Kingston sent me their new NV1 NVMe PCIe SSD with this very thoughtful gift box. So let’s check it out shall we.
Here I have the new Kingston NV1 NVMe PCIe SSD, storage space is 500 GB and this drive claims 35 times faster read write speeds as compared to a 7200 RPM Hard Drive. We will put that to the test in a bit.
Before opening up the drive let’s check out this gift box.
Memories empower, this is part of Kingston’s “Kingston is with you” campaign, and this limited-edition gift box is part of it.
Basically a 7-day challenge to help re-find yourself by reliving your best memories.
My eye goes to this data-traveller 64 GB usb drive, this is so cool, one side is usb-A and the other is USB-C. This allows the drive to be used on PC’s and also mobile devices that have a USB-c port. Just pull the protective cover off the port you require and plug into your system.
Now for these cards here, this is a list of 7 mini tasks to follow for 7 days. Each one has instructions on the back and an illustration on the other side , wow this one has fake grass on it.
This is supposed to help relieve precious moments, maybe trigger a memory.
Now for this box here, they contain masks. Nice ones.
The illustrations are by Jong Pei yen as per the box. We have 5 pieces in the box and has the Kingston branding.
Now that the gift box is done with, we move on to the main star, the Nv1 nvme drive.
Kingston has always been a name synonymous with memory, and this is one of their latest entry level NVMe ssd drives. Basically, targeted at first time NVMe users, who would like to upgrade their laptop or small form factor PC’s. for example, the intel nuc’s or other mini pc’s. These drives use flash memory and have no moving parts, so are more durable in a way as there are no chances for mechanical failure. These drives come in this card packing, not much information on the back.
Capacity is 500 GB, and performance wise it has 3 times the performance of a SATA SSD. These drives use less power and emit less heat and with all that transfer speed your applications should load faster and that overall improves the stability of your system.
Let’s unbox the drive now. Here you go, the drive uses a single sided m.2 design,
you can see the other side is devoid of any chips.
This is the NVMe connector which goes into your m.2 slot. Most thin and light laptops use m.2 drives. It connects using a PCIe Gen 3.0 interface and has a M.2 2280 form factor and weighs 7-grams.
I’m lucky I didn’t destroy the box, there’s a license key for Acronis True image so be careful when you open it. The NV1 is a DRAMless SSD, which a pretty common approach by manufacturers to keep the cost down for entry-level SSDs
I’m installing it into my Desktop for now, let’s set it up and get some benchmarks underway.
The drive is found and I’m using black magic’s disk speed test and wow that looks like a great speed. It looks to be between 1700 to 2100 MBps .
Let’s try Crystal Diskmark now.
Let’s try copying files to ….
And from it…
This looks like a great option for users who need more space in their laptops and mini pc’s as, they generally come with 128 or 256 GB NVMe’s so this looks like a great option for an upgrade, more speed, less heat and dependability too as they don’t have any moving parts. There is a limited 3-year warranty. Sizes available are 500Gb, 1TB and 2 Tb. Free tech support is also included from Kingston. This is of course not the fastest M.2 NVMe SSD, but overall price, performance it looks like a great overall drive.
