RAM | 250 GB |
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Memory Speed | 2 |
Hard Drive | 250 GB |
Wireless Type | 802.11a |
Kingston 250GB A2000 M.2 2280 Nvme Internal SSD PCIe Up to 2000MB/S with Full Security Suite SA2000M8/250G
Digital Storage Capacity | 250 GB |
Hard Disk Interface | NVMe |
Connectivity Technology | SATA |
Brand | Kingston |
Special Feature | Portable |
Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.5 Inches |
Compatible Devices | Desktop |
Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive |
Color | Black |
Hard Disk Size | 250 GB |
About this item
- Nvme PCIe performance at a fraction of the cost
- Supports a full-security Suite (TCG Opal, xts-aes 256-bit, edrive)
- Ideal for Ultrabook's and small form Factor PC (SFF PC) systems
- Upgrade your PC with up to 1TB
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Easy to install | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Value for money | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | — |
For gaming | — | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
Storage Capacity | — | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Sold By | — | PCOnline US | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
storage capacity | 250 GB | 1024 GB | 250 GB | 250 GB | 1 TB | 2000 GB |
hardware interface | pci express x4 | solid state drive | ata | solid state drive | solid state drive | solid state drive |
compatible devices | Desktop | Laptop | Desktop | Laptop, Motherboards | Desktop | Laptop, Motherboards |
form factor | M.2 2280 | m 2 | M 2 2280 | M.2 2280 | — | M.2 2280 |
write speed | 1100 megabits per second | 2800 megabits per second | 3000 megabits per second | 2000 | 4200 | 6600 |
read speed | 2000 megabytes per second | 3500 megabits per second | 3000 megabytes per second | 4000 megabytes per second | 5000 megabytes per second | 7300 megabytes per second |
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Technical Details
Brand | Kingston |
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Series | A2000 Series |
Item model number | SA2000M8/250G |
Hardware Platform | PC, laptop |
Item Weight | 0.16 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 3.1 x 0.1 x 0.9 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 3.1 x 0.1 x 0.9 inches |
Color | Black |
Flash Memory Size | 250 |
Hard Drive Interface | NVMe |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
Manufacturer | Kingston |
Language | English, English, English, English, English |
ASIN | B07VYG5HQD |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | August 5, 2019 |
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Customer Reviews |
4.8 out of 5 stars |
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Best Sellers Rank | #1,503 in Internal Solid State Drives |
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M.2 NVMe SSD with 3D NAND
This M.2 SSD is ideal for home theater PC (HTPC), Ultra books, mini PC and small form factor PC (SFF PC) systems with limited space and need a speed upgrade.
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NVMe PCIe performance at a fraction of the cost
A2000 is an affordable solution with impressive read/write speeds up to 2,200/2,000MB/s. Delivers 3x the performance over a SATA SSD with quicker loading times, lower power and lower heat.
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Full-security suite
Protect and secure your data with Kingston’s self-encrypting drive. Self-encrypting drive that supports end-to-end data protection using 256-bit XTS-AES Hardware-based encryption.
Optimal systems
Ideal for Ultrabooks and small form factor PC (SFF PC) systems. Designed for the entry-level user, purpose-built system manufacturer, DIY system builder, and those seeking to upgrade their PC.
Multiple capacities
Upgrade your PC with up to 1TB.
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Capacity
| 120GB - 960GB | 120GB - 240GB | 240GB - 960GB | 250GB - 1TB | 480GB - 960GB | 240GB - 960GB |
Form Factor
| 2.5" | M.2 | M.2 | M.2 | M.2 | 2.5" |
Interface
| SATA 3 | SATA 3 | NVMe | NVMe | SATA 3 | SATA 3 |
Write Speed
| Up to 450 MB/s | Up to 450 MB/s | Up to 1000 MB/s | Up to 2000 MB/s | Up to 480 MB/s | Up to 480 MB/s |
Read Speed
| Up to 500 MB/s | Up to 500 MB/s | Up to 1500 MB/s | Up to 2200 MB/s | Up to 500 MB/s | Up to 550 MB/s |
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Kingston A2000 NVMe PCIe SSD is an affordable storage solution with impressive performance of read/write speeds up to 2, 200/2, 000MB/s, A2000 delivers 3x the performance over a SATA SSD with quicker loading times, lower power and lower heat. A2000 SSD is designed for the entry-level Kingston A2000 NVMe PCIe SSD is an affordable storage solution with impressive performance of read/write speeds up to 2, 200/2, 000MB/s, A2000 delivers 3x the performance over a SATA SSD with quicker loading times, lower power and lower heat. A2000 SSD is designed for the entry-level user, purpose-built system manufacturer, DIY System Builder, and those seeking to upgrade their PC. With a single-sided slim M.2 design, A2000 works to its full potential when installed in an ultra Book or a small form factor PC (SFF PC) system. Available in capacities from 250gb–1tb to meet your system's needs. A2000 is a self-encrypting Drive that supports end-to-end data protection using 256-bit xts-aes hardware-based encryption and allows the usage of independent software vendors with TCG Opal 2.0 security management solutions such as Symantec, McAfee, winmagic and others. A2000 also has built-in edrive support, A security storage specification for use with blockers.
