Kingston Shipping A2000 NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 SSD at Maximum 1TB

Kingston Digital, Inc. is shipping the A2000 NVMe PCIe SSD.

The single-sided M.2 drive is the company’s next-gen entry-level, consumer NVMe PCIe SSD utilizing 3D NAND. It delivers performance, lower power and heat at a lower price, making it the storage upgrade solution for ultrabook and notebook users.

A2000 is ae storage solution with read/write speeds up to 2,200/2,000MB/s ⁽¹⁾, respectively, thus delivering 3x the performance of a SATA SSD.

It is for entry-level users and DIY system builders who appreciate responsiveness and fast loading times.

It is a self-encrypting drive that supports end-to-end data protection using 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption that allows the usage of ISVs with TCG Opal 2.0 security management solutions including Symantec, McAfee, WinMagic and others.

The drive also has built-in eDrive support, a security storage specification for use with BitLocker.

“Kingston is proud to release the next generation of its entry-level NVMe PCIe SSD. With a single-sided slim M.2 design, A2000 works to its potential when installed in a ultrabook or other small form factor system making it the perfect drive for those seeking to upgrade their PC,” said Justin Karasek, SSD business manager, Kingston. “Plus, with the drive being self-encrypted, users can trust that their data is protected and secure when used with the right TCG Opal 2.0 management solution.“

A2000 is available in 250, 500GB and 1TB ⁽²⁾ capacities and is backed by a limited 5-year warranty, free technical support and reliability.

A2000 features and specs:

• NVMe PCIe performance at fraction of  cost: Solution with R/W speeds up to 2,200/2,000MB/s ⁽¹⁾.

• Full-security suite: Protect and secure your data with the firm’s self-encrypting drive.

• Optimal systems: For ultrabooks and small form factor PC (SFF PC) systems.

• Multiple capacities: Upgrade PC with up to 1TB ⁽²⁾.

• Form factor: M.2 2280

• Interface: NVMe PCIe Gen 3.0 x 4 Lanes

• Capacities ⁽²⁾: 250, 500GB, 1TB

• NAND: 3D

• Encrypted: AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption

• Sequential R/W ⁽¹⁾:

  • • 250GB – up to 2,000/1,100MB/s

    • 500GB – up to 2,200/2,000MB/s

    • 1TB – up to 2,200/2,000MB/s

• Random 4K R/W ⁽¹⁾:

  • • 250GB – up to 150,000/180,000 IO/s

    • 500GB – up to 180,000/200,000 IO/s

    • 1TB – up to 250,000/220,000 IO/s

• Total Bytes Written (TBW) ⁽³⁾:

  • • 250GB – 150TBW

    • 500GB – 350TBW

    • 1TB – 600TBW

• Power consumption:

  • • .0032W idle/.08W avg/1.7W (max) read

    • 4.5W (max) write

• Storage temperature: -40°C~85°C

• Operating temperature: 0°C~70°C

• Dimensions: 80x22x3.5mm

• Weight:

  • • 250GB – 6.6g

    • 500GB – 6.8g

    • 1TB – 6.6g

• Vibration operating: 2.17G peak (7-800Hz)

• Vibration non-operating: 20G peak (20-1000Hz)

• MTBF: 2,000,000 hours
  

• Warranty/support ⁽⁴⁾: Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support

⁽¹⁾ Based on ‘out-of-box performance’ using a PCIe 3.0 motherboard. Speed may vary due to host hardware, software, and usage. IOMETER Random 4K R/W is based on 8GB partition.
⁽²⁾ Some of the listed capacity on a flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for storage. As such, the actual available capacity for storage is less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston’s flash guide.
⁽³⁾ Total Bytes Written (TBW) is derived from the JEDEC Client Workload (JESD219A).
⁽⁴⁾ Limited warranty based on 5 years or ‘Percentage Used’ which can be found using the Kingston SSD Manager. For NVMe SSDs, a new unused product will show percentage used value of 0, whereas a product that reaches its warranty limit will show percentage used value of greater than or equal to one hundred. Details