{"id":61054,"date":"2012-09-29T18:15:17","date_gmt":"2012-09-29T16:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=61054"},"modified":"2012-09-29T18:17:20","modified_gmt":"2012-09-29T16:17:20","slug":"ssd-offers-value-for-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/61054-ssd-offers-value-for-money.html","title":{"rendered":"SSD offers value for money"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The conclusion was that the Kingston SSDNow V+200 provided the best value upgrade at a cost of \u00a31.88, or R24.95 per percentage point of performance increase.<\/p>\n

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 \u00a353.96 (R715.97) per percentage point of increase when combined with an HDD, but only \u00a34.11 (R54.53) when combined with the SSD.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

“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,\u201d said Kirsty Miller, Consumer Marketing Manager EMEA.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Click through to read the full Dennis Technology Labs report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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