Red colourway added to Kingston Digitals External SSD lineup

Kingston Digital has announced the addition of a red coloured XS1000 External SSD, a small and sleek backup solution.

Kingston Digital’s XS1000 was named a winner of the 2024 Red Dot Award for product design.

The very prestigious award received over 20,000 annual submissions from 60 countries worldwide.

The company says that the new colourway matches the original all-black XS1000 and the silver XS2000.

The external drives have been made pocket sized, in the shape of a key fob in order for simple portability.

By adding new colour choices, the company has allowed “customers […] to stand out and express themselves through colour,” said Liny Cheliyan, Business Manager at Prosumer Flash and SSD.

Features of the XS1000

The Kingston XS1000 has read speeds of up to 1050MB/s and large capacities of up to 2TB.

This feature allows users to store countless photos, videos, games and files.

The pocket-sized drive comes with a USB-C to USB-A cable and an additional USB-A to USB-C adaptor to maximise compatibility with new devices.

Kingstone Digital claims the XS1000 is a reliable companion for easy file backups, guaranteeing continuous access to important documents, media files and photographs/videos.

Sizing and specifications

As well as being pocket sized and having reliable file backup, the XS1000’s main features and specifications include increased storage of up to 2TB, USB 3.2 Generation 2 support, speed of up to 1050MB/S read and 1000MB/S writing.

The drive is available to buy in both 1TB and 2TB of storage and is backed by a limited five-year warranty with free technical support.

The drive is made out of both metal and plastic, at 69.54mm x 32.58mm x 13.5mm and weighs approximately 28.7g.

The device is compatible with Windows 11, Windows 10, Mac OS, Linux, Chrome OS, Android and iOS/iPadOS.