SSD offers value for money
Kingston Technology recently commissioned an independent test that shows how upgrading a PC with a Solid State Drive (SSD) provides the best price/performance ratio when comparing with other types of common upgrades. It should be noted that the Kingston SSDNow V+200 was compared to a Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB HDD in this test.
UK based Dennis Technology Labs undertook the test to determine how much an SSD can boost the performance of a PC compared to other more common upgrades, such as adding more memory or installing a faster processor. The primary objective was to identify which upgrade gave the biggest boost per Pound spent.
The conclusion was that the Kingston SSDNow V+200 provided the best value upgrade at a cost of £1.88, or R24.95 per percentage point of performance increase.
The value of every other upgrade made when combined with the SSD, increased significantly compared to an HDD. For example a Central Processing Unit (CPU) costs more than £53.96 (R715.97) per percentage point of increase when combined with an HDD, but only £4.11 (R54.53) when combined with the SSD.
Replicating a series of everyday computing functions, the tests showed that the SSDNow V+200 had a impact on boot times, making it almost 2.5 times faster to boot than a standard hard drive.
“There has never been a better time to invest in SSD technology. The price having reached below R13.26/GB not only makes SSDs more affordable but as the test shows, they are in fact the best value/performance upgrade,” said Kirsty Miller, Consumer Marketing Manager EMEA.
“At Kingston, we aim to make SSD upgrades easy for the consumer with our installation kits. During these financially challenging times, consumers can enjoy an enhanced computing experience and a significant boost in performance with an SSD upgrade, without having to purchase a new PC.”
Click through to read the full Dennis Technology Labs report.
Related Articles
Hard drive, SSD technology improvements continue
Smartphones trump PCs for DRAM demand
Loading ...