The product I will be reviewing for you today is the HyperX 3K 120GB Solid-State Drive from Kingston.
For those of you who have been living under a rock and don't know Kingston, they are one of the top manufacturers in the world when it comes to the production of memory (RAM) and solid-state drives.
"Born" in 1987, this company currently has its global headquarters in California, USA and employs more than 4000 people worldwide.
Going back to the HyperX 3K, this SSD stands among the "Enthusiasts" category on Kingston website, promising extreme performance at an affordable price.
Now that I had the chance to test it out for a few weeks, I can safely say that the performance is definitely there, Kingston also makes sure to not disappoint the consumer by providing all sorts of features and extras when it comes to the package contents.
Besides the actual SSD, you can expect to find tucked inside the small box a few other things like a CD with the installation guide and the hard drive cloning software, a 2.5'' USB enclosure, one 3.5'' bracket and the needed mounting screws, a fancy screwdriver and finally your typical sata cable. As you can see the HyperX 3K comes packed with a lot of stuff which is always a good thing, it shows that Kingston didn't cut any corners and that might be exactly what ends up distinguishing them from the competition.
Moving on to the technical specs of the drive now, one of the main features of the 3K has to be the popular second generation SandForce controller(SF2281), the fact that it supports TRIM also ensures a good performance not only in the present but in the foreseeable future as well.
Let's talk performance now, the advanced SandForce controller combined with the average size of the drive (120GB) should almost guarantee good numbers all around the board, from other tests I've seen online though, the bigger versions (240,480GB) of this drive should have a bit of an advantage, at least that's the theory. The reality is that the differences are so small that the "realistic" user should not even notice them.
Just a few years ago an average gamer would usually not give much though when it comes to upgrading their hard-drive, other components like RAM or a new CPU would usually be priority. Well, as it stands right now, SSD is the way to go, if you're thinking about upgrading your computer in the near future and want a big boost without breaking the bank, I would recommend that you take a look at this elegant looking 2.5'' drive from Kingston (or its bigger brothers 240/480GB).
The performance is there, it comes very well packed and the price ($100-120 on Amazon.com) is acceptable when you take everything into consideration.
Thanks to Kingston for providing the review sample
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