Kingston Now Shipping The SandForce-Powered HyperX SSD

Posted 08/01/2011 at 11:59am | by Brad Chacos

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Hey, hardcore computer users; Kingston hasn't forgotten about you. After solidifying their base and getting their SSD feet wet in the low-end consumer market, Kingston has teamed up with SandForce for the first time in order to release a high-end SSD capable of pleasing gamers and hardware geeks alike. The company announced today that the super-fast Kingston HyperX SSD is finally shipping to US customers.

Like we mentioned when we first took a look at the HyperX SSD a couple of months ago, this is Kingston's first SATA 3 (6GB/s) SSD. It's capable of sequential read speeds up to 555MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 510MB/s, while its 4KB random performance tops out at 95,000 IOPS read, 70,000 IOPS write. It's powered by the same SandForce SF-2281 controller that's found in many high-end SSD drives.

Kingston's offering both a 120GB and 240GB version of the HyperX SSD. You can buy them standalone for $270 or $520, or as part of an install-ready "HyperX Upgrade Kit" that includes the Acronis True Image HD migration software, a desktop mounting plate, an external drive bay, a multi-head screwdriver and a SATA data cable. The 120GB bundle costs $285 while the 240GB bundle will set you back $540 smackers.

You can check out the press release at the Kingston website.