Kingston Digital Ships Large Capacity Near 1TB SSD

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc.,has announced its latest addition to the SSDNow V300 series, the V310. The Kingston SSDNow V310 solid-state drive dramatically boosts system responsiveness while also offering 960GB capacity to store all movies, music, games, files and applications.

The new SSDNow V310 is 10x faster than a 7200RPM hard-disk drive1. Powered by a Phison 3108 controller, the drive achieves 450MB/s read and write speeds. With no moving mechanical parts, SSDNow V310 is shock-proof, uses less energy and stays cool making it more reliable and less likely to fail than standard hard-disk drives. The large capacity of the SSDNow V310 allows enough space for a true HDD replacement so users can migrate their entire hard drive over with storage to spare.

“Since 2009, our V ‘Value’ series solid-state drives have delivered the best price to performance ratio as possible to enable consumers on a budget or entry-level users to experience the benefits of SSD technology. Our new V310 continues that along with providing the biggest capacity ever in a Kingston SSD,” says Ariel Perez, SSD business manager, Kingston. “SSDNow V310 with its large 960GB capacity is the perfect upgrade to an existing system as it improves boot speeds and application load times helping maximize one’s computer investment.”

SSDNow V310 is available in 960GB as a stand-alone drive or as all-in-one kits that include all the accessories needed plus software to clone files and OS to make for an easy install. SSDNow V310 is backed by a three-year warranty, free technical support and legendary Kingston reliability.

Kingston SSDNow V310 Features and Specifications:

• 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
• Convenient: all-in-one kits with all the components for easy installation
• Large capacity: enough space to migrate your entire HDD over to a SSD
• Form factor: 2.5-inch drive available in 7.0mm with adapter to fit in 9.5mm systems
• Silent: runs silent and cool
• Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0
• Capacities: 960GB

Baseline Performance:
• Compressible Data Transfer (ATTO)
• 450MB/s Read and 450MB/s Write
• Incompressible Data Transfer (AS-SSD and CrystalDiskMark)
• 500MB/s Read and 440MB/s Write
• IOMETER Maximum Random 4k Read/Write
• 40,000 IOPS and 20,000 IOPS
• Random 4k Read/Write
• 27,000MB/s Read and 10,500MB/s Write

• PCMARK® 8 Storage Bandwidth Score
4,700
• Power Consumption: 0.08 W Idle / 1.28 W Avg/ 1.16 W (MAX) Read / 5.39 W (MAX) Write

Dimensions: 69.8mm x 100.1mm x 7mm
Weight: 92.5g
Life expectancy: 1 million hours MTBF
Warranty/support: 3-year warranty with free technical support
Total Bytes Written (TBW)6: 2,728TB 2.56DWPD8

Package Contents

Desktop Upgrade Kit
– 3.5″ bracket & mounting screws
– SATA data & power cables
– Hard drive cloning software (CD)5
– Installation video (DVD)

Notebook Upgrade Kit
– 2.5″ USB enclosure
– Hard drive cloning software (CD)5
– Installation video (DVD)
– 7mm to 9.5mm adapter

Desktop/Notebook Upgrade Kit
– 2.5″ USB enclosure
– 3.5″ bracket & mounting screws
– SATA data & power cables
– Hard drive cloning software (CD)5
– Installation video (DVD)
– 7mm to 9.5mm adapter

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http://www.youtube.com/kingstontechmemory

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http://www.facebook.com/kingstontechnology

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http://twitter.com/kingstontech

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mLogic® Ships mTape®
The Industry’s First Thunderbolt™ Certified LTO-6 Backup & Archiving Solution for Creative Professionals

July 22, 2014 02:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time
CULVER CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–mLogic announced today that the company is now shipping its innovative mTape backup and archiving solution to customers worldwide. mTape is the industry’s first LTO-6 tape drive to feature Thunderbolt connectivity and the first tape drive system to receive Thunderbolt certification from Apple Inc. and Intel Corporation.

“We are thrilled to announce that our mTape LTO-6 system has received Thunderbolt certification and is now shipping to customers”

mTape Highlights:

The world’s first Thunderbolt-enabled LTO-6 tape drive
Thunderbolt certified by Apple and Intel
Supports LTFS for drag and drop functionality
Two Thunderbolt ports for daisy-chaining
SAS expansion port (enables writing to two or more LTO drives simultaneously)
Compatible with backup/archive software from Archiware, Imagine Products, StorageDNA, YoYotta and others
Portable form factor with rugged, light-weight aluminum construction
DC powered for operation in any environment
“We are thrilled to announce that our mTape LTO-6 system has received Thunderbolt certification and is now shipping to customers,” said Roger Mabon, CEO of mLogic. “mTape is the first LTO-6 tape drive to feature Thunderbolt connectivity and is the ideal backup and archiving solution for users of laptops, all-in-one computers and the new Mac Pro. LTO tape offers the lowest cost per TB of any storage medium and more importantly has an archival life of 30 plus years – significantly longer than external hard drives sitting on a shelf. mTape is an affordable and easy to use tool that solves the challenges of long-term archiving of digital assets.”

“Providing an LTO-6 tape drive solution with Thunderbolt connectivity offers creative professionals a high-speed, plug and play solution to securely backup and archive large amounts of digital media,” said Jason Ziller, Marketing Director for Thunderbolt, Intel. “mLogic’s mTape with Thunderbolt dramatically simplifies the process of safeguarding content produced in today’s file-based workflows.”

Pricing and Availability

mTape is available now from mLogic’s global network of authorized resellers and distributors and direct from mLogic at www.mlogic.com/products/mtape. MSRP is $3,599.

About mLogic

mLogic designs and markets innovative computer peripherals including disk and tape storage solutions and cutting-edge products featuring the high-speed Thunderbolt™ 2 interface. mLogic is headquartered in Culver City, California. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.mlogic.com. Join us on Facebook: mLogicLLC

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