Kingston Digital Ships 2.5-Inch 960GB 6Gb SATA SSD

Kingston Digital, Inc., the flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology company, Inc., announced the 960GB KC310 SSD, its largest business-class SSD.

KC310 is an HDD replacement as its large capacity allows users to store more data and applications. Powered by a Phison S10 quad-core, eight-channel controller, KC310 provides unsurpassed SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) performance delivering high R/W speeds and IO/s.

KC310 is an SSD for entry-level servers and datacenter hosting companies looking for more storage. The drive provides end-to-end data protection through Advanced SmartECC and flash ECC. Data can be rebuilt in the event of an error allowing for extended NAND durability and reliability. The addition of firmware-based power loss protection helps maintain data integrity as data is constantly moved to NAND to minimize the amount of time it stays in the cache.

“Kingston is proud to add this drive to our line of business SSDs for users who want or need nearly 1TB in storage,” said Ariel Perez, SSD business manager, Kingston. “Corporate customers looking to upgrade client systems will also find KC310 ideal for entry-level servers with its combination of R/W speeds, IO/s, high capacity and advanced data protection.”

In addition to the KC310, Kingston also offers the KC300 series for corporate customers who require client management software to centrally manage and set security policies for its SSDs. KC300 SSDs support TCG Opal 2.0, IEEE 1667 and Microsoft eDrive, as well as feature advanced power management and enterprise-grade S.M.A.R.T. attributes. KC300 SSDs utilize the Seagate SandForce SF2281 flash controller and range in capacity from 60GB to 480GB.

KC310 and KC300 SSDs are backed by a three-year warranty.

KC310 Features and Specs:

• Capacity: more room to store applications and data
• Performance: allows user to fully exploit the potential of their systems while enhancing productivity
• End-to-end data protection: provides intelligent data error correction for advanced data reliability
• Firmware-based power loss protection: enables drive to recover from unsafe power shutdown
• Supports S.M.A.R.T.: monitors the status of your drive
• Supports TRIM: maintains performance on compatible OSs
• Guaranteed: three-year warranty and free technical support
• Form factor: 2.5″
• Interface SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s): with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s)
• Capacities: 960GB
• Controller: Phison PS3110-S10
• OS software support: Windows 7 (SP1), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows XP (SP3)
• Sequential R/W: SATA Rev. 3.0 – up to: 550/520MB/s
• Maximum 4k R/W: Up to 99,000/89,000 IO/s
• Random 4k R/W: Up to 96,000/88,000 IO/s
• PCMARK Vantage HDD Suite Score: 80,700
• Enterprise S.M.A.R.T. tools: reliability tracking, usage statistics, life remaining, wear leveling, temperature
• Total Bytes Written (TBW): 681TB 0.66 DWPD4
• Power Consumption: 0.54W idle / 0.67W avg / 1.66W (max) read / 3.26W (max) write
• Storage temperature: -40°C~85°C
• Operating temperature: 0°C~70°C
• Dimensions: 69.9×100.1×7.0mm
• Weight: 84g
• Vibration operating: 2.17G peak (7-800Hz)
• Vibration non-operating: 20G peak (10-2000Hz)
• MTBF: one million hours
• Warranty: 3-year with free technical support

KC310 960GB SSD