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Kingston HyperX 120GB Upgrade Kit SATA III 2.5-Inch 6.0 Gb/s Solid State Drive with SandForce Technology SH100S3B/120G

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Digital Storage Capacity 120 GB
Hard Disk Interface USB 1.1
Connectivity Technology USB, SATA
Brand Kingston
Special Feature Portable
Hard Disk Form Factor 3.5 Inches
Hard Disk Description Solid State Drive
Compatible Devices Desktop
Installation Type Internal Hard Drive
Color Black

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  • No moving mechanical parts gives it longer life and ability to handle rougher conditions
  • Backed by Kingston's three year warranty and 24/7 tech support
  • 550MB/sec read and 510MB/sec write speeds
  • And HyperX colored SATA Rev 3.0 (6Gb/s) cable

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Kingston HyperX 120GB Upgrade Kit SATA III 2.5-Inch 6.0 Gb/s Solid State Drive with SandForce Technology SH100S3B/120G

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Kingston's HyperX SSD combines the latest SandForce controller technology with premium NAND Flash, reducing load times while increasing performance and endurance. It provides high-speed SATA Rev 3.0 (6Gb/s) transfer speeds for larger bandwidth, which power users require for advanced gaming, multitasking and multimedia computing power. Kingston's HyperX SSD lets users load games and applications faster, increase frames per second (FPS) and quickly transfer and edit large media files. It's cool, silent and requires less power with no additional cooling requirements. When configuring the HyperX SSD partition, the user can choose between having the maximum available capacity for data storage, or give up a little space to increase performance and endurance. This additional space is called over provisioning1 on an SSD. The amount of performance and endurance increase depends upon the type of data being stored on the HyperX SSD. The more data that is MPEG, JPG, ZIP, ARC, file types, the greater the benefit for this increased over provisioning. HyperX SSD is covered by a three-year warranty and backed by free live technical support and legendary Kingston reliability. Kit includes Acronis Migration Software, HyperX 3.5" Desktop mounting plate, HyperX USB External Drive Bay, HyperX Multi-head Screwdriver and HyperX colored SATA Rev 3.0 (6Gb/s) cable.

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Faster speeds for serious users.

Kingston's HyperX SSDs combine the latest SandForce controller technology with premium NAND Flash, reducing load times while increasing performance and endurance. They provide high-speed SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) transfer speeds for larger bandwidth, which power users require for advanced gaming, multitasking and multimedia gaming power.

Which Kingston HyperX SSD is right for you?

HyperX SSD is ideal for:
  • Decreasing load times of high-resolution PC games
  • Increasing frame rates per second for a better gaming experience
  • HD video rendering, encoding and editing
  • Adobe applications, e.g., Photoshop, Premiere, Light Room
  • Pro Tools and other professional digital audio applications
  • Faster transfers of large media files
  • Multitasking
  • AutoCAD
  • Movie downloads, transfers and syncs

    HyperX 3K SSD is ideal for:
    • Decreasing load times of high-resolution PC games
    • Increasing frame rates per second for a better gaming experience
    • Faster transfers of large media files
    • Multitasking
    • Movie downloads, transfers and syncs

      HyperX SSDs are available in Upgrade Kits that include:
      • Acronis migration software
      • HyperX 3.5" desktop mounting plate
      • HyperX USB external drive bay
      • HyperX multi-head screwdriver
      • HyperX colored SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) cable

        All Kingston HyperX SSDs are covered by a three-year warranty and backed by free technical support and legendary Kingston reliability.

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Customers like the performance, quality and ease of installation of the computer drive. For example, they mention it seems very fast, the read write speeds are crazy fast and the installation was quick and easy. That said, opinions are mixed on stability and value.

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43 customers mention33 positive10 negative

Customers like the performance of the hard drive. They mention that it seems very fast, has crazy fast read and write speeds, and is the ultimate speed-related upgrade you can do to your PC. They say it accesses programs fast, and it does boot up fast. Some say that the software works great and that it just works well.

