cdmagurus.com
05-16-2018, 07:53 AM
While faster is always better when it comes to storage, all things are relative. Even a slower M.2 NVMe SSD, such as the entry-level Kingston A1000 NVMe reviewed here, offers a noticeable boost in performance over SATA SSDs. Quite noticeable.
The problem for Kingston and other entry-level SSD vendors is that Samsung and WD are playing hardball with the pricing of what are essentially top-tier drives. The 970 EVO (http://bit.ly/2Hocps8), WD Black NVMe (http://bit.ly/2uR5V38), and Sandisk Extreme Pro all offer twice the performance of the A1000 for about the same price. For smaller vendors using third-party NAND, that’s really bad news.
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The problem for Kingston and other entry-level SSD vendors is that Samsung and WD are playing hardball with the pricing of what are essentially top-tier drives. The 970 EVO (http://bit.ly/2Hocps8), WD Black NVMe (http://bit.ly/2uR5V38), and Sandisk Extreme Pro all offer twice the performance of the A1000 for about the same price. For smaller vendors using third-party NAND, that’s really bad news.
To read this article in full, please click here (http://cdmagurus.com/article/3267746/storage/kingston-a1000-ssd-review.html#jump)
More... (https://www.pcworld.com/article/3267746/storage/kingston-a1000-ssd-review.html#tk.rss_all)