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hyperx fury 240gbb

   When we saw that Kingston decided to make use of the rather outdated but still good SandForce SF-2281 controller we were really hoping to see at least the same performance levels as we did with the Silicon Power Slim S60 SSD model but as you can clearly tell from our charts that didn't happen. The obvious reason of course for that somewhat large gap in performance is the MLC NAND flash modules Kingston used in the FURY SSD which are simply not on par with the ones found in the S60 (at least not as fast). Of course Kingston markets the FURY SSD model as their entry level solution aimed towards gamers who are not really looking for the best possible performance but rather something faster than normal mechanical drives so the real question is how much it costs and of course whether or not it's more competitive compared to the likes of the Slim S60.

 

   Unfortunately things don't really look very good in the pricing area either since the HyperX FURY 240GB SSD by Kingston currently retails for USD114.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 115Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk) a price tag that puts it right next to the clearly faster Slim S60 240GB SSD by Silicon Power. Now the good thing about Kingston however is that they are using their very own MLC NAND flash modules for the HyperX FURY SSD line so they could easily cut the price in order to make it more competitive but until (and if) that happens i really see no reason for USA consumers to prefer the HyperX FURY 240GB SSD over for example the Slim S60 240GB which offers the same capacity and is overall quite faster. Inside the EU however things are slightly different since the Slim S60 240GB is around 10% more expensive so if you happen to be looking for a new SSD and you're on a very tight budget then the HyperX FURY 240GB SSD could be exactly what you're looking for.

 

PROS

- Build Quality (SandForce Controller & Kingston NAND Flash)
- 3 Year Warranty
- Current Price (EU)

 

CONS

- SF-2281 Age
- Overall Performance
- Price (USA)