CONCLUSION

   When Kingston first announced their plans to release the A2000 line we all thought that they would in order to provide consumers on tight budgets with something better than the A1000 line and if that’s the case then today just by looking at our charts we think that they’ve achieved their goal. Still things are not far from black and white, yes the A2000 managed to achieve and even surpass its advertised read & write performance numbers of 2200-2000MB/s but the arrival of the even more affordable DRAM-less models like the recently reviewed Helix-L by Mushkin could “steal” a number of potential buyers (even though DRAM-less models are not nearly as efficient at heavy workloads and don’t sport the same MTBF times). Worth pointing out is that Kingston also makes available a a license key for the Acronis True Image HD cloning software and even though the provided version is not their latest one still it should come in handy for most people looking to clone their older drive onto the A2000.

   As mentioned earlier the A2000 M.2 NVMe line by Kingston was officially released just over a month ago and so the 1TB variant (SA2000M8/1000G) we reviewed today can be found for USD139.27 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 129.33Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de). This price tag is actually very balanced for this specific SSD model and even though DRAM-less models may cost less let’s not forget that aside the performance and endurance differences Kingston also covers the A2000 line with a very generous 5 year limited warranty. Bottom line for a somewhat entry-level model the A2000 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD by Kingston seems to tick all boxes and because of that it certainly deserves our Golden Award.

PROS

- Very Good Performance (Up To 2200MB/s Read & 2000MB/s Write)
- Sustained Performance Levels (SNIA Tests)
- 5 Year Limited Warranty
- Kingston SSD Manager Software
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Current Availability (Should Change Soon)