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Ask an ExpertKingston’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/s1, this SSD is 10x faster than a traditional hard drive1 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–480GB2.
Fast start-up, loading and file transfers
More reliable and durable than a hard drive
Multiple capacities with space for applications or a hard drive replacement
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Ask an ExpertForm factor | 2.5" |
Interface | SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s) |
Capacities2 | 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 960GB |
Baseline Performance1 |
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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/support3 | Limited 3-year warranty with free technical support |
Total Bytes Written (TBW)4 | 120GB: 40TB 240GB: 80TB 480GB: 160TB 960GB: 300TB |
This SSD is designed for use in desktop and notebook computer workloads and is not intended for Server environments.
1. Based on “out-of-box performance” using a SATA Rev. 3.0 motherboard. Speed may vary due to host hardware, software, and usage. IOMETER Random 4k Random Read/Write is based on 8GB partition.
2. Some of the listed capacity on a Flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston's Flash Memory Guide.
3. Limited warranty based on 3 years or SSD “Life Remaining” which can be found using the Kingston SSD Manager. A new, unused product will show a wear indicator value of one hundred (100), whereas a product that has reached its endurance limit of program erase cycles will show a wear indicator value of one (1). See kingston.com/wa for details.
4. Total Bytes Written (TBW) is derived from the JEDEC Workload (JESD219A)
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