Kingston A400 – 2.5-Inch SATA SSD 240–960 GB

Kingston A400 – 2.5-Inch SATA SSD, 240 GB to 960 GB

The Kingston A400 is an affordable, reliable 2.5-inch SATA SSD that can give an older desktop or laptop a new lease of life. Replacing a mechanical hard drive with an SSD provides faster start-up, shorter loading times and a considerably more responsive system.

The A400 uses a SATA Rev. 3.0 interface at 6 Gb/s with backward compatibility for SATA Rev. 2.0 at 3 Gb/s, 3D NAND flash memory and a standard 7 mm height that fits most drive mounts and laptop bays. It is available in 240 GB, 480 GB and 960 GB capacities.

Benefits

• Read speed up to 500 MB/s – a substantial upgrade from a mechanical hard drive
• Write speed up to 450 MB/s on the 480 GB and 960 GB models
• SATA Rev. 3.0 at 6 Gb/s with backward compatibility for SATA Rev. 2.0
• 2.5-inch format and 7 mm height for both desktop and laptop computers
• No moving parts: quiet operation and resistance to shocks and vibration
• Low power consumption of 0.195 W when idle and 0.279 W on average
• Three-year Kingston warranty with free technical support

Choose the right capacity

240 GB is sufficient for Windows and common applications. The 480 GB model is a good general-purpose choice for everyday use with photos and documents, while 960 GB is more appropriate when games, video or larger archives will also be stored on the SSD.

An ideal upgrade for older computers

Replacing a mechanical hard drive with an SSD is often the most noticeable single upgrade for an older computer.

• Faster start-up for Windows and installed applications
• Smoother switching between programs
• Quieter operation without mechanical hum or clicking
• Lower power consumption, which is beneficial in laptops
• Better shock resistance: 2.17 G during operation at 7–800 Hz and 20 G while idle at 10–2,000 Hz

Good to know

• The A400 is a SATA SSD. An NVMe SSD provides considerably higher performance in a computer with an available M.2 slot and NVMe support, as the SATA interface limits the A400 to approximately 500 MB/s.
• The stated speeds are Kingston's maximum figures and can vary depending on the motherboard, drivers and how full the drive is.
• The approved operating temperature is 0 °C to 70 °C and the storage temperature is −40 °C to 85 °C.
• A 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch adapter may be required when installing the drive in an older desktop computer.

Technical specifications

Complete with

• SATA data cable and SATA power adapter for installation in a desktop computer
• 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch mounting frame for older cases
• USB enclosure for 2.5-inch drives when the old drive will be reused externally
• Cloning of the existing drive and installation by PC & HiFi Örebro

Why choose the Kingston A400

• Read speeds up to 500 MB/s make an old computer noticeably faster at a low cost
• Three capacities with clearly specified endurance ratings of 80, 160 and 300 TBW
• The standard 2.5-inch, 7 mm format fits almost every computer with a SATA connection
• Quiet, cool and robust operation without moving parts

PC & HiFi Örebro recommends

We recommend the A400 as an affordable way to give an older desktop or laptop a new lease of life. Its main strength is the ratio between price and the performance improvement over a mechanical hard drive. However, choose an NVMe SSD when the computer has an available M.2 slot with NVMe support; in that situation, SATA becomes the limiting factor and several times the performance is available for a modest additional cost. For write-intensive workloads such as editing video directly on the drive, we recommend a model with a higher TBW rating. We can also clone the old drive so that Windows, applications and files are transferred to the new SSD.