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Kingston SSD

★★★★★ 4.7 (5,228)
Capacity 240GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 500 MB/s
NAND TLC
Kingston SSD ssd
29 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (88th percentile) 88th

Cons

  • Below average capacity (10th percentile)
  • Below average speed (15th percentile)
  • Below average random (22nd percentile)
  • Below average endurance (29th 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 cooled since launch
1★2★3★4★5★Q2 '17: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '18: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '18: 5.0★ · 3 reviewsQ1 '19: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '19: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '20: 1.0★ · 1 review113111Q2 '17Q3 '18Q4 '18Q1 '19Q2 '19Q3 '20
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 14.7
Random 22.1
Feature 52.8
Capacity 10.4
Endurance 29
Social Proof 88

Specifications

Full Specifications

Drive

Capacity 240
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface SATA III
Protocol SATA
External No

Performance

Sequential Read (MB/s) 500
Sequential Write (MB/s) 450

Hardware

NAND TLC

Reliability

MTBF (hours) 1000000

vs Competition

Spec Kingston SSD Samsung 990 PRO Crucial T500 SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M Corsair MP700 Elite Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO
Capacity 240GB 2TB 2TB 1TB 1TB 2TB
Form Factor M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280
Interface SATA III PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4
Seq Read 500 MB/s 7,450 MB/s 7,400 MB/s 14,900 MB/s 10,000 MB/s 14,000 MB/s
Nand Type TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC
Dram Cache - true true true false true
Endurance - 1200 TBW 1200 TBW 4800 TBW 600 TBW 1400 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityEnduranceSocial Proof
Kingston SSD 14.722.152.810.42988
Samsung 990 PRO Compare 93.4979978.385.695.4
Crucial T500 Compare 93.796.49978.382.695.4
SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M Compare 97.699.190.754.998.995.4
Corsair MP700 Elite Compare 94.796.685.854.986.895.4
Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare 97.998.197.578.390.724.3

Price

Value & Pricing

From CA$130 1 offer across 1 retailer
Amazon 1 offer From CA$130

We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 8, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.

Usage Scores

Overall (29.3)Budget (37.4)Gaming (19.7)Laptop (34.3)Console (9.7)Portable (7.6)Workstation (26.7)

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

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