Kingston Digital Starts Shipping its Fastest SSD!

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