On Wed, Jan  6 at 14:56, Tristan Ball wrote:
For those searching list archives, the SNV125-S2/40GB given below is not
based on the Intel controller.

I queried Kingston directly about this because there appears to be so
much confusion (and I'm considering using these drives!), and I got back
that:

The V series uses a JMicron Controller
The V+ series uses a Samsung Controller
The M and E series are the Intel Drives

I'm 99.999% sure that the 40GB V drive is based on the Intel
architecture and that the kingston rep was wrong.

http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3667&p=4

The label in the picture clearly shows a bare letter 'V' and 40GB
markings, and the board/layout is identical to the X25-M with only 5
NAND TSOPs instead of 10 or 20.

Either way though, the Intel-branded 40GB MLC drive (X25-V) is now
available on newegg as well:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167025

Currently $129.99 in retail packaging (with aluminum sled so it can
bolt into a 3.5" drive bay, etc.), no idea if they'll sell 'em for the
$85 that newegg briefly had the kingston branded version.

--eric


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Eric D. Mudama
edmud...@mail.bounceswoosh.org

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