Kingston Hardware SED KC600 SATA SSD Up to 2TB Shipping Soon

Kingston Digital, Inc., the flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology company, Inc., is shipping the KC600 SATA SSD.

Designed for use in desktop and notebook workloads, it provides performance. It comes in a 2.5″ form factor using the SATA Rev 3.0 interface with backwards compatibility.

It is optