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expired Posted by MagentaPlant7587 • May 6, 2024
May 6, 2024 8:50 PM
1TB Kingston NV2 M.2 2280 4.0 Gen 4x4 NVMe Internal SSD
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Also the low ratings seem to suggest a pattern - problems start to happen around the 1 year mark, like 10, 12 months with light use. A reliable drive shouldn't do that.
I keep all my important stuff (documents, a lifetime of digital photos, etc.) in my 1TB OneDrive cloud storage and then keep a local cached copy on my desktop and laptop. So no matter what fails, I've got, at least, a copy of every thing in the cloud.
It makes things less stressful when a drive does die (which rarely happens).
I will probably use these for data drives, not OS drives.
Acronis for Seagate, requires at least one connected Seagate drive in order to run
Acronis for WD, requires at least one connected WD drive in order to run
and etc.
None of the Acronis versions I have downloaded will recognize the 128GB OEM Kingston drive. But Opensource software like Clonezilla have no problem recognizing it.
I suspect that Kingston's business contract with Acronis requires them to exclude all non-retail Kingston drives from their software's code. Just like Kingston's own SSD Manager program does.
Why?
I guess they want to provide technical support only to people that directly chooses their products for purchase.
Acronis for Seagate, requires at least one connected Seagate drive in order to run
Acronis for WD, requires at least one connected WD drive in order to run
and etc.
None of the Acronis versions I have downloaded will recognize the 128GB OEM Kingston drive. But Opensource software like Clonezilla have no problem recognizing it.
I suspect that Kingston's business contract with Acronis requires them to exclude all non-retail Kingston drives from their software's code. Just like Kingston's own SSD Manager program does.
Why?
I guess they want to provide technical support only to people that directly chooses their products for purchase.
There is a reason why the manufacturers' versions are given away for free with hardware purchase.
Well lets hope AMAZON.COM ships this drive and not cancel the order. I now have an estimated ship date of May 23. If/when I get it I hope that the drive is recognized by the free software.
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USPS delivery, ugh.
Hopefully be here in a few days.
Glad that order was not cancelled after all the changing delivery estimates.
Anybody else seeing the same?
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The Kingston SSD Manager and Acronis True Image software does recognize this drive.
However, I am disappointed that the SSD Manager does not have any feature that performs comprehensive bad sector testing. There are the usual stats like health % and temperature measurements though.
The firmware upgrade feature of the SSD Manager shows that no new version is currently available.
WD's and Seagate's versions are the gold standard for drive maintenance, diagnostic testing, and monitoring.
The Kingston version of Acronis True Image appears to have the same features and functionality as the other manufacturers' versions.