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Customers like the speed, ease of installation, storage space and value of the computer drive. For example, they mention it's very fast, saves a drive bay for extra storage and is great value for money. That said, opinions are mixed on performance.
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Customers like the quality of the computer drive. They mention it works great, runs fantastic, and has no issues. Some say that it works right out of the box and is good enough for an OS drive.
"...n't stellar for something like video editing, but certainly good enough for an OS drive...." Read more
"Very very well spent money. Great product, I recently had a 500gb 7000rpm hard drive and i couldn’t even have 3 tabs of chrome open at once, with..." Read more
"Works great with iMac 2021" Read more
"Another quality Kingston product. Plug it in and it just works as it should...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the speed of the computer drive. They mention that it loads Ubuntu swiftly, and the applications they run from the SSD load as expected. They also mention that the drive has seen noticeable speed increases when playing some games, and that the boot time is faster. Some say that the read and write speeds match advertised speeds, and say that it has cut their boot time in half.
"...It's working fine as a fast boot drive.If you are used to standard HDD boot times, this SSD will be lightning fast...." Read more
"...Info and Crystal Disk Mark shows no problems and read write speeds matching advertised speeds...." Read more
"...Easy start up on the pc. Everything is super fast and my disk on task manager always stays below 5 percent." Read more
"...as the primary drive for a Raspberry Pi 4, providing a 20x improvement in speed versus using the onboard MicroSD card." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the computer drive. They mention that it is a great budget nvme OS drive with fantastic price to capacity and performance. Some say that the drive offers the most space for the lowest price and is rated as a stable and reliable drive. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"Very very well spent money...." Read more
"...Should mention that the price was outstanding." Read more
"...I purchased this one explicitly because it offered the most space for the lowest price, and wasn't disappointed...." Read more
"...The Kingston SSD was a great price but the migration software is nothing like the samsung software...." Read more
Customers find the installation process of the computer drive to be easy. They mention that it is easy to install and use, and the OS was installed without any issues.
"...Installation into the motherboard was smooth and had Windows 10 installed quickly without any issues...." Read more
"...Easy start up on the pc. Everything is super fast and my disk on task manager always stays below 5 percent." Read more
"...Using a ROG Strix Hero Edition gaming laptop and the installation was easy. Only time will tell its lifespan." Read more
"...Laptop detected it first time, installed OS without issue. Highly recommend." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the storage space provided by the computer drive. They mention that it has plenty of storage capacity, it saves a drive bay for extra storage, and it's able to provide a fair price. Some say that it'd be the best M2 memory they've ever had.
"...I turn it on and its ready to go in about 10 seconds. Plenty of storage capacity...." Read more
"...Very fast and saves a drive bay for extra storage." Read more
"Easy to install, and is the best M2 memory I've ever had.Hands down." Read more
"Really great. Good speed and good size storage for boot. I've purchased two of these now and I'm happy" Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the computer drive. Some mention that it's really reliable, durable, and has not had a single crash. However, others say that it still wouldn't boot and was unable to initialize the HDD.
"...I can definitely attest to this SSD's durability. Should you view the screenshot, I do not have the screw to affix the SSD to the motherboard...." Read more
"...Ridiculous. Even when it seemed like it worked it still would not boot and I was left with a huge recovery partition so I gained no hard drive space..." Read more
"...BUY if you want a stable / reliable drive, and great dollar to GB ratio." Read more
"...Not the fastest but better than my old sata drives and so far reliable." Read more
Customers are mixed about the size of the computer drive. Some mention it's small, light weight, and compact, while others say it'll fit into any case.