"...My laptop is considerably faster, especially with the maxed out RAM (4GB is the max my laptop takes). I am very satisfied with this SSD...." Read more

"...My boot up time was under 20 seconds. After about a week of stable use, I began to get the Blue Screen of Death...." Read more

"...It started out as a great product, its really fast compared to my stock Apple 160 hard drive but other than that Im just sorry it failed after being..." Read more

"...These HyperX drives are unbelievable! They are so, so fast...." Read more

13 customers mention13 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the computer drive. They mention that it is an excellent SSD, very fast, and a great product. Some say that the performance is great and it is at the higher end on several review sites. Overall, most are happy with the product's quality and performance.

"...So far (while it works), it has been the best drive I have ever used and I have been able to consistently push this laptop farther than I ever..." Read more

"...the packaging is first class, in a really nice box setup with a nice screwdriver kit, the external USB hard drive case, cables, etc...." Read more

"...It got great performance reviews and was at the higher end on several review sites.-..." Read more

"...The screwdriver is really nice for working on phillips and flathead screws if you do not already own a magnetic screw driver...." Read more

9 customers mention9 positive0 negative

Customers find the installation of the computer drive to be quick and easy. They mention that the instructions are clear and correct. They also say that installing Windows 7 was the fastest they have ever seen, with no firmware hassles.

"...It went in easily and was instantly recognized by my BIOS and works flawlessly. Absolutely no firmware hassles of any kind...." Read more

"...No issues with physical install or Software OS install...." Read more

"...Windows 7 went on without a hitch. It increased my windows experience index for hard drive, ram and processor and it seems very fast...." Read more

"...I absolutely loved the drive at first. It had a very easy installation, was recognized instantly in my rig, and the performance was great...." Read more

4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the computer drive. They mention that it looks cool and has a reliable design. They also appreciate the external enclosure that makes cloning the drive a snap.

"...Even today, it is still one of the very best SSDs you can buy. It looks cool and the capacity is ample enough for most people...." Read more

"...Even the packaging is first class, in a really nice box setup with a nice screwdriver kit, the external USB hard drive case, cables, etc...." Read more

"...Also love the external enclosure that made cloning the drive a snap." Read more

"The absolute best sad out there interns of reliability , design,performance .Absolutely no cons...." Read more

8 customers mention3 positive5 negative

Customers are mixed about the stability of the computer drive. Some mention that it's an awesome solid state drive with solid build quality. However, others say that it doesn't last and has stability issues.

"...Don't recommend the Kingston as they don't last and Kingston not very sympathetic to customer's plight when they do die on you." Read more

"...I am very satisfied with this SSD. Even today, it is still one of the very best SSDs you can buy...." Read more

"Purchased 1 of these drives, and it failed in 2 systems...." Read more

"...a high performance drive, the last thing I want to put up with is stablity issues...." Read more

8 customers mention5 positive3 negative

Customers are mixed about the value of the computer drive. Some mention it's the best bang for your buck, while others say it'll last for three years.

"...While it wasn't the king of the hill; it was (I feel) the best bang for your buck. It was in the top 10% of drives like it.-..." Read more

"...In fact, technology has gotten even better and less expensive so I'm probably going to replace it (again) with an updated, higher density SS..." Read more

"...Cons:Price is a high but worth every penny...." Read more

"...IMHO, the best bang for the buck that I have ever received on a computer upgrade. Also love the external enclosure that made cloning the drive a snap." Read more

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Ivan Hinojosa
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Awesome Solid State Drive
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2013
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This review is for the Kingston HyperX 120GB SSD Upgrade Kit, NOT the newer Kingston HyperX 3K.
I bought this SSD because I'd been looking into upgrading to one of these for some time. I had just been waiting for the prices to come down enough. I bought this one when it was $190. After upgrading, I don't think I'll ever go back to a regular hard drive. My laptop is considerably faster, especially with the maxed out RAM (4GB is the max my laptop takes). I am very satisfied with this SSD. Even today, it is still one of the very best SSDs you can buy. It looks cool and the capacity is ample enough for most people. I've had it for a year and had no problems at all. I had considered other top-of-the-line SSDs such as the OCZ Vertez 3. It is very coveted for its speed and awards, but I chose the Kingston HyperX instead because a classmate who works at Best Buy told me Geek Squad kept receiving lots of complaints and support calls related to OCZ SSDs. If you care about brand names, you can't go wrong with Kingston.

