Q500 SSDIncredible speeds plus rock-solid reliability.Kingston''s Q500 solid-state drive dramatically improves the responsiveness of your existing system with incredible boot, loading, and transfer times compared to mechanical hard drives. Powered by a latest-gen controller for read and write speeds up to 500MB/s and 450MB/s, this SSD is 10x faster than a traditional hard drive for higher performance, ultra-responsive multi-tasking, and an overall faster system.Also more reliable and durable than a hard drive, Q500 is built with Flash memory. There are no moving parts, making it less likely to fail than a mechanical hard drive. It''s also cooler and quieter, and its shock and vibration resistance makes it ideal for notebooks and other mobile computing devices.Q500 is available in multiple capacities from 120GB-480GB to give you all the space you need for applications, videos, photos and other important documents. You can also replace your hard drive or a smaller SSD with a drive big enough to hold all your files. Fast start-up, loading, and file transfers More reliable and durable than a hard drive Multiple capacities with space for applications or a hard drive replacement