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Kit includes cloning software to speed up transfer from old hard drives
Memory maker Kingston Technology has launched a combination package
aimed at helping individuals, and small and medium sized enterprises to
upgrade from existing traditional hard drives to its SSDNow V value
series of solid state drives (SSDs).
We
are trying to garner mass-market adoption of SSDs by bundling all of
the software, hardware and step-by-step instructions in a couple of
low-cost options aimed squarely at everyday users," said Steve Hall,
EMEA branded product manager at Kingston.
Advertisement"The V
Series upgrade kits are a perfect complement to our existing line of
SSDNow products that target enterprise customers and power users."
The
new kits are available in 64Gb and 128Gb versions and, along with the
drive itself, provide cloning software and instructions on how to
transfer the data and swap out the drives, thereby removing the need to
reinstall the operating system or lose any settings.
Once cloned,
desktop users can have the operating system and applications reside on
the SSD drive, while the old hard drive is used to store data such as
music, videos, files and photos.
The notebook upgrade kit comes
with an external enclosure, which lets users retain their original hard
drive and allow for additional external storage.
Kingston stepped
into the SSD market at the beginning of the year, announcing that it
would be using a rebranded version of Intel's SSD drives rather than
developing its own.
The 64Gb kit will sell for around €110, while
the 128Gb pack has a price tag of around €195. All SSDNow V Series kits
are backed by a three-year warranty.
Kingston launched a similar pack for enterprises last month based on its SSDNow M series drives.
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