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Low-cost 120 GiB SSD duel: SanDisk SSD PLUS vs. Kingston SSDNow V300

We tested two of the most inexpensive SSDs available: the SanDisk SSD PLUS and the Kingston SSDNow V300, both of 120 GiB. Which is the best one? Check it out!

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The SanDisk SSD PLUS 120 GiB

Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The SanDisk SSD PLUS 120 GiB
  • 3. The Kingston SSDNow V300 120 GiB
  • 4. How We Tested
  • 5. Compressible Data Test
  • 6. Incompressible Data Test
  • 7. Conclusions

Figure 2 shows the SSD PLUS 120 GiB, which has a very light plastic case.

Low-cost 120 GiB SSD duelFigure 2: the SanDisk SSD PLUS 120 GiB

The bottom cover is also made of plastic. In this cover there is a sticker with the drive information, as seen in Figure 3.

Low-cost 120 GiB SSD duelFigure 3: bottom of the SSD PLUS

The drive can be opened with a blade, since the cover is only fitted. Figure 4 shows the unit open, unveiling the small PCB. On the solder side, we see only two flash memory chips.

Low-cost 120 GiB SSD duelFigure 4: SanDisk SSD PLUS open

On the component side, you see only the controller chip. On the 240 GiB model, there are two more memory chips on this side. There is no cache memory.

Low-cost 120 GiB SSD duelFigure 5: component side of the PCB

The controller used by the SanDisk SSD PLUS is the Silicon Motion SM2246XT.

Low-cost 120 GiB SSD duelFigure 6: controller chip

The flash memory chips are from SanDisk. Unfortunately, we were not able to found more information about this chip.

Low-cost 120 GiB SSD duelFigure 7: memory chip

Continue: The Kingston SSDNow V300 120 GiB

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