Pros:
The ultimate speed-related upgrade you can do to your PC, besides adding more RAM
Lower power consumption on laptops
Shock resistance
Comes in various capacities to suit your needs
Added extras such as a screwdriver and HDD enclosure (the enclosure included with this SSD is outstanding)

Cons:
None! I do wish my laptop had 6GB/s SATA so it could harness the full power of this SSD
120GB may be a bit too small for some people

What's the difference between this SSD and the newer HyperX 3K? Besides the color difference, the 3K is rated to last less than the blue HyperX. Essentially, the blue HyperX is a 5K. Take this into account when purchasing.
Also, to make your SSD last the longest possible, do not treat it like you would a hard drive. That means NEVER defrag an SSD. Doing that only shortens its life. Make sure your computer supports TRIM (all Windows 7/8 PCs should support that). I also recommend using your SSD to store Windows and programs (they are what benefit the most from the speed gain), and store your data on a separate regular hard drive.
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taloncc
4.0 out of 5 stars Hyper-X incredible drive - Perfoms above expectation
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2012
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I bought this drive to install in a Dell Precision Mobile Workstation M6400 (BIOS A12) that had a 128 GB Corsair in it for about a year. I kept running out of space and I couldn't bear going back to a regular spindle drive. I also have a secondary data drive (spindle) as well.

After much research, I decided on this Hyper-X 240.

I received the drive and installed it with no issue. I booted and installed Windows from a USB stick. Windows 7 installed in under 10 mins. The drive worked up until the second reboot. Then, the PC told me the drive could not be found in the BIOS.

After a quick call to Kingston. I was on the phone for less than 10 mins total, they sent me an airbill and a replacement drive.

Upon receipt, I went through the same exact process. I ran the drive for right at about 2 weeks with ZERO issues. No BSODs. Great performance the entire time. I powered down to move the laptop in the other room. After the power off, same issue, BIOS could not find the drive. Even moving the drive to their included USB chassis, it was still not detectable. It has been previously.

This time I placed a call to Kingston and escalated. They are once-again sending me another drive and escalating this one to engineering. Their customer service is phenomenal! After some Internet research, I fully expect that this might be a firmware issue on the drive. When I receive the next one, I will ensure the firmware is the most current.

This is a super drive. So far (while it works), it has been the best drive I have ever used and I have been able to consistently push this laptop farther than I ever thought possible. I am a software developer and often have 2-3 VMs running. This drive just screams.

I expect this new drive to be in anytime now and I will post an update after a few weeks. Also, Kingston engineering will be investigating my failed drives and will let me know what might be causing the issue.

