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product_id: 48508261
title: "Kingston Technology SV300S37A/120G 120 GB Solid State Drive V300 SATA 3, USB 2.0, 2.5 Inch, Grey"
brand: "kingston"
price: "KD 16.52"
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# 450MB/s read & write speed Affordable SSD upgrade No moving parts, shock-proof durability Kingston Technology SV300S37A/120G 120 GB Solid State Drive V300 SATA 3, USB 2.0, 2.5 Inch, Grey

**Brand:** kingston
**Price:** KD 16.52
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Upgrade your speed, silence your worries!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Kingston Technology SV300S37A/120G 120 GB Solid State Drive V300 SATA 3, USB 2.0, 2.5 Inch, Grey by kingston
- **How much does it cost?** KD 16.52 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- kingston enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted kingston brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Rock-Solid Reliability:** With zero moving parts, enjoy a shock-proof, silent drive that outlasts traditional HDDs.
- • **Plug & Play Convenience:** All-in-one kits make installation a breeze, so you can upgrade your system stress-free and fast.
- • **Budget-Savvy Performance:** Optimized design delivers premium SSD speed without breaking the bank—perfect for smart upgrades.
- • **Tailored Capacity Options:** Choose the right size for your workload, from 120GB to 480GB, ensuring you never run out of space.
- • **Lightning-Fast Boot & Load Times:** Experience near-instant Windows startup and app launches that keep you ahead of the pack.

## Overview

The Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SATA 3 SSD offers a significant performance boost with up to 450MB/s read and write speeds, delivering rapid system boot and application loading. Its solid-state design ensures durability and shock resistance with no moving parts, while maintaining silent operation. Designed for budget-conscious professionals, it provides an easy installation experience and multiple capacity options to fit diverse workloads, making it an ideal upgrade for extending the life and responsiveness of your laptop or desktop.

## Description

From the manufacturer Revive Your Computer Get more life out of your computer and maximise your existing investment by replacing your old hard drive with a Kingston SSDNow V300 solid-state drive. Dramatically improve the responsiveness of your system -- and it's less disruptive than migrating your data to another system. SSDNow V300 is backed by free technical support and legendary Kingston reliability. Kingston's SSDNow V300 is Faster -- improves speed of loading applications and system boot up Reliable -- with no moving parts, solid-state drives are less likely to fail than traditional hard drives Economical -- design is optimised to make migrating to an SSD more affordable Convenient -- all-in-one kits are available with all the components needed for a fast and easy installation Multiple capacities -- up to 480GB, to fit your workload Silent -- runs silent and cool Dependable and Durable SSDNow V300 features an LSI SandForce controller customised for Kingston and optimised for next-generation Flash memory to deliver the utmost in quality and reliability from two leading SSD brands. Because it's made with solid-state components and has no moving parts, it's shock-proof and withstands drops and bumps. Features Compressible Data Transfer (ATTO) 450MB/s Read and 450MB/s Write speed and Incompressible Data Transfer (AS-SSD and CrystalDiskMark) 180MB/s Read and 133MB/s Write speed.

Review: Great for me and my needs. - My hard drive died , Toshiba 5400rpm 1TB in my HP Envy 17. I'm not a power user of the laptop so this was a good choice , price and size were good for a quick buy. Easy to install and really fast to load windows 10 from the dvd , , so so quick. This being the first time i have had to deal with a dead hard drive and my laptop out of warranty there were a few nerves at the beginning , but it was so easy to replace the hard drive. Took the power cable out , battery off and one screw out to get at the service bay. Pulled the cable off and removed hard drive and took off this blue rubber thing that was surrounding the hard drive , popped new kingston ssd in the blue rubber thing and popped the cable back in and replaced the service cover with the one screw and i was done. Simple. Putting windows 10 on it was so fast ( longest part was file copying ). Huge improvement on speed as you would expect and as i'm not a power user this drive is perfect for my needs. Windows boots in seconds , and i mean seconds to the desktop. This meets my expectations , cheap and fast giving new confidence and a smile at this nearly 3 year old laptop.
Review: So far so good - Well, it's just arrived today. This will be a rolling review, updated as I use it. So far, a good sturdy feeling drive, lots of reviews on the web have been very complementary about it (i spent ages researching it). It is marketed as a budget drive. But what's budget about it? Well from the looks of the reviews it's not able to handle as high a workload as many of the other more expensive drives. BUT as one review pointed out, the amount of work they were using to test it was pretty high (64 queue depth)and way out of the way of people who use their system to a 'normal' degree. So it looks like if you are doing ALOT of things all at once and all wanting disk access, other drives may be better. BUT if you are doing all that you're likely to look for the higher performing drives anyway. On the positive side the reviews show it holds it's own VERY well in other areas compared again to the more expensive drives. **UPDATE 1 MONTH ON*** It's great, boots INCREDIBLY quickly and windows now flies around. If like me you are spending ages looking at all the different options and require a good fast drive and you're not going to be overloading it with work then save yourself some time and just get this one. **UPDATE 1 YEAR ON*** Excellent still (although am running out of space!!) It was time to buy another one today, BUT i just saw the reviews above. UHHOH,,,,may rethink my purchase!!!!!

