Kingston SSD V+100 256GB SATA2 1.8inch Hard Drive

I purchased this (after trying an Intel Series 520 that wouldn't work - That's another story.) for my HP 2540p. I used EaseUS Disk Copy Home Edition (freeware) to clone the stock OEM 1.8" 5400 rpm HD to the Kingston SSD. I used a Micro SATA 1.8 Inch Drive to 2.5 Inch Laptop Drive Caddy in a Vantec NexStar TX external drive enclosure and connected to notebook. Windows 7 recognized the drive immediately and asked if I wanted to initialize the disk - did so and then formatted - That took awhile - I told the disk cloning software to set up the disk image for an SSD, waited while it transferred the image to the SSD, shut the 2540p off when indicated by the software, and removed the original drive (carefully), replaced with the SSD, after removing and re-using the stock rubber mount, re-assembled everything, held my breath a bit...., and 30 seconds after stroking the power button was watching Win 7-64 Pro start with no issues. Within 45 seconds after powering up, I was on the desktop and checking things out- Amazing! The OS shows TRIM is enabled, recognizes it as a Kingston 256gb SSD - it's all good! The differences for elapsed times to start and load, between the stock HD and the SSD - The Kingston is sooooo Fast can't say enough good about it. Everything is working as it is supposed to and So Much Faster to load the browser or a DVD. (This is my traveling machine and media player on the jet.) I can tell just after a couple of hours on battery that it is a lot easier on battery usage, so expecting a lot more time available away from the outlet and charger.

I couldn't be more pleased with this (so far) and will try to get back to this review later to update it, after the notebook and SSD have more time together, but so far, no worries, and no indication that there will be.

I put it into my old legendary IBM Thinkpad T42. To connect it I used mini SATA to IDE adapter. With dynamic FSB frequency switiching and Fan RPM Control software it makes my laptop noiseless and fast.

I am not a tech guy so when this Kingston SSDNow V=180 256GM ... slid right into the 1.8 inch hard drive slot of my Thinkpad T410s and accepted a new install of the factory operating system from the recovery cd's I was quite happy. Then when I started using it, WOW! Boot time is super quick and apps start almost immediately. I feel like I got a new high end system with a very simple upgrade thus extending the useful life of my laptop. I have used Kingston computer memory and SD cards with no problems so I was happy to buy the Kingston brand. 1.8 inch SSD's are more expensive and harder to find than the 2.5 inch variety and I would only recommend them for an application where you need that size factor. If that's the case then this SSD is a good choice. This one has been rock solid and a great performer for me so far.