The capacity is shown in "Megabyte" (same with Hard Disk Drive, 1MB = 1000KB). In Windows environment or DOS mode, 1MB equals to 1024 KB. Therefore 1GB is approximate 953MB. The actual available memory on the device is less than what is listed on the package. This is due to small discrepancies in file format and algorithms used by various operating systems. In addition, a portion of memory space is reserved for system files and data sectors for better performance.

SSD is short for solid-state drive. An SSD is built using NAND Flash or DRAM memory chips in place of platters and other mechanical mechanisms found in hard disk drives (HDDs). SSD is short for Solid State Drive. SSD uses the main control chip to configure NAND FLASH semiconductor and replace traditional HDD (mechanical hard disk). Compared with traditional mechanical hard disks such as Western Digital, SEAGEATE, SAMSUNG, TOSHIBA, which store data with tracks, SSD has many advantages such as anti-vibration, low power consumption, small size, high performance and quietness. SSD finally will replace traditional HDD in the future.

HDDs are based on magnetic spinning platters, a technology that has been in use since the mid- 1950s. The data is written to and read from these spinning platters or disks via moving heads. HDDs are mechanical devices with many moving parts and are more prone to mechanical failures and failures due to environmental conditions such as heat, cold, shock and vibration. SSD is made of NAND Flash, controller chip, DDR and other semiconductor materials, which are pasted on the PCB board through the patch process, no mechanical parts, high speed, low latency, low power consumption, quiet.

Yes. KingSpec SSD drives in upgrade kits that include all the necessary items required to replace a notebook or desktop HDD with a KingSpec SSD, including software to easily transfer the OS and important data. Please note that SSD-only SKUs do not include the software. If you need to clone your HDD to a new SSD you will need the bundle kit.

Yes, it is backwards compatible, but it will be running your motherboard’s SATA 2 rated speeds.

S.M.A.R.T stands for “Self-Monitor and Report Technology”, is built in hard drives and solid-state drives to indicate condition of drives. All Kingspec SSD series support S.M.A.R.T. The S.M.A.R.T contains Average P/E Cycle Count, Total Power-on Time, Power-on Cycle Count, Total Host Writes/Read and other specific information. Viewing SMART information requires third-party software (such as CrystalDiskInfo) or the Linux command smartctl, etc.

NVMe stands for Non-Volatile Memory Express. Non-Volatile Memory means that it does not require power to retain information.NVMe takes advantage of pipeline-rich, random-access, memory-based storage. It provides significantly higher data transfer rates than traditional disk interfaces such as SAS and SATA.

The NVMe protocol can be used with most standard interfaces which includes M.2 / PCIe / and SATA express.

No, they are different; M.2 supports both SATA and PCIe storage interface options, while mSATA is SATA only. Physically, they look different and cannot be plugged into the same system connectors.

The application fields served by consumer SSDs tend to be individual consumers, such as personal computers, notebooks, DIY, e-sports, film and television, etc. The application fields served by industrial-grade SSDs tend to be industrial fields, such as IPC, electricity, energy, finance, big data, servers, security monitoring, blockchain, cloud computing, education, retail, netcom, medical care, rail transit, etc.

KINGSPEC industrial-grade solid-state drives include: 2.5-inch SATA, mSATA, M.2 SATA, NVMe, 2.5-inch PATA, SATA DOM, IDE DOM, 1.8-inch ZIF, U.2 PCIe, HALFSLIM, CFAST, CF, CFEXPRESS and other interfaces. Compared with INNDISK, APCER, ADATA, PQI, TRANSEND and other Taiwan industrial brand SSDs, KINGSPEC has more obvious various types of interface solid state drives, and KINGSPEC has short delivery time, high cost performance and high-quality service.