Kingston Marks Major Milestone with 100 Million A400 SATA SSDs Shipped Globally

Summary:

Setting the Global Standard for Entry-Level Storage Since 2017
Powering Millions of PCs with Faster Performance

Kingston Digital, Inc., the flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a active player in memory products and technology solutions, announced it has shipped more than 100 million units of the Kingston A400 SATA solid-state drive.Launched in 2017, the Kingston A400 quickly gained recognition for its impressive performance in terms of booting, loading, and transferring data when compared to traditional hard drives¹.

The Kingston A400 SATA SSD boasts remarkable read/write speeds of up to 500MB/s and 450MB/s¹, respectively. This significant speed enhancement provided customers with a performance improvement over conventional hard drives. With this level of efficiency, the A400 series became a preferred choice for consumers seeking enhanced data transfer rates and overall system responsiveness.

“Kingston remains committed to delivering products that combine performance, quality, and reliability. The widespread adoption and positive reception of the A400 SATA SSD demonstrate Kingston’s ability to meet the evolving storage needs of a broad range of users,” said Keith Schimmenti, SSD business manager, Kingston. “Building on this success, Kingston continues to accelerate innovation across high-performance NVMe solutions, enterprise-grade data center SSDs, and integrated industrial SSD offerings to support the demands of modern data centers, edge environments, and mission-critical applications.”

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¹ Based on “out-of-box performance” using a SATA Rev. 3.0 motherboard. Speed may vary due to host hardware, software and usage
² Some of the listed capacity on a Flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston’s Flash Memory Guide