Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is shipping the HyperX® SSD, its first SATA Rev. 3.0 6Gb/s solid-state drive. The Kingston® HyperX SSD features the latest SandForce® controller and is designed for enthusiasts, gamers and performance users.
Kingston HyperX SSD highlights include:
- 120GB and 240GB capacities. Ships as a standalone SSD (includes HyperX branded 2.5" to 3.5" desktop mounting plate); or as a bundle with the HyperX Upgrade Kit for easy installation (includes Acronis® True Image™ HD migration software, desktop mounting plate, external drive bay, multi-head screwdriver, SATA data cable.
- Incredible sequential read/write throughputs of 555 / 510MB/s.
- SandForce SF-2281 controller featuring SATA Rev 3.0 (6GB/s).
- Max 4KB random read/write of 95,000 / 70,000 IOPS2 (120GB).
- Premium Intel 25nm Compute NAND (P/E 5K).
| Kingston HyperX SSD | ||
| Part number
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Capacity and features
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Street Pricing Amazon.com, Buy.com, Newegg.com, TigerDirect.com (U.S. only) |
| SH100S3/120G | 120GB Stand-alone SSD | $ 269.99 |
| SH100S3B/120G | 120GB HyperX Bundle Kit | $ 284.99 |
| SH100S3/240G | 240GB Stand-alone SSD | $ 519.99 |
| SH100S3B/240G | 240GB HyperX Bundle Kit | $ 539.99 |
