Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB at ASE Labs

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Kingston marks its entry into the SSD market with their new SSDNow V Series and while it targets the value segment, it provides good enough performance for the mainstream.

I remain unconvinced that SSDs will replace standard 3.5" drives until the size/price gap is narrowed. They are admittedly much better than low-speed 5400 drives even with price factored in, but I think the difference is still too great compared to 7200 RPM and above drives considering the highest-advertised number in the field is usually size alone.

Have you used one yet? It will change your mind.

Yes. Someone at college has an XPS M1530 with a 128 SSD that I have fiddled around with. I'm not sure whether it was just because his laptop is less powerful than mine, but I didn't see the earth moving changes I was expecting.
It was hella faster than any 5400 RPM drive I've ever used, though.

Did You Ever Run It As Your host Operating System? I Wanted to know if the Boot Times Were Significantly better. Until The price drops, Or I Obtian one from work, I wont be playing with one.

Yes, that's what the main benefit to SSDs are.

They should be your primary boot drive. If you have loads of data, get another larger HDD,

Right Now Ive Got 3 Hard Drives, My Main 160 an Internal Music Drive, And An External Game/ Other Crap.