The Kingston A1000 is a cost-effective NVMe x2 drive, which is priced at just $150 for the 480 GB variant. Using two PCI-Express lanes keeps cost down due to cheaper controller and a simpler PCB design. This makes the A1000 barely more expensive than a SATA SSD, while offering higher performance at the same time.

The Kingston A1000 SSD uses the M.2 form factor with a PCI-Express x2 3.0 interface (which is half that of high-end M.2 SSDs). As the controller, a Phison PS5008 four-channel controller is used, which is paired with BiCS 3D TLC flash from Toshiba.

Positioned as an entry-level/value NVMe drive, the A1000 promises to offer higher speed than 2.5" or M.2 SATA drives without breaking the bank. For users demanding higher performance and MLC, the KC1000 is part of Kingston's product stack.