128GB Kingston SSDNow V200 Series 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drive SSD (SV200S37A/128G) $60 after $15 rebate + Free Shipping (expired)

nice, it there any 10 of 50 coupon link for buy.com, that would made it really sweet for laptop ssd ??

Is this the old JMicron based SSD, or the new revision that came out last month that corrected the write/performance issues?

nice $0.50/1GB. I'm waiting for 256GB.

Quote from okinawanmatt : Is this the old JMicron based SSD, or the new revision that came out last month that corrected the write/performance issues?

I believe this is the old one. The performance level is 1/3 of the new one. I don't think this is such a great deal.

Quote from okinawanmatt : Is this the old JMicron based SSD, or the new revision that came out last month that corrected the write/performance issues?

I believe it's revised firmware but not new controller. Per the review linked to on the product page:

Not noted in the specifications above is the use of the JMicron JMF668 controller, and Toshiba 24nm 3KP/E cycle MLC NAND Flash. You may be asking “What’s different? Those are the same components used in the first release”. As it turns out, the issues in the first release SSDNow V200 were firmware related, and not controller or NAND issues.

Link: http://www.overclockerstech.com/k...iew/all/1/

anyone know the difference between V200 and V+200 ?

Quote from muffinz : anyone know the difference between V200 and V+200 ?

Actually, the comment above yours correctly states that the new V200 is only different by a firmware patch (which must be done at the factory, I read). It significantly improves the drive. However, from what I could gather, the V+200 are actually the revised firmware versions; the new V200 is actually called the V+200.

It looks like the version on sale is the old version with the poor performance.

Quote from okinawanmatt : Actually, the comment above yours correctly states that the new V200 is only different by a firmware patch (which must be done at the factory, I read). It significantly improves the drive. However, from what I could gather, the V+200 are actually the revised firmware versions; the new V200 is actually called the V+200. It looks like the version on sale is the old version with the poor performance.

Actually--if you dig into the review, it says that the V200 itself was actually revised with new firmware. The 128GB version is also a 7mm drive meaning it's ultrabook friendly.

Quote from okinawanmatt : Actually, the comment above yours correctly states that the new V200 is only different by a firmware patch (which must be done at the factory, I read). It significantly improves the drive. However, from what I could gather, the V+200 are actually the revised firmware versions; the new V200 is actually called the V+200.

The V+200 is actually a completely different drive. It's SandForce-based according to the official website [kingston.com]. You might be confused because Kingston has been replacing the V200 with the V+200 when users RMA it due to poor performance, at least until they came out with a firmware-based fix for the V200. The latest firmware for the V200 is available here [kingston.com].

I might jump on it at this price if there's a coupon.

So should I or should I not stay up until 3:15 to get this?

Quote from scl23enn4m3 : So should I or should I not stay up until 3:15 to get this?

Depends. Since ssds have been steadily going down is this something you need in the interim or something you are buying as it's on the cheap? If it is the latter I say wait until black friday.

IMO we can get the higher end ssds for around $.60 or $.55/ gig and these lower ends for around $.35.

My source is the dramexchange as well as blogs of people who are in the know in regards to the trends and forecasts of nand.

now live

not sure if i should buy it