## Features

- Faster - improves speed of loading applications and system boot up^Reliable - with no moving parts, solid state drives are less likely to fail than standard hard drives^Economical - design optimised to make migrating to an SSD more affordable^Convenient - all-in-one kits with all the components for easy installation^Multiple capacities to fit your workload

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00A1ZTZOG |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
| Best Sellers Rank | 66,469 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 386 in Internal Solid State Drives |
| Brand | Kingston |
| Colour | Grey |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (8,356) |
| Date First Available | 1 Jan. 2012 |
| Form Factor | 2.5-inch |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive |
| Hard Drive Interface | USB 2.0 |
| Hard Drive Size | 120 GB |
| Hardware Platform | PC |
| Item Weight | 53.1 g |
| Item model number | SV300S37A/120G |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 2 Kilowatt Hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries packed with equipment |
| Lithium Battery Weight | 2 Grams |
| Manufacturer | KIngston |
| Number Of Lithium Ion Cells | 5 |
| Number of Lithium Metal Cells | 5 |
| Processor Count | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 6.96 x 10.01 x 0.71 cm; 53.07 g |
| RAM Size | 120 GB |
| Series | SSDNow V300 |
| Standing screen display size | 2.5 Inches |
| Wattage | 3600 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Kingston
- **Colour:** Grey
- **Compatible devices:** (N/A) SSD 2.5-inch 7mm
- **Connectivity technology:** Wired
- **Digital storage capacity:** 120 GB
- **Hard disk description:** Solid State Drive
- **Hard disk form factor:** 2.5 Inches
- **Hard disk interface:** USB 2.0
- **Installation type:** Internal Hard Drive
- **Special feature:** Operating temperature range:0 - 70 °C^S.M.A.R.T support^TRIM support

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Capacity, Style Name** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is it true Kingston switched the NAND and is now performing like crap?**
A: Yes, they did!  The everyday average user wont really see anything, because it will be faster than the HDD you just replaced.  But those of us who know what they're buying, will see a very very big drop in write speeds.  There has been a rep for Kingston who has left comments concerning their drives, and is trying to smooth things over........  It's not working!  They most likely pulled their switch and bait in an effort to increase profits and decrease production costs.  You don't see makers like Samsung or Crucial doing this, because giving us consumers a quality product really is that important to them.  I also speak from experience with a Kingston SSD......  I returned it as defective the next morning and went with Samsung.  All my rigs are using Samsung SSD's and run exactly as advertised.

**Q: Does it come with SATA/USB kit for cloning my existing HD or do I need to buy the kit?**
A: You have 2 options. Buy the Kingston Digital 240GB SSDNow V300 SATA 3 2.5 (7mm height) Desktop Bundle Kit  which includes everything you need. It's available here at Amazon or at Newegg.com and is very convenient to use, although it costs more. Alternatively, you can search Amazon and elsewhere for " SATA 3 cable ", " SATA power adapter ", and " 2.5 to 3.5 adapter ". For cloning software search for and download  EaseUS ToDo free version. The main menu of EaseUS ToDo free version has a CLONE option; choose that plus Disk Drive and check the little box for "Optimize for SSD". Good luck.

**Q: Will it work with XP and non sata cables**
A: Yes, it works with Windows XP. Do a search for "optimizing an SSD in Windows XP" or similar search phrase. Basically, you do these things: Turn off scheduled Defragmentation if you have it scheduled. SSDs should not be defragmented. Turn off Windows "Prefetch"; like defragmenting it's not needed. Allow a half hour or more each of "idle" time with no programs, apps, games or internet running. This allows the SSD to erase (called "Garbage Collection") any areas where you have deleted stuff and emptied the Recycle Bin. On Windows 7 or 8 a feature called TRIM does a slightly better job of garbage collection but, hey, no big deal. There are other "tweaks" you can do, but they are unnecessary. Also, for around $12 you can buy a PATA-to-SATA adapter, a small device which plugs onto the end of the IDE wide ribbon cable. On the back of the adapter is a SATA connector. If your computer has a SATA power cable, fine. If not, you'll need a short adapter cable to convert the old 4-pin Molex power lead into a SATA power plug (these are very inexpensive). This only works for a desktop PC, not for a laptop because there's no space for the adapter in a laptop. Performance-wise, this arrangement will be way, WAY faster than your old regular hard drive. And, if you upgrade to a newer computer later on it will be even faster!

