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Kingston Technology SSDNow M Series 2.5" 160 GB Serial ATA II

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Bullet Points Kingston Technology SSDNow M Series 2.5" 160 GB Serial ATA II
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  • - 160 GB 2.5" Serial ATA II
  • - Read speed: 250 MB/s
  • - Write speed: 70 MB/s
  • - S.M.A.R.T. support
Guarantee: 3 Years
Long product name Kingston Technology SSDNow M Series 2.5" 160 GB Serial ATA II :
The short editorial description of Kingston Technology SSDNow M Series 2.5" 160 GB Serial ATA II

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Kingston Technology SSDNow M Series 2.5" 160 GB Serial ATA II:
The official marketing text of Kingston Technology SSDNow M Series 2.5" 160 GB Serial ATA II as supplied by the manufacturer

Make power users more productive. Kingston Technology's SSDNow M Series solid state drives (SSD) are perfect for the most complex of operations or the most demanding of users. They offer uncompromised performance and speed for increased productivity. By improving a computer's performance and durability, Kingston Technology's SSDNow M Series drives help increase the productivity of power users.

Short summary description Kingston Technology SSDNow M Series 2.5" 160 GB Serial ATA II:
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Kingston Technology SSDNow M Series, 160 GB, 2.5", 250 MB/s

Long summary description Kingston Technology SSDNow M Series 2.5" 160 GB Serial ATA II:
This is an auto-generated long summary of Kingston Technology SSDNow M Series 2.5" 160 GB Serial ATA II based on the first three specs of the first five spec groups.

Kingston Technology SSDNow M Series. SSD capacity: 160 GB, SSD form factor: 2.5", Read speed: 250 MB/s, Write speed: 70 MB/s

