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 of 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 240GB–960GB{{Footnote.N37130}} to give you all the space you need for applications, videos, photos and other important documents.
With incredible read/write speeds, the Q500 SSD will not only increase performance but can also be used to breathe new life into older systems.
Q500 is shock- and vibration-resistant for rugged reliability when used in notebooks and other mobile computing devices.
Available in 240GB, 480GB and 960GB capacities{{Footnote.N37130}}, Q500 is designed to suit anyone’s needs.
Q500 has a 7mm form factor to fit in a wider array of systems. It’s ideal for slimmer notebooks and in systems with limited available space.
| Form factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s) |
| Capacities{{Footnote.N37130}} | 240GB, 480GB, 960GB |
| Baseline performance{{Footnote.N39214}} | |
|---|---|
| Data transfer (ATTO) | 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 | 2 million hours MTBF |
| Warranty/support{{Footnote.N47046}} | Limited 3-year warranty with free technical support |
| Total Bytes Written (TBW){{Footnote.N37133}} | 240GB: 80TB 480GB: 160TB 960GB: 300TB |
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