Memory vendor Kingston launches the A1000-- a first foray into consumer-grade PCIe NVMe SSDs featuring 3D NAND in the single-sided PCB 2280 M.2 stick format.
The single-sided M.2 2280 (22 x 80mm) format makes the A1000 ideal for notebooks, as well as systems with limited space. The drive features a gen 3.0 x2 interface, 4-channel Phison 5008 controller and 3D NAND flash, and promises x2 the performance of SATA SSDs with read/write speeds of up to 1500MB/s and 1000MB/s.
“Kingston is excited to release its newest SSD for the entry-level PCIe NVMe market," Kingston says. "Designed with 3D NAND Flash memory, A1000 is more reliable and durable than a hard drive, and doubles the performance of a SATA SSD. Now we can give consumers the benefit of PCIe performance at about the same price as SATA."
The A1000 is available in 240, 480 and 960GB capacities.
