Solid State Drives (SSD) have been very popular with enthusiasts since their introduction into the market. They offer amazing load times over standard hard drives, consume less power, have a lower failure rate, and generate less heat. All of these have made the SSD seem to be a much better option than a standard hard disk drive. The set back is the price. A SSD could cost you hundreds of dollars over a standard hard disk drive, thus leaving the SSD in the enthusiast market and out of the hands of the average user. Kingston is looking to change that with the with the V-Series SSD line. The V-Series, or value series, is a low cost SSD option for the average user.Today we are going to be looking at Kinston SSDNow V-Series 40GB Desktop Upgrade Kit. The SSDNow V-Series comes in two options, a 40GB stand-alone SSD and a 40GB Desktop Upgrade Kit. The SSDNow kit is designed to be an easy upgrade path for anyone looking to get more performance out of their current system, without breaking the bank. The SSDNow upgrade kit is not just a SSD that you throw into your system and install a fresh copy of Windows on, it actually works along with your current hard drive by cloning your existing operating system over to the SSD and keeping all of your documents, such as music, pictures, and movies on your existing hard drive. This means this drive should not be thought of as a storage device, but as a performance upgrade. Kingston includes all the softwareyou will need in the kit to clone your copy of Windows over to the new SSD. This will give the user an instant shot of performance and comes in roughly at the same price as upgrading your memory. Add to this Kingston’s 24/7 Tech support, a three year warranty, and a promotional launch price of $84.99 after rebates at Newegg.com and Kingston might have a real winner on their hands.