# Kingston XS1000 Portable SSD: specs and price

**Price (US):** Not published (No USD price is supported by the re-fetched source or corroboration. The Kingston datasheet lists no pricing. CDW's only figure is an advertised $228.99 (regular $341.00) — an inflated reseller outlier, not a representative street price, and acknowledged as such in the prior note. The previously cited $65 1TB price came from PCWorld (Sep 5, 2023), which is NOT among the re-fetched source/corroboration URLs and therefore cannot be confirmed here; StorageReview's $65.83 is likewise from a non-fetched page. priceUsd nulled per the verbatim-only rule.), as of 2026-07-10.
**Brand:** Kingston
**Deskmark:** Silver Deskmark — pay-blind category standing 41/100, #10 of 21 in class (independent, computed from sourced data, never for sale).

## Specifications

| Spec | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Price (US) | Not published |
| Brand | Kingston |
| Capacity (GB) | 1000 |
| Read (Mbps) | 1050 |
| Write (Mbps) | 1000 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 |
| Encryption | — |
| IP rating | — |
| Weight (g) | 29 |

## Where it stands

On the spec sheet, its weight of 29 g is the lowest of the 16, its write of 1000 Mbps is below the median of the 19, and its capacity of 1000 GB is at the median of the 20.

## Frequently asked questions

**How much does the Kingston XS1000 Portable SSD cost?**

The Kingston XS1000 Portable SSD has no published US price as of 2026-07-10.

**What are the Kingston XS1000 Portable SSD's key specs?**

Kingston XS1000 Portable SSD (Kingston): capacity gb 1000, read mbps 1050, write mbps 1000, interface USB 3.2 Gen 2, weight g 29. Full sourced spec sheet verified 2026-07-10.

Source: https://www.kingston.com/datasheets/SXS1000_en.pdf (kingston.com, accessed 2026-07-10)
Corroboration: https://www.cdw.com/product/kingston-xs1000-ssd-1-tb-usb-3.2-gen-2/7537876 (accessed 2026-07-10)
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/product/portable-ssds/kingston-xs1000/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl