In any event, the SNVP325-S2 is a 2nd generation SSD from Kingston that uses Toshiba internals to boost performance and support TRIM out of the box. We do love that, no question. Flashing, firmware, and TRIM can be confusing to consumers, and it's nice to see that Kingston has eliminated that potential anxiety.

We've seen some very fast SSDs, and the Indilinx-based drives have proven extremely popular amongst enthusiasts. But Kingston has been working diligently to penetrate further into the marketplace via Intel-rebadged drives, and they've had a couple hit and misses, but this new Toshiba drive looks very impressive from its specifications. But it is in a tough segment in the mainstream SSD market.

Let's take a closer look at the Kingston SNVP325-S2 128GB and see how it fares on the speed wheels we have for it.

Thanks go to our friends at Kingston Technology for supplying the review sample.

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