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480GB Kingston A400 TLC 3D NAND 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drive

& More + Free S/H $35+

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Kingston has select Kingston A400 TLC 3D NAND 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drives on sale from $19.99. Shipping is free on orders of $35+.

Available:
  • 240GB (SA400S37/240G) $19.99
  • 480GB (SA400S37/480G) $29.99
  • 960GB (SA400S37/960G) $62.99
Amazon has select Kingston A400 TLC 3D NAND 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drives on sale from $19.99. Shipping is free with Prime or orders $25+.

Thanks to Community Member arnott for finding this deal.
  • 240GB (SA400S37/240G) $19.99
  • 480GB (SA400S37/480G) $29.99
  • 960GB (SA400S37/960G) $62.99
About this product:
  • Interface: SATA III (6Gb/s)
  • Form factor: 2.5" (7mm)
  • Sequential Read: 500 MB/s
  • Sequential Write: 450 MB/s (960GB & 480GB models) / 350 MB/s (240GB model)
  • MTBF: 1 Million Hours
  • 3-year limited warranty

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  • About this deal:
    • These SSDs are priced lower than this previous Frontpage Deal from July.
  • Ratings & Reviews:
    • These solid state drives has an impressive 4.8 out of 5 star rating based on over 167,000 customer reviews on Amazon.
  • About this store:

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Kingston has select Kingston A400 TLC 3D NAND 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drives on sale from $19.99. Shipping is free on orders of $35+.

Available:
  • 240GB (SA400S37/240G) $19.99
  • 480GB (SA400S37/480G) $29.99
  • 960GB (SA400S37/960G) $62.99
Amazon has select Kingston A400 TLC 3D NAND 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drives on sale from $19.99. Shipping is free with Prime or orders $25+.

Thanks to Community Member arnott for finding this deal.
  • 240GB (SA400S37/240G) $19.99
  • 480GB (SA400S37/480G) $29.99
  • 960GB (SA400S37/960G) $62.99
About this product:
  • Interface: SATA III (6Gb/s)
  • Form factor: 2.5" (7mm)
  • Sequential Read: 500 MB/s
  • Sequential Write: 450 MB/s (960GB & 480GB models) / 350 MB/s (240GB model)
  • MTBF: 1 Million Hours
  • 3-year limited warranty

Editor's Notes

Written by SlickDealio | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • These SSDs are priced lower than this previous Frontpage Deal from July.
  • Ratings & Reviews:
    • These solid state drives has an impressive 4.8 out of 5 star rating based on over 167,000 customer reviews on Amazon.
  • About this store:

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J.treehorn
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Waiting for the $30 Black Friday SSDs with DRAM
BayuU
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Revived probably dozen of old PCs and laptops using these Kingston SSDs, never had any problem
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DavidW7884
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There is a definitive problem with the industry as a whole and we have seen it in every manufacturer. That is they change components but don't change the model number. I can understand that many don't follow it closely but every manufacturer has been caught doing this. Many are more guilty than others of launching products and as soon as the reviews are out the lower speed and quality components are substituted. Others blame supply chains. Again changing the model number would solve this but they don't so we can imply they are culpable to some degree. This is a low-margin business and manufacturers justify it because "they all do it."
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WingsOfF
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Quote from DavidW7884 :
There is a definitive problem with the industry as a whole and we have seen it in every manufacturer. That is they change components but don't change the model number. I can understand that many don't follow it closely but every manufacturer has been caught doing this. Many are more guilty than others of launching products and as soon as the reviews are out the lower speed and quality components are substituted. Others blame supply chains. Again changing the model number would solve this but they don't so we can imply they are culpable to some degree. This is a low-margin business and manufacturers justify it because "they all do it."
Actually most manufacturers that change components don't do it with "golden samples" for the reviews. Adata is about the only one that has been caught doing this. Things like that should be "punished" by customers.

But there is too much unwarranted kvetching from people about this as if they are all trying to scam.

There are legitimate reasons for changing components. Supply chain issues, availability of the type of component they are using, better components coming along, cost pressures, etc. A lot of them don't make much of a difference in performance or reliability. These kinds of changes happen in PSUs too.

Customers think why don't they just change the model name or number. This is where customers don't understand the costs and logistics involved in changing a model name or number. A lot of the packaging/labeling would already be printed. Retailers are averse to creating new SKUs with almost identical products, there are contractual obligations for supply, etc. So, the question then becomes at what point is it really a new product… it is a judgment call for the manufacturer.

The easiest would be some kind of a change in Serial number or model number or with version 2,3 etc. This is done with routers and PSUs all the time. Reputable manufacturers do this at the minimum.

Samsung did this for the 970 Evo Plus and even changed the packaging from horizontal to vertical graphics.

PNY changed the serial number format for the reduced TBW.

It doesn't do anyone any good by lumping all of these types of changes together and considering all of them scams.

If manufacturers should be faulted as an industry, it should be for the lack of transparency in specs and component changes even if minor. Even denoting this in product sheets or web pages so people who review can judge whether it should be retested or not.
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starkophile
Oct 12, 2022
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Soooo....... Good enough for a boot drive on my kids pc?
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makhanaka
Oct 12, 2022
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Quote from J.treehorn :
Waiting for the $30 Black Friday SSDs with DRAM
Could you suggest a current deal for DRAM ssd? Tnx
Oct 12, 2022
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mrtechieman
Oct 12, 2022
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Quote from Nomadicthoughts :
Lowest price on ccc, good reviews. Picked up a couple of the 480gb
Yeah, these don't have good reviews. Hope yours continues to work.
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baylin
Oct 12, 2022
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Quote from J.treehorn :
Waiting for the $30 Black Friday SSDs with DRAM
Ditto!
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phillip9
Oct 12, 2022
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Hi

Most sales sites show 5 star reviews
( SA400S37/480G. )

Newegg
Amazon
eBay
Best Buy

Where are these bad reviews some posters are talking about ?

Let's be real , these are $20-$35 SSD drives. They are not the best , but what is better in the same price range ?

Thank you
Last edited by phillip9 October 12, 2022 at 09:22 AM.
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Oct 12, 2022
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lilgrubbybaby
Oct 12, 2022
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is this good for a game drive? my old mushkin ssd is crap
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babygdav
Oct 12, 2022
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Quote from phillip9 :
Hi

Most sales sites show 5 star reviews
( SA400S37/480G. )

Newegg
Amazon
eBay
Best Buy

Where are these bad reviews some posters are talking about ?

Let's be real , these are $20-$35 SSD drives. They are not the best , but what is better in the same price range ?

Thank you
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The microcenter inland 512gb flash sale.
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He-Man
Oct 12, 2022
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Any idea on the manufacturer's warranty on this one?
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superpimp2g
Oct 12, 2022
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Bought a 480gb one to put in an external enclosure to use as a fast file transfer drive. Thanks.
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Jaymz99
Oct 13, 2022
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Quote from mrtechieman :
Yeah, these don't have good reviews. Hope yours continues to work.
Have about a hundred or so of these in service right now (240gb) and maybe had one or two with issue over the last several years. Cheap and reliable. Way better than ADATA drives for sure. Great for squeezing life out of late model machines.
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EfficientFlag466
Oct 13, 2022
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Do you guys think there will be a better 480gb+ ssd deal closer to black friday or should I just grab this one?
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yorkhung
Oct 13, 2022
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Just saying from industry perspective, Kingston is always buying the cheapest component from vendor and put together a product that work but unreliable. It's good for many use cases but just don't trust your important data with it.

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800 Terabytes written is the new durability standard to look for.

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