Kingston Digital unveiled a new addition to their range of SSD storage today, in the form of the KC600 SATA solid state drive which is now available to purchase in capacities of 256 GB and 512 GB with larger one and 2 TB versions chipping soon. Kingston Digital Offers a five year limited warranty on the KC600 SATA SSD and free technical support when required.
The KC600 SATA SSD has been designed for use in desktop and notebook workloads, and is a full-capacity SSD that provides “remarkable performance” says Kingston and is available in a 2.5″ form factor using the SATA Rev 3.0 interface with backwards compatibility.
“KC600 is optimized for functional system responsiveness with incredible boot, loading and transfer times. It supports a full-security suite that includes AES-XTS 256-bit hardware-based encryption, TCG Opal 2.0 and eDrive, allowing users to protect and secure their data. KC600 will be available in capacities up to 2 TB utilizing the latest 3D TLC NAND technology and has read/write speeds up to 550/520 MB/s, respectively. It is offered as both a stand-alone SSD or as a bundle kit which provides everything needed for an easy desktop or notebook upgrade installation.”
KC600 SATA SSD specifications:
Form Factor: 2.5″
Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – with backwards capability to SATA Rev 2.0 (3Gb/s)
Capacities1: 256GB, 512GB, 1024GB, 2048GB
Controller: SMI SM2259
NAND: 3D TLC
Encrypted: AES-XTS 256-bit encryption
Sequential Read/Write2:
256GB — up to 550/500MB/s
512GB–2048GB — up to 550/520MB/s
Maximum 4K Read/Write2: up to 90,000/80,000 IOPS
Power Consumption: 0.06W Idle / 0.2W Avg / 1.3W (MAX) Read / 3.2W (MAX) Write
Dimensions: 100.1mm x 69.85mm x 7mm
Weight: 40g
Operating temperature: 0°C~70°C
Storage temperature: -40°C~85°C
Vibration operating: 2.17G Peak (7-800Hz)
Vibration non-operating: 20G Peak (10-2000Hz)
Life expectancy: 1 million hours MTBF
Warranty/support3: Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support
Total Bytes Written (TBW)4:
256GB — 150TB
512GB — 300TB
1024GB — 600TB
2048GB — 1200TB
Source: Kingston
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