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Kingston 256GB SSD SATA III 2.5"

★★★★☆ 4.1 (11)
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
Kingston 256GB SSD SATA III 2.5" ssd
42 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong affordability (82nd percentile) 82nd
  • Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th

Cons

  • Below average social proof (13th percentile)
  • Below average capacity (18th percentile)
  • Below average speed (28th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has held steady over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q2 '20: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '23: 5.0★ · 1 review11Q2 '20Q1 '23
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 2 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 28.2
Random 42
Feature 78.5
Capacity 17.8
Endurance 62.5
Social Proof 13.1
Affordability 81.8

Specifications

Full Specifications

Drive

Capacity 256
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Protocol SATA
External No

Performance

Sequential Read (MB/s) 550
Sequential Write (MB/s) 500
Random Read (IOPS) 90000
Random Write (IOPS) 80000

Hardware

NAND TLC
DRAM Cache No
Controller SM2259

Reliability

MTBF (hours) 1000000
Warranty (years) 5

Features

Hardware Encryption Yes

vs Competition

Spec Kingston 256GB SSD Samsung 9100 PRO Western Digital Black SN850X SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Crucial T710 Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU
Capacity 256GB 4TB 4TB 8TB 4TB 4TB
Form Factor 2.5" M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280
Interface SATA III PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4
Seq Read 550 MB/s 14,800 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 14,900 MB/s 14,500 MB/s 14,000 MB/s
Nand Type TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC SLC
Dram Cache false true true true false true
Endurance - 2400 TBW 2400 TBW 4800 TBW 2400 TBW 2800 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityEnduranceSocial ProofAffordability
Kingston 256GB SSD 28.24278.517.862.513.181.8
Samsung 9100 PRO Compare 99.299.899.792.585.999.65.3
Western Digital Black SN850X Compare 88.995.789.392.588.195.39.7
SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare 99.199.397.598.180.7453.1
Crucial T710 Compare 99.199.185.692.585.977.510.7
Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU Compare 98.198.597.592.574.9578.5

Price

Value & Pricing

From R$859 1 offer across 1 retailer
Amazon 1 offer From R$859

We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 11, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.

Usage Scores

Overall (42.2)Budget (72.9)Gaming (25.4)Laptop (35.9)Console (11.9)Portable (8.4)Workstation (39.6)
  • Overall42.2
  • Budget72.9
  • Gaming25.4
  • Laptop35.9
  • Console11.9
  • Portable8.4
  • Workstation39.6

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

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