Kingston A400 Internal Solid State Drive

The Kingston A400 uses a standard 2.5-inch form factor, which is compatible with the vast majority of older laptops and desktops that currently use a traditional mechanical hard drive.

Yes, this drive is backward compatible with SATA Rev. 2.0 interfaces. While you will not achieve the maximum speeds of SATA 3.0, you will still notice a significant performance improvement over a mechanical hard drive.

120GB is best suited for a boot drive to hold your operating system and essential applications, which will make your computer feel much faster. If you plan to store large files like high-resolution photos or video projects, you may need to pair this with a secondary, larger storage drive.

You should notice a dramatic difference in responsiveness. Because SSDs have no moving parts, your computer will boot up in seconds rather than minutes, and applications will launch almost instantly compared to a traditional mechanical hard drive.

No, this is a plug-and-play device. Once installed, your operating system will recognize it as a standard storage drive, though you will need to perform a fresh installation of your operating system or clone your existing drive to use it as your primary boot disk.