flash-based, hard-drive solutions for the first time.

The SSDNow V200 is available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities as either a stand-alone drive or as an upgrade kit to make installation easy. The desktop bundle kit includes the SSD, cloning software, DVD with step-by-step installation video, cables (SATA data and power), and 3.5″ hard-drive mounting brackets and hardware. The notebook bundle includes the SSD, DVD with step-by-step installation video, cloning software and a 2.5″ external enclosure for easy OS and data transfer from HDD to SSD during cloning.

Kingston SSDs are backed by a three-year warranty and free technical support. For more information, please visit http://www.kingston.com/anz/flash/default.asp.

Figure 1.


* Results based on AS SSD benchmark score of SSDNow V200 128GB (257) vs. V100 128GB (144). Test system: Intel D67BG Motherboard; Intel 2500K CPU; Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3 1333MHz;
EVGA GTX550TI Graphics Card; Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with latest drivers and patches installed.
1 Price comparison based on MSRP of stand-alone 128GB SSDNow V100 at time of launch in November, 2010.

Pricing and Availability

Manufacturer: Kingston Digital
Product Name: Kingston SSDNow V200
 Item RRP AUD
 SV200S37A/64G  $9755
 SV200S37A/128G  $181.65
 SV200S3/256G   $538.00
 SV200S3D7/64G  $109.55
 SV200S3D7/128G   $193.65
 SV200S3D/256G  $550.00
 SV200S3N7A/64G $109.55
 SV200S3N7A/128G  $193.65
 SV200S3N/256G  $550.00
 Item  RRP NZD
 SV200S37A/64G  $191.00
 SV200S37A/128G  $315.00
 SV200S3/256G  $683.00
 SV200S3D7/64G  $194.00
 SV200S3D7/128G  $334.00
 SV200S3D/256G  $702.00
 SV200S3N7A/64G   $194.00
 SV200S3N7A/128G  $334.00
 SV200S3N/256G $702.00 
Website:www.kingston.com/anz
Warranty: Kingston DataTraveler products are backed by a five-year warranty and free technical support.
Australian Distributors: Express Online, Synnex Australia PTY Ltd, Ingram Micro AU, Avent AU. 
New Zealand Distributors: Ingram Micro NZ, Synnex NZ, Simms NZ 
Availability: Now

Kingston can be found on:
Website: www.kingston.com/anz
Blog: www.kingston-blog.com/en
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KingstonBlogFansClub.en
Twitter: http://twitter.com/KingstonFEPR
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/KingstonAPAC


About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Through its global network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Taiwan, China, and sales representatives in the United States, Taiwan, China, India, Australia, Vietnam, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and Latin America. For more information, please visit
www.kingston.com/anz.

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