Kingston Offers New Line Of SATA 6.0 Gbps A400 SSDs

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/16/2017 10:05 AM | source: | 2 comment(s)

Kinston is releasing a new line of SATA 6.0 Gbps SSDs, the A400. The product is based on a Phison S11 controller and is paired with Toshiba 2D Planar 15nm TLC NAND Flash.

Coming in three different storage capacities: 120GB, 240GB and 480GB, these slim 2.5-inch SSDs (7mm thick) are built with TLC NAND Flash memory chips, a SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, a 2ch SSD controller and an MTBF of 100 million hours.

In terms of performance, the A400 SSDs promise to deliver read and write speeds of up to 500MB/s and 320MB/s (120GB model), 500MB/s and 350MB/s (240GB model), and 500MB/s and 450MB/s (480GB model), respectively. Backed by a 3-year warranty, the Kingston A400 SSDs will be available soon.

Model	SA400S37/120G	SA400S37/240G	SA400S37/480G
Capacity	120GB	240GB	480GB
Controller	Phison S11	Phison S11	Phison S11
3bit TLC NAND	Toshiba 15nm	Toshiba 15nm	Toshiba 15nm
Max Sequential Read	500 MB/sec	500 MB/sec	500 MB/sec
Max Sequential Write	320 MB/sec	350 MB/sec	450 MB/sec
Max Write Power	1.535W	1.535W	1.535W
Max Read Power	0.642W	0.642W	0.642W
Avg. Idle Power	0.195W	0.195W	0.195W
Endurance / TBW	40 TB	80 TB	160 TB
Limited Warranty	3-Years	3-Years	3-Years
MSRP in USD	$49.99	$79.99	$139.99

The Kingston A400 SSD series is available in 120GB, 240GB and 480GB capacities with pricing at $49.99, $79.99 and 139.99, respectively.

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cryohellinc
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#5382082 Posted on: 01/16/2017 07:43 PM

Is it me or those are really cheap? I mean 120$ for 480gb, id love couple of those.

Mufflore
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#5382105 Posted on: 01/16/2017 08:33 PM

I might get one if the reviews dont show anything naughty.

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