If you have a Dell Precision Workstation and have had similar experiences, I would recommend you comment and let Kingston know as well. More to come...
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Retired Guy
2.0 out of 5 stars Expensive, not worth the money, didn't last more than (3) years.
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2015
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So I bought this a little over (3) years ago. Installed it in my Desktop PC that I use for gaming. I had an SSD (128 GB) already installed and it was rapidly running out of memory with Windows 8.1 installed. So I paid around $500.00 for this one and installed it. I had a lot of difficulty getting my BIOS to recognize it. After about a week of messing with it I finely got it to work sort of. The firmware update also had trouble finding the SSD on my PC. What a hassle. Eventually I kind of forgot about even having it in as I wasn't using my PC much (selling my house, moving to another state, buying another house, yada, yada, yada) Anyway, a friend and I began Multiplayer gaming again and he mentioned he got an SSD in his machine finally and his gaming experience was much improved. This got me thinking about my HyperX again and I discovered it wasn't working. It was not showing up in Disk Management. My BIOS could not detect it, and, even after putting it into the little external drive gizmo that came with it my BIOS would not recognize it and it was essentially "dead." Called Kingston and found out I was "out of warranty" for a couple months so they were not interested in helping with my issue. I got a new SSD from "Intel" which was twice the size (480GB) and half the price. It went in easily and was instantly recognized by my BIOS and works flawlessly. Absolutely no firmware hassles of any kind. Don't recommend the Kingston as they don't last and Kingston not very sympathetic to customer's plight when they do die on you.
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GemmaYAlvaro
5.0 out of 5 stars Calidad Kingston a precio de Amazon
Reviewed in Spain on November 1, 2013
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El producto es de primera calidad y el precio que ofrecía Amazon era espectacular.
El Kit de montaje de lujo, posibilidad para montar como disco de 3.5", herramienta para desmontar y software. Incluso caja USB para disco duro por si queremos seguir usando el disco de nuestro viejo portátil.
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icioxxx
5.0 out of 5 stars ottimo prodotto finalmente
Reviewed in Italy on October 18, 2012
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Dire che il Mac ha guadagnato una marcia in più è riduttivo! sbalorditivo sia con OSX che con Win7, avvii fulminei, silenziosità massima, temperature miti... consumi ridotti... altro?
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Ram
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect package for easy upgrade - Amazing performance.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2011
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Got my SSD in just 1 day (5 stars to amazon for shipping).
Last night, i cloned the new Kingston HyperX 128 GB SATA III SSD, with my old Seagate 7200rpm 650GB and installed in my Dell XPS 15 Laptop.

I have to say, wow wow wow, HyperX stands up to the hype. Windows 7 boot time is improved, but still not near to my expectation. I have to blame the not-so-good cloning software that is in the package, however much much better than my previous boot time (From 2 minutes to 50 seconds - 1 year old installation). Applications are very fast. Avast antivirus is incredibly fast (Looks like it loves my new drive ;) ), used to scan at 10 to 20 MB / sec, now it is scanning at 200 to 250 MB / sec. Other memory intensive application like VS 2010, Photoshop etc are very fast.

Bench mark results:
Sequential Read : 261.186 MB/s
Sequential Write : 173.807 MB/s

Over all package is very impressive (One stop upgrade solution). I could able to complete the entire process in 1.5 hours.
15mins to open my laptop & fix the new drive.
60mins to clone.

To reap the full speed benefits of HyperX, go for a clean installation. In my case, my comps motherboard has SATA II interface, because of which i couldn't see the drive's full performance.
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Davide
3.0 out of 5 stars SSD 120GB
Reviewed in Italy on July 18, 2015
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Ho acquistato questo ssd, e mi è arrivata la versione senza case usb, cavo usb, cavo sata, penna, cd... Insomma, c'erano solo supporto viti ed SSD, il venditore mi ha chiesto di rispedirlo per un rimborso totale, poi ci siamo accordati su un rimborso parziale, visto che ormai lo avevo montato.
Prestazioni come da benchmark, niente di positivo e niente di negativo...
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Stefan
5.0 out of 5 stars Der beste Hardware-Kauf seit langem!
Reviewed in Germany on January 6, 2012
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Lange Zeit war ich am zweifeln und überlegen, ob ich mir eine SSD genehmigen soll oder nicht.

Gerade durch diverse Berichte, wo die SSDs mit Sandforce-Controller öfters mal "ausgestiegen" sind, haben mich zurückgehalten.

Genauso die Tatsache, dass die Speicherzellen halt einem gewissen Verfall unterliegen.

Nachdem ich dann letztens in einer PC-Zeitung mal wieder Tests las, bin ich auf diese SSD aufmerksam geworden. Direkt nochmal gegoogled und mein Wunsch nach dieser wurde immer größer.

