Looking for a relatively inexpensive solid state disk to throw in your netbook? Kingston plans to launch a new low cost model in its SSDNow V+ line that will sell for $79.99 starting in February. The 30GB disk certainly isn’t quite as roomy as some other SSDs, but it’s hard to argue with that price tag, especially when you take a look at the promised performance.

The 2.5 inch drive should be able to handle read speeds up to 180MB/s and write speeds of 50MB/s. It uses between 1.4W and 1.7W and should last for 500,000 hours of use. That’s about 57 years, in case you were wondering.

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Flash storage keeps getting cheaper and cheaper. You can often find bargains on 32GB USB flash drives for $60 or less, and 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB sticks are far cheaper. But not all flash drives are created (or priced) equal. Some are faster than others, and some have other gimmicks, like password-protected file encryption.

Kingston recently launched a new DataTraveler Locker+ USB flash drive line that features 256-bit AES hardware encryption. Basically you can’t access the data on the sticks without a password. And you enter the wrong password 10 times, the card will automatically reformat the drive. That’s great if you accidentally lose the flash drive and don’t want your data leaking out to the world. But it also means you’d better be darn sure you remember the password.

The Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ USB flash drives range from 4GB to 32GB in size and run between $36 and about $154. They’re compatible with Windows, OS X, and Linux.

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Kingston Technology is launching a line of computer memory designed specifically for netbooks. Kingston’s new HyperX SO-DIMM line users faster latency timing in netbooks with 533MHz bus speeds to provide improved performance for netbook users without driving up the price. A 2GB SO-DIMM will set you back just $35.

The copany says the HyperX memory will work in netbooks by Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte, among others.

via NotebookReview