Kingston's A400 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, 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, A400 is built with flash memory. There are no moving parts, making it less likely to fail than a mechanical hard drive. It is also cooler and quieter, and its shock and vibration resistance makes it ideal for notebooks and other mobile computing devices. Hard drive replacement Solid-state drives are the next evolution of PC storage and run faster, quieter and cooler than the aging technology inside hard drives. With no moving parts, SSDs are also more durable and more reliable than hard drives. For desktops and notebooks Kingston solid-state drives will make your system more responsive so it boots quicker, loads applications faster and shuts down faster. They're available in upgrade kits that include software to clone your files and OS in minutes. Revive older systems Solid-state drives will not only increase performance but can also be used to breathe the life into older systems.