The Basics:

Inside the retail styled box we find the Kingston SSDNow V300 packaged in a cardboard shell representative of an old egg carton.



The Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB SSD Notebook Bundle Kit comes with the following items:

» 2.5" SATA III 120GB SSD
» 2.5" USB 2.0 Enclosure (used for migrating old PC data to the Kingston SSD)
» Hard Drive Cloning Software (Bootable CD) - a dumbed down version fo Acronis True Image
» Installation Video (DVD)
» 2.5mm adapter to convert the 7mm notebook SSD to a 9.5mm desktop SSD
» Paper instruction manual

The image below provides an overview of all the hardware included in the V300 "notebook bundle kit."



Below are front and rear views of the Kingston SSDNow V300.



Provided below is a closeup of the review sample label. The specific part number of the V300 being reviewed is SV300S37A/120G.



The included "Hard Drive Cloning Software" is a dumbed-down version of Acronis True Image that allows you to clone any harddisk or SSD. Other typical Acronis features are disabled in this version - it cannot resize partitions or perform other functions typical of the full version. Users should be aware however that cloning a harddisk to an SSD is going to lead to a less-than-optimal configuration. This software greatly simplifies the process of quickly transfering data from old drives to the new SSD - especially when you place your old drive in the provided USB enclosure.