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The AS SSD benchmark is another free utility which was created specifically with SSD's in mind. It delivers a plethora of tests across sequential read and write and also places random read and write loads across a specific area of the drive. This is a good tool to use in conjunction with Windows 7 as it mirrors a very real world set of conditions.
The Kingston drive performed at the top of the field in our AS SSD tests and while the expensive Intel X drive managed a staggering 260MB/s read the Kingston drive was right on the shoulder of the OCZ Vertex. The write performance however shows the Kingston drive leading the pack with 183MB/s – over 20mb/s more than the Indilinx powered Vertex.
Wow thats a wicked bundle. love the little chassis idea for USB on the move.
Weird performance with that one benchmark, might just be a glitch with the app actually
Z how do you keep churning out these quality reviews, thats like 10 in a week. Take a break ! great review btw, drive looks good.
The intel drive is amazing, when you look at those figures, which are amazing already for the other drives, and it just canes them.
Nah, im not sold, I dont like kingston products generally. OCZ for me if I was buying one of these. How the hell is that macintosh booting up so fast btw?
I need to get an SSD, but ill probably opt for a value series, they are still too much money for me. id just like to try one as a boot drive.
I think SSds make more sense in laptops. no moving parts, lower power consumption. not saying they arent great performers, but mechanical drives in Raid 0 still hold up well and cost much less.
Its still £250, the writer makes it sound like its a £20 outlay. hey, its great getting this shit to review for nothing, but £250 pays my mortgage for a month ! wait until they drop to 100 quid then ill get excited!
Almost bought one of these last week then changed my mind. Just changed it again and bought one. thanks
Its nice to see these drives performing so well in the real world. the boot times make me want one, but its a lot of dosh. Maybe next month.
Thats a lovely bundle isnt it ? the caddy and cables etc. I remember the last SSD I bought last year, I had to run out when I realised it didnt even come with a friggin SATA CABLE! kingston needs to get some credit for this really.
SSD rock, but I just had a kid, so out of my price point right now, id be looking a cheap laptop for that price !
I had issues with Kingston in the past, im sure this is a great drive, but their name doesn’t give me a great sense of purchasing confidence. Corsair would be my choice, even though it seems a bit slower overall.
Fab review. I didnt know those applications existed. Just downloaded them and tried my own raptor. embarassing, i need to get a few SSds and raid em up. tried two of this in raid 0 yet zardon?