Question 1

does this include the upgrade kit?

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This is the one I bought and it did come with the software to clone your hard drive so I see no reason that it will have changed.  Similarly it comes with the rails and screws to install it.  Its a great pack.  Download and install software on the original PC with the drive plugged in through the USB adapter.  Shut down, swap the new drive into the existing pc and reboot. It was that simple and really surprising. I expected a lot of messing about.   It made a laptop that took hours to boot just come back to life again and work as good as new.  Having a spare external drive once your done is a nice bonus too!

Question 2

Is it /will it be available in 2tb; w'site advertises it but when you click page no 2tb option? *(please don't respond if it's 'i don't know')

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I bought a 2TB Kingston SSD as a data disc to replace my 1TB HDD, which was beginning to fail.  Easy to do a direct replacement but you need to format it before it will function.

Question 3

How is reliability with this drive, particularly the 1024GB version. Anyone had these die on them? Any critical firmware updates needed when on Linux?

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It's an SSD, so more reliable than conventional HDD, but high incidence continuous read/write functions on any SSD causes more longevity issues than equivalent operation on an HDD. That said, I use mine in a CCTV DVR and it has proven more reliable than OEM HDD's which were failing at the rate of 1 every 18 months. I have no experience with Linux so can't answer that part of your question.

Question 4

What is the sector size of these. I require 512k, not 4096k. Thanks

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I think all drives are now 4k sector size or Advanced Format Drive as they are known, the manufacturers changed to that size in 2011. Is it an older motherboard that you've got ? Is it an older OS that your hoping to use, like Windows NT 3.5/1 ? 
512 bytes is the sector size of the older drives

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Best Sellers Rank	29,027 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 160 in Internal Solid State Drives
Box Contents	Acronis cloning software
Brand Name	Kingston
Cache Memory Installed Size	256
Color	Black
Compatible Devices	Laptop, Desktop
Compatible Video Game Console Models	Sony PlayStation 4
Country of Origin	Taiwan
Customer Package Type	Standard Packaging
Customer Reviews	4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,676)
Data Transfer Rate	550 Megabits Per Second
Digital Storage Capacity	256 GB
Enclosure Material	3D TLC NAND Flash Memory
Form Factor	2.5" SATA
Global Trade Identification Number	00740617300161
Hard Disk Description	Solid State Drive
Hard Disk Form Factor	2.5 Inches
Hard Disk Interface	Serial ATA
Hard Disk Rotational Speed	7200 RPM
Hard-Drive Size	256 GB
Hardware Connectivity	SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Hardware Platform	Linux, Mac, PC
Installation Type	Internal Hard Drive
Item Type Name	ssd
Item Weight	1 Grams
Manufacturer	Kingston
Manufacturer Part Number	SKC600/256G
Media Speed	520.0
Model Name	SKC600/256G
Model Number	SKC600/256G
Network Connectivity Technology	SATA
Number of Items	1
Product Features	Backward Compatible
Product Warranty	5 years with manufacturer
Read Speed	550 Megabytes Per Second
Specific Uses For Product	Personal
UPC	740617300161
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Kingston KC600 SSD SKC600/256G Internal SSD 2.5" SATA Rev 3.0, 3D TLC, XTS-AES 256-bit encryption

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