"Really nice and compact alternative for a PC system drive. Very fast and saves a drive bay for extra storage." Read more
"...compared to sata ssds price to performance / size doesn't compare at all" Read more
"Small, light weight, improved windows 10 performance." Read more
"Just as the headline says. This was slightly too large to fit into any case, I tried many and went with a different M.2 drive." Read more
Customers are mixed about the temperature of the computer drive. Some mention that it stays very cool, with no heatsink required. The controller section of the card stays pretty cool and does not require any kind of heatsinking. However, others say that it started freezing for about a week, then died completely.
"...One day I was doing some re-partitioning of this drive when my PC got frozen. I had no choice but to power off PC...." Read more
"...This constant write also did not cause heat to rise too, it still stayed below 100F. I own a western digital black that heats up much more than..." Read more
"Worked great for about seven months, then started freezing for about a week, then died completely." Read more
"...Performs really well with heavy games and software and can withstand high temperatures.Easy to just install and instantly use!" Read more
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I set the "Ultra M.2" SSD as my primary boot device in BIOS, rebooted to a USB thumb drive with the Windows 10 install files, and installed Win 10 to this drive without a hitch. It's working fine as a fast boot drive.
If you are used to standard HDD boot times, this SSD will be lightning fast. After BIOS loads, it takes about 8 seconds to the Windows 10 login prompt. If you are coming from a SATA SSD as your boot device (like my old system), this is still faster, but not a night-and-day difference. Besides the speed, I like this because it doesn't take a precious SATA drive slot in my mini ATX tower case.
If this last part sounds like gobbledygook to you, don't worry, you can skip it. This drive has a rating of 350TBW, which isn't stellar for something like video editing, but certainly good enough for an OS drive. Windows 10 understands SSD's pretty well, and SSD's have come a long way from the "careful you don't write to them too much because you could kill your drive" early days. These days, something else on your system is more likely to die before your SSD does, even if you have something like your swap file on the SSD. I have 16GB of RAM in this system so don't expect to be writing much to my swap to begin with, so I just let Windows configure everything the way it wanted to.
Installation into the motherboard was smooth and had Windows 10 installed quickly without any issues. Haven't tested it on any games since it'd just been recently built. A quick check with Crystal Disk Info and Crystal Disk Mark shows no problems and read write speeds matching advertised speeds. Compared to my previous OS SSD (Crucial MX200) at this point in time, random read/write performance increased decently while sequential read/write increase by 4x!
Some of the reviews regarding lifespan are concerning, but for now I'm happy and satisfied with what I got.
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021
Installation into the motherboard was smooth and had Windows 10 installed quickly without any issues. Haven't tested it on any games since it'd just been recently built. A quick check with Crystal Disk Info and Crystal Disk Mark shows no problems and read write speeds matching advertised speeds. Compared to my previous OS SSD (Crucial MX200) at this point in time, random read/write performance increased decently while sequential read/write increase by 4x!
Some of the reviews regarding lifespan are concerning, but for now I'm happy and satisfied with what I got.
I can definitely attest to this SSD's durability. Should you view the screenshot, I do not have the screw to affix the SSD to the motherboard. Yes, it's just sticking up. I even tried electrical tape to hold it down with no success. (I circled in red where the screw should be.) Of course-I don't recommend anyone doing that, but if it still works for a knucklehead like me since last Christmas, then I have faith in the longevity of this product.
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2021
I can definitely attest to this SSD's durability. Should you view the screenshot, I do not have the screw to affix the SSD to the motherboard. Yes, it's just sticking up. I even tried electrical tape to hold it down with no success. (I circled in red where the screw should be.) Of course-I don't recommend anyone doing that, but if it still works for a knucklehead like me since last Christmas, then I have faith in the longevity of this product.
Got it for about $80 dlls in 2021 when I started building my own computer, it's not the fastest SSD ever but switching from HDD to SSD is HUGE, you download and install things so quickly compared to a HDD.
Hasn't given me any problems this whole year, so I would definitely recommend if you're looking for a 1TB SSD.
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2021
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I also installed it in an Aurora R5 computer, which has a dedicated M.2 slot. I get full speed on that machine; 2238 MB/s read, and 2137 MB/s write on a sequential test. Well worth the upgrade for both machines.
Reviewed in Canada on September 15, 2021
I also installed it in an Aurora R5 computer, which has a dedicated M.2 slot. I get full speed on that machine; 2238 MB/s read, and 2137 MB/s write on a sequential test. Well worth the upgrade for both machines.