Kingston Digital, the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, announced the SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive, the latest addition to its V (Value) family of solid-state drives (SSD). The SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive also offers Windows 7 TRIM support, which helps the SSD maintain high performance through the life of the drive. Using the industry-standard PC Mark Vantage Advanced HDD Suite, the 30GB Boot Drive received a score of 20257 on a Windows 7 system, whereas a 7200RPM hard-disk drive reached 3294. Using PcMark 05 for a Windows XP system, the 30GB Boot Drive received a score of 22519 compared with the harddisk drive score of 6508.

PC Mark Vantage Advanced HDD Suite and PcMark 05 runs a series of tests such as Windows 7 and XP startup, importing photos, adding music to Windows Media Center and application loading. The score is an indicator of how many bytes are moved per second. Kingston's SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive is the perfect enhancement for users looking to increase their current desktop performance. It is designed to be used in conjunction with an existing hard-disk drive (HDD). A PC operating system and key applications reside on the SSD while all data such as documents, music, files and photos remain on the HDD.

As part of Kingston's goal to provide a low-cost SSD solution and an easy upgrade path, the drive is also available with a bundle that includes cloning software, 2.5in to 3.5in mounting brackets and SATA data and power cable extenders. Kingston will also offer a solution for performance minded enthusiasts looking to install a RAID configuration consisting of two 30GB SSD Boot Drives and extra cables.