Kingston today announced A1000 PCIe NVMe SSD, an entry-level M.2 drive utilizing 3D NAND, designed to deliver twice the performance of SATA at near SATA pricing.

The single-sided M.2 2280 (22mm x 80mm) form factor makes A1000 ideal for notebooks and systems with limited space. The PCIe NVMe drive features a Gen 3.0 x2 interface, 4-channel Phison 5008 controller, and 3D NAND Flash. It delivers 2x the performance of SATA SSDs with read/write speeds up to 1500MB/s and 1000MB/s.

A1000 is available in 240GB, 480GB and 960GB capacities and is backed by a limited five-year warranty.

A1000 Features and Specifications:

• M.2 2280 Form Factor: Multi-purpose SFF connector replaces small mSATA and mini-PCIe slots.
• Single-sided design: Integrates easily into designs with M.2 connectors
• Multiple capacities: Available in a range of capacities up to 960GB.
• Form Factor: M.2 2280
• Interface: PCIe NVMe Gen 3.0 x2 Lanes
• Capacities: 240GB, 480GB, 960GB
• Controller: Phison 5008
• NAND: 3D TLC
• Sequential Read/Write:
  • 240GB: up to 1,500/800MB/s
  • 480GB: up to 1,500/900MB/s
  • 960GB: up to 1,500/1,000MB/s
• Random 4K Read/Write:
  • 240GB: up to 100,000/80,000MB/s
  • 480GB: up to 100,000/90,000MB/s
  • 960GB: up to 120,000/100,000MB/s
• Power Consumption: 0.011748W Idle / 0.075623W Avg / 0.458W (MAX) Read / 0.908W (MAX) Write
• Dimensions: 80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm
  
• Life Expectancy: 1 million hours MTBF
• Warranty/support: Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support
• Total Bytes Written (TBW):
  • 240GB: 150TB
  • 480GB: 300TB
  • 960GB: 600TB