Kingston releases 30GB boot drive

Kingston Digital, Inc., the flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Co., has unveiled the latest addition to its V family of solid-state drives (SSD), the Kingston SSDNow V Series 30GB Boot Drive. The new drive offers "open and close times of web browsers such as Internet Explorer or Firefox, and programs like iTunes or Photoshop by almost 6 times over existing regular desktops hard-disk drives," according to Antoine Harb, business development manager for Kingston Technology in the Middle East. The SSD drive, which is backed by a 3-year warranty, will begin shipping in late February 2010, the company said.