**Q: when it says it comes with an adapter does it mean it comes with a 2.5" to a 3.5" adapter? just want to make sure.**
A: No. The adapter simply increases the thickness of the drive in case you have a laptop that needs the old style thicker drive. If you want to slot this drive into a 3.5" bay, you will still need a 2.5 to 3.5 bracket.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for me and my needs.
*by L***A on 21 March 2016*

My hard drive died , Toshiba 5400rpm 1TB in my HP Envy 17. I'm not a power user of the laptop so this was a good choice , price and size were good for a quick buy. Easy to install and really fast to load windows 10 from the dvd , , so so quick. This being the first time i have had to deal with a dead hard drive and my laptop out of warranty there were a few nerves at the beginning , but it was so easy to replace the hard drive. Took the power cable out , battery off and one screw out to get at the service bay. Pulled the cable off and removed hard drive and took off this blue rubber thing that was surrounding the hard drive , popped new kingston ssd in the blue rubber thing and popped the cable back in and replaced the service cover with the one screw and i was done. Simple. Putting windows 10 on it was so fast ( longest part was file copying ). Huge improvement on speed as you would expect and as i'm not a power user this drive is perfect for my needs. Windows boots in seconds , and i mean seconds to the desktop. This meets my expectations , cheap and fast giving new confidence and a smile at this nearly 3 year old laptop.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So far so good
*by A***L on 3 April 2013*

Well, it's just arrived today. This will be a rolling review, updated as I use it. So far, a good sturdy feeling drive, lots of reviews on the web have been very complementary about it (i spent ages researching it). It is marketed as a budget drive. But what's budget about it? Well from the looks of the reviews it's not able to handle as high a workload as many of the other more expensive drives. BUT as one review pointed out, the amount of work they were using to test it was pretty high (64 queue depth)and way out of the way of people who use their system to a 'normal' degree. So it looks like if you are doing ALOT of things all at once and all wanting disk access, other drives may be better. BUT if you are doing all that you're likely to look for the higher performing drives anyway. On the positive side the reviews show it holds it's own VERY well in other areas compared again to the more expensive drives. **UPDATE 1 MONTH ON*** It's great, boots INCREDIBLY quickly and windows now flies around. If like me you are spending ages looking at all the different options and require a good fast drive and you're not going to be overloading it with work then save yourself some time and just get this one. **UPDATE 1 YEAR ON*** Excellent still (although am running out of space!!) It was time to buy another one today, BUT i just saw the reviews above. UHHOH,,,,may rethink my purchase!!!!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Surprisingly Good
*by S***1 on 19 November 2013*

** UPDATE ** Please see the end of this review for reasons NOT to buy this ** This is my first venture into SSDs. I researched the subject carefully (Anandtech !), and it seems that SSDs are not straightforward bits of kit at all. However they have been around for a few years, and because this is a new model I'm hoping that most of the kinks have been worked out. Also for some reason I never seem to take the straightorward or safe option (which would have been a Samsung 840), and certainly wouldn't have been a Sandforce based drive.However the technology in the Sandforce controller intrigues me. There have been many well publicised issues with SF2281 based SSDs (and this is one of those), but that seems to have been a generation or 2 of firmware ago. Mine came with firmware 5.05 and so far has been fine. This drive doesn't seem to be user firmware upgradeable (at least there are no firmwares on Kingston's site), which I hadn't appreciated when I ordered it. UPDATE - I have downloaded the toolbox software from Kingston and there is an option to upgrade the firmware, however even though I know that 5.06 is being factory installed on the Chinese made versions of this drive, it is not available using this tool - good job too as 5.06 seems to be an awful lot slower than 5.05 which is what my (Taiwanese) version came with. It is blazingly quick, Windows 7 is ready to go (not just booted to desktop!) in 20 seconds from a cold start (and at least 5 seconds are performing POST). This is on a new build PC with a fresh copy of Windows on it. Applications load very quickly - Quickbooks loads in a second or 2 compared to over 20 seconds on our old office PC. The disk gets a score of 7.9 (top marks) in Windows 7 experience index, as it should. Also Windows 7 has recognised it as an SSD and has disabled defragmentation and enabled TRIM as expected. I'm very happy with it, but if the Samsung 840 (any version EVO or PRO or plain 840) were the same price I would have got one of those. **UPDATE** I'm still happy with mine, but it appears later versions of this drive use asynchronous nand, and these drives are making a lot of people angry as they don't perform to the level of the earlier drives. I had heard of this and thought it was due to the firmware, but it has been confirmed by Kingston that it is due to hardware differences. Therefore I wouldn't recommend anyone buy one of these unless it's very cheap. My disk is version 505ABBF1 and this is the good one with synchronous nand, the poor one seems to be version 506ABBF0.

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