Kingston Digital Starts Shipping its Fastest SSD!

SUNBURY-ON-THAMES, England, August 2, 2011 -

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™ 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: 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: -40°C ~ 85°C
• Operating temperatures: 0°C ~ 70°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

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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 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.

Media Relations: Emilie Beneitez Lefebvre, Kingston Technology Europe Ltd, +44(0)1932-738813, ebeneitez at kingston-technology.com Toby Felder, Zaboura Consultancy Ltd, +44(0)7834221570, toby at zaboura.com