Kingston’s A1000 solid-state drive is an entry-level PCIe NVMe™ solution. A1000’s single-sided M.2 22x 80mm design’s ideal for notebooks & systems with limited space. Using a PCIe NVMe™ Gen 3.0 x 2 interface, 4-channel Phison E8 controller, & 3D NAND Flash, it offers read/write speeds up to 1, 500MB/s & 1, 000MB/s* in capacities from 240GB–960GB.** It’s twice as fast as a SATA-based SSD & 20X faster than a traditional hard drive, offering exceptional responsiveness & ultra-low latency. Specifications Form factor: M.2 2280 Interface: PCIe NVMe™ Gen 3.0 x 2 lanes Capacities: 240GB, 480GB, 960GB Controller: Phison E8 NAND: 3D TLC Power consumption: 0.011748W idle / 0.075623W avg / 0.458W (MAX) read / 0.908W (MAX) write Dimensions: 80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm Operating temperatures: 0°C~70°C Storage temperatures: -40°C~85°C Vibration operating: 2.17G peak (7-800 Hz) Vibration non-operating: 20G peak (10–2000 Hz) Life expectancy: 1 million hours MTBF Warranty/support: Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support Sequential read/write: 240GB – up to 1, 500/800MB/s 480GB – up to 1, 500/900MB/s 960GB – up to 1, 500/1, 000MB/s Random 4K read/write: 240GB – up to 100, 000/80, 000 IOPS 480GB – up to 100, 000/90, 000 IOPS 960GB – up to 120, 000/100, 000 IOPS Weight: 240GB – 6.4g 480GB – 7g 960GB – 7.6g Total bytes written: 240GB – 150TB 480GB – 300TB 960GB – 600TB