With both their enthusiast and entry level models recently refreshed it comes as little surprise to see Kingston round out their new lean and mean lineup with a more mainstream orientated option. That option is new new HyerX Savage.

If you are looking for a great SSD upgrade solution, the HyperX Savage offers great endurance, speed, and comes with everything you need. Not only does it perform well, it looks killer with its HyperX design.

The HyperX Savage SSD is available in stand-alone drive package or in upgrade bundle kit form and it replaces the Kingston Hyper 3K in the HyperX lineup. Capacity options range from 120GB to 960GB, all of which utilize a Phison PS3110-S10 controller with promised sequential speeds of 560/530 MB/s...

It wasn't until the other day that I actually realized I was barely paying attention to differences between SATA II and SATA III SSDs. I rarely benchmark any of the first generation drives; there is no sense, because the differences between then and now are numerically miles apart.

Exceptional Value; Bundle Price is Equal to most other prices for Single Drive; Eye Appealing Design; Acronis Software; Multi-Bit Screwdriver; USB 3.0 Enclosure; 7mm design; 3.5" Backplate; 7 to 9mm extender

3 Year Warranty; 1,000,000 MTBF

Kingston now has a full line of solid state drives to offer to consumers. We have already taken a

– Great performance; – Sleek and stylish design; – Available as SSD upgrade kit or standalone drive

– Only a 3 year warranty

After just a few tests, it's very apparent that the Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB SSD is a very worthy performer, replacing Kingston's once mid-range enthusiast favorite HyperX 3K SSD.

Enthusiast level performance; Gorgeous red enthusiast design; 240GB and 480GB relatively affordable; Enthusiast level performance; Gorgeous red enthusiast design; 240GB and 480GB relatively affordable

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Now that we have seen the inside and outside of the Savage and put it through our benchmark suite lets take a step back and see what we have when it is all said and done. As far as the performance is concerned in most situations the Savage pulled ahead of the other drives using the same Phison...

SSDs was once considered a luxury and unnecessary a few years back due to its high price that not many could afford even for the smaller capacity 60GB or 64GB variant. As competition arises, price of SSD has become much more affordable and the once dreamed 120GB / 128GB SSD would probably cost you...

Comes with 3 year warranty; Decent build quality; Decent performance; Good aesthetic aspects; Awesome bundled upgrade kit

A little costly

We've seen a great performance from the Kingston HyperX Savage on the previous pages and you might expect it to cost a fortune. But if you do, you're mistaken. You can pick up one of these great 240GB drives at NewEgg for just $122.99 , Overclockers UK for ￡114.98 , or find a great deal trough...

Impressive performance, Great bundle, Price vs; performance ratio is top, Phison PS3110-S10 controller and Toshiba A19nm NAND

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Solid state drives and video cards are two of the biggest experience drivers when it comes to replacing hardware in an existing system. While flash based media has traditionally been high in price for the amount of capacity you purchase, the cost per gigabyte has steadily been dropping.

Low cost performance; New controller; Bundled accessories; Good looks; Pricing

Three-year warranty; CPU usage