Features
SSD form factor *
2.5"
SSD capacity *
160 GB
Interface *
Serial ATA II
Read speed
250 MB/s
Write speed
70 MB/s
S.M.A.R.T. support
Yes
Power
Power consumption (sleep)
0.06 W
Operational conditions
Operating shock
1000 G
Non-operating shock
3.13 G
Weight & dimensions
Weight
2.82 oz (80 g)
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Reviews
Updated:
2011-10-26 10:43:19
Uk has collected 23 expert reviews for Kingston Technology SSDNow M Series 2.5" 160 GB Serial ATA II and the average expert rating is 88 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Uk to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.
88%
Source Review comments Score
goodgearguide.com.au
Updated:
2011-11-04 22:27:50
The Kingston SSDNow M series SNM125-S2/80GB provides excellent performance for a 2.5in hard drive. However this solid-state drive (SSD) is expensive, especially given that it only has a capacity of 80GB. The Kingston SSDNow M series SNM125-S2/80GB SSD uses a 3Gbps SATA interface and can run with 5V of power. Because its a 2.5in drive it will fit in laptop hard drive bays. This drive is based on the Intel X25-M hard drive. Unlike conventional hard drives, which have spinning platters, SSDs have...
Good Fast, cool and quiet...
Bad Very expensive, only 80GB...
Bottom line The Kingston SSDNow M series SNM125-S2/80GB is a small, cool, quiet and quick 2.5in solid-state hard drive that will fit into your laptop hard drive bay or mini-PC. Its has a very high cost per gigabyte, however, and a relatively low total storage cap...
85%
tweaktown.com
Updated:
2014-05-30 05:35:30
We have been waiting on Intel’s firmware update for a few weeks now. At the same time we knew Kingston would have their first consumer solid state drive built with Intel technology on the way to us. Little did we know that the two would arrive withi...
Bottom line We have known for months now that the X25-M is a remarkable solid state drive that is generations ahead of the competition. No matter how you spin it or what name you put on it, the M-Series is simply the fastest MLC drive there is. When it came tim...
91%
tbreak.ae
Updated:
2016-12-28 17:48:28
From all the Sold State Drives that we’ve reviewed in the past, the Intel X25-M still remains the one to beat and today we take a quick look at the next version of this very drive. Intel is still calling their new drive X25-M and its still available in...
0%
Behardware.com
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2011-10-14 01:17:42
With the size of pages and blocks of NAND increasing on these new chips, the controllers that use them will be aiming to make up for the losses in speed for smaller accesses that are inherent in these changes. Moreover, while this flash memory doesn't seem affected and still has an endurance of 5000 write cycl...
0%
techtree.com
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2011-10-14 01:17:42
After the CPU and the GPU, if there is any other hardware field where innovations are taking place, it has to be the field of data storage. The latest technology in this field is known as the Solid State Disk or simply SSD. In layman's language, an SSD...
Good Excellent speeds, silent, cool, power saving, attractive bundle...
Bad Very expensive...
Bottom line After the CPU and the GPU, if there is any other hardware field where innovations are taking place, it has to be the field of data storage. The latest technology in this field is known as the Solid State Disk or simply SSD. In layman's language, an SS...
80%
tbreak.ae
Updated:
2011-10-14 01:17:43
From all the Sold State Drives that we’ve reviewed in the past, the Intel X25-M still remains the one to beat and today we take a quick look at the next version of this very drive. Intel is still calling their new drive X25-M and its still available in...
0%
ocworkbench.com
Updated:
2011-10-14 01:17:43
With prices dipping and higher capacity drives available, SSD is now becoming a common part of DIY systems. Today, we take a look at Kingstons M Series SSD drive. For those who are familiar with SSD, the Kingston M Series drive actually is an OEM...
0%
Techreport.com
Updated:
2011-10-14 01:17:44
Solid-state drives have come a long way over the past two years. In July 2006, $320 would get you an 8GB IDE flash drive with considerably more sluggish performance than just about anything mechanical. Today, you can pay roughly the same amount for an...
Bottom line you probably have an idea of what Im about to say next. If you have a little cash to spare and want to speed up your notebook, then Kingstons 80GB SSDNow kit may well be a wise upgrade. The Intel X25-M solid-state drive improves performance conside...
0%
v3.co.uk
Updated:
2011-10-14 01:17:44
Solid state drives (SSDs) are finally reaching a point where capacities are high enough, and prices low enough, for some to consider upgrading their desktop PC, laptop or netbook.However, many PC users are wary about digging around inside their PC to u...
Good Performance boost; no reinstall required...
Bad Expensive; complicated; improvements depend on individual configuration...
Bottom line Upgrading a hard drive and keeping all the data and configuration intact is still not a trivial process, but Kingston has done a good job of making it as straightforward as possible. Its a good choice for those looking for a hefty performance and rel...
80%
MotherBoards.org
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2011-10-14 01:17:45
The devices that store our information for our computers has evolved massively in the last few decades and what used to take up the space of an entire room, now fits in the palm of your hand. The mainstream drives that are based on magnetic platters ha...
Bottom line Right now SSD drives are one hot commodity in the PC industry at large and with more and more companies jumping on the band wagon it will not be long before these new drives become the mainstay of storage. They will most likely be used as your boot dri...
0%
techgage.com
Updated:
2011-10-14 01:17:46
Whats this? An SSD-related article on Techgage? Yup, its true. To be honest, weve been a little behind the curve here, even though weve been using SSD-equipped machines for our testing for quite a while. You can expect to see more SSD talk on our...
Good Included SSD is fast and reliable, Cloning software works well, and is easy to follow, Included external enclosure will be especially useful for notebook users, In less than two hours after opening this kit, you could be using your new SSD...
Bad Time to cleanup and back up your data (not the fault of the product), Kingston SSDNow M Series Bundle, May 22nd Addendum - Acronis had this to say about the cloning process, Cloning operations are full clones, so it’s all or nothing. You cannot cl...
Bottom line With the growing popularity of SSDs, its no surprise that some company came up with the idea to allow regular users to upgrade their PCs with little risk. So when Kingston approached me with the article idea, I couldnt help but agree to take it for a...
95%
vrworld.com
Updated:
2011-10-14 01:17:47
The SSD is a new "it" trend in the computing market; you have heard us talk about them from a few different angles including giving you information about how key players plan to standardize the SSD products.While all that is great it does not really l...
Bottom line Kingston is a great company and has added another great product to their stable. The SSDNow M has more than most would offer in a similar kit. If you are looking for the easiest way to get up and running with an SSD in your system with this is the kit...
0%
legitreviews.com
Updated:
2011-10-14 01:17:47
Compared to a traditional hard drive, a Solid State Drive (SSD) can easily accelerate performance, eliminate noise, and be a more robust solution for the daily grind. It's no wonder that SSDs are one of the most anticipated computer technologies th...
Bottom line The Kingston SSDNow M Series Bundle Kits make moving to a Solid State Drive from a mechanical hard drive quick and easy to do at a minimal cost to you...
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legitreviews.com
Updated:
2011-10-14 01:17:47
Back at CES 2009 Kingston Digital, the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology, announced that they were launching the first two products in its SSDNow line of solid-state drives (SSD) with the SSDNow E Series and SSDNow M Series. These drives...
Bottom line The Kingston SSDNow M Series SNM125-S2/80GB is identical to the Intel X25-M SSD and is one of the best SSDs that money can buy...
0%
pureoverclock.com
Updated:
2011-10-14 01:17:48
In our quest for faster computing speed, there have been a multitude of advances across many components, except arguably perhaps one: the hard disk drive. There have been innovations, platter density has increased, storage capacity has gone through th...
0%
barefeats.com
Updated:
2011-10-14 01:17:49
One of my favorite features is the ease with which you can switch hard drives on the 'late 2008' MacBook Pro. We ordered our 2.8GHz lab...
0%