Also bestellte ich sie mir. Auf der Seite des Herstellers fand ich auch schon eine "neuere" Firmware, die sich dem Hängproblem animmt. Doch diese brauchte ich überhaupt nicht aufzuspielen, da diese schon werksseitig installiert war. (Firmware = 332ABBF0)

Also schnell ausgepackt, begutachtet, sämtliche Festplatten gesichert und angeschlossen.

Erst gab es ein Problem am SATA-2 Anschluss Nummer 5 (ASUS P5Q Deluxe-Mainboard, RSManager Anschluss 4), da sobald die SSD angeschlossen war, sich nichts mehr rührte. Da fiel mir ein, dass ich mal las, dass SSDs gerne am 1. Anschluss angeschlossen werden wollen. Gesagt getan. Umgeklemmt, läuft!

Dann die CD rein, gestartet, geschaut, Rechner wieder herunter gefahren, Win7 64bit gestartet und alle anderen Laufwerke (die ich kopiert hatte) gelöscht, so dass nur C: übrig blieb.

Wieso? Weil Acronis alle Laufwerke auf der alten Platte kopieren wollte. Gut, vielleicht habe ich auch einfach in der Aufregung einen Schalter übersehen, der diese Sache umgangen hätte.

Was mich etwas verunsicherte, war der Satz in der Anleitung "Acronis funktioniert nicht mit Raid-Systemen". Das kann ich nicht bestätigen. Jedenfalls bei meinem Intel-Hardware-Raid wurde das Raid anstandslos erkannt.

An meinem SATA-2 Controller hatte ich, trotz heftiger Arbeit auf den normalen Festplatten beim AS SSD-Benchmark etwa 240MB/sek beim sequentiellen lesen.

Wenn am Montag hoffentlich noch der Asus-SATA3-USB3.0-Kombi-Controller kommt, wird sich dieser Wert wohl noch drastig steigern. Die neuen Werte, werde ich dann hier noch ergänzen. Dabei mag noch gesagt sein, das ich damit rechne, nicht die vollen 525MB/sek erreichen zu können. Dieser Wert dürfte wenn, wohl nur bei direktem Chip-Satz-Anschluss möglich sein. Aber nicht, wenn das ganze dann noch über PCI-E läuft.

Bis jetzt bin ich top zufrieden. Gut gemacht Kingston! 5 Sterne!

Zum Schluss möchte ich noch erwähnen, dass Kingston im Bundle-Paket noch einige Zugaben hat. Bis das in der Anleitung (auf CD) erwähnte Stromanschluss-Kabel sind dabei:

Externes Gehäuse, USB 2.0-Kabel (leider), S-ATA3 Kabel, Bit-Schraubendreher in Kugelschreiberform mit Kreuz- und Schlitz-Bit und ein Adapter auf 3,5"-Format. ACHTUNG! Dieser Adapter eignet sich nicht dafür, die SSD in Schächte mit Einbauschienen einzubauen, wie sie beispielsweise in CHIEFTEC-Gehäusen verwendet werden. Hier muss man sich selbst einen längeren kaufen, da der Adapter zu kurz ist.

Update 02.02.12: Seit nunmehr einem Monat (etwa 180 Betriebsstunden (ausgelesen mit der SSD-Toobox von Kingston!) läuft bei mir die SSD absolut spitzenmäßig und zuverlässig. Bislang gab es keinerlei Probleme mit den schon oft erwähnten Ausstiegen des SandForce-Controllers. Ich für meinen Fall kann die SSD immer noch wärmstens weiterempfehlen und würde sie sofort jederzeit wieder kaufen *daumen hoch* Weiterhin 5 von 5 Sternen!

Update 06.05.12: Seit 4 Monaten (etwa 860 Betriebsstunden) läuft die SSD bei mir absolut perfekt. Inzwischen gibt es auch die Firmware-Version 501. Bislang noch immer absolut null Probleme. Ich würde sie mir jederzeit wiederkaufen. Prima! Bald kommt jetzt noch ein neues Z77-Mainboard mit Sata3-Anschluss. Dann läuft sie auf Hochtouren :)
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