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Kingston Digital Releases HyperX 3K Solid-State Drive

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Kingston Digital, the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology, has launched the HyperX3K SSD, a solid-state drive powered by the second-generation SandForce SF-2281 processor and based on SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) interface.

HyperX 3K SSD has sequential read/write throughputs of 555/510MB/s and max random R/W IOPS of 85k/74k. HyperX 3K SSD features SandForce DuraClass technology.

Shipping in 90GB, 120GB, 240GB, and 480GB capacities, HyperX 3K SSD comes in a black and aluminum case design. It is available as either a stand-alone drive or in an upgrade kit. HyperX 3K SSD is backed by a three-year warranty and free technical support, says the company.

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