THE SSDNOW DC400 480GB

We received the DC400 480GB inside a blister pack which allows you to see the drive prior to purchasing it.

The serial number, barcode, capacity and warranty information are all printed at the rear.

Just like the E50/E100 enterprise class models (and pretty much every other model by Kingston) the DC400 480GB has a large sticker at the top printed on which are the product serial number, barcode, capacity, electrical specifications, firmware version and several certification and warning logos.

The typical SATA power and data connectors are placed at the rear of the drive.

Opening the enclosure is not hard if you have the right Torx screwdriver but it does void the warranty.

On one side of the PCB we see eight 15nm NAND flash modules (each 32GB in capacity) and a 256MB DDR3L-1600 cache module (the drive features 7% over-provisioning).

Moving to the opposite side we see eight more 15nm NAND flash modules (again 32GB in capacity each), a second 256MB DDR3L-1600 cache module and the PHISON PS3310-S10 NAND flash controller.