Incredible speeds plus rock-solid reliability.
Q500
Q500 SATA SSD in 2.5" Form Factor
Kingston’s Q500 solid-state drive dramatically improves the responsiveness of your existing system with incredible boot, loading and transfer times compared to mechanical hard drives. Powered by a latest gen controller for read and write speeds up to 500MB/s and 450MB/s{{Footnote.N39214}}, this SSD is 10x faster than a traditional hard drive{{Footnote.N39214}} for higher performance, ultra-responsive multi-tasking and an overall faster system. Also more reliable and durable than a hard drive, Q500 is available in multiple capacities from 120GB–960GB{{Footnote.N37130}}.
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Fast start-up, loading and file transfers
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More reliable and durable than a hard drive
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Multiple capacities with space for applications or a hard drive replacement
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Specifications
| Form factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s) |
| Capacities{{Footnote.N37130}} | 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 960GB |
Baseline Performance{{Footnote.N39214}} |
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| Data Transfer (ATTO) | 120GB — up to 500MB/s Read and 320MB/s Write 240GB — up to 500MB/s Read and 350MB/s Write 480GB — up to 500MB/s Read and 450MB/s Write 960GB — up to 500MB/s Read and 450MB/s Write |
| Power Consumption | 0.195W Idle / 0.279W Avg / 0.642W (MAX) Read / 1.535W (MAX) Write |
| Storage temperature | -40°C~85°C |
| Operating temperature | 0°C~70°C |
| Dimensions | 100.0mm x 69.9mm x 7.0mm |
| Weight | 41g |
| Vibration operating | 2.17G Peak (7–800Hz) |
| Vibration non-operating | 20G Peak (10–2000Hz) |
| Life expectancy | 1 million hours MTBF |
| Warranty/support{{Footnote.N47046}} | Limited 3-year warranty with free technical support |
| Total Bytes Written (TBW){{Footnote.N37133}} | 120GB: 40TB 240GB: 80TB 480GB: 160TB 960GB: 300TB |