Kingston SH100S3/480G / SH100S3B/480G 480GB HyperX SATA III 6Gbps 2.5" SSD Internal Solid State Hard Drive - Discount Prices, Technical Specs and Reviews

Manufacturer : Kingston

Kingston is a privately held multi national computer technology company, they are most well known for there ranges of mid to high end Computer Memory products and Flash Memory and more recently SSD Drives and SSD Cache Drives. They are currently the largest producer of DRAM with a huge 46% of the global market share, their products carry a 3 Year or limited lifetime warranty.

Specifications

Capacity	480GB
Type	2.5 inch SATA III SSD
Part Numbers	SH100S3/480G - Drive Only SH100S3B/480G - with upgrade kit
Upgrade Kit Contents	3.5" bracket and mounting screws 2.5" USB Enclosure HyperX coloured SATA data cable Acronis Cloning software with installation guide Multi-bit Screwdriver
Interface	SATA III 6Gbps, compatible with SATA II 3Gbps
Sequential Read Speed	up to 540 MB/s
Sequential Write Speed	up to 450 MB/s
Max Read 4k	60,000 IOPS
Max Write 4k	45,000 IOPS
Max Random Read 4k	75,000 IOPS
Max Random Write 4k	47,000 IOPS
Drive Write Endurance Limit	384TB
Weight	97 Grams
Dimensions (mm)	100 x 69.9 x 9.5 (L x W x H)
Operating System Support	Windows, Mac OS X and Linux
Controller	SandForce SF-2281
Native TRIM Support	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. Support	Yes
Garbage Collection	Yes
SandForce DuraClass Technology	Yes, provides data integrity protection over the life of the drive
DRAM Cache Memory	-
Average Access Time	0.1ms
Memory Technology	25nm Multi-Level Cell (MLC) Synchronous NAND Technology (5k P/E Cycles)
Vibration Operating	2.17G peak (7-800Hz)
Vibration Idle	20G peak (10-2000Hz)
Shock Resistance	1500G
MTBF	1 million hours
Warranty	3 Year Manufacturers Warranty

Environmental

Operating Voltage	5V +/- 5%
Max Operating Temp (C)	0 - 70C
Ambient Temp (C)	0 - 55C
Storage Temp (C)	-45 - 85C
Power Consumption Active	1.5W (Read) / 1.65W (Write)
Power Consumption Idle	0.455W
Max Humidity Active	10% to 90% RH (0 - 40C)
Max Humidity Idle	5% to 90% RH (-10 - 60C)
Max Altitude Active	3048 m (up to 10000 feet)
Max Altitude Idle	12192 m (up to 40000 feet)

For Use In

Desktop/Tower PC	Yes, usually with a 3.5 inch adaptor
Laptop	Yes
Server	Yes, usually with a 3.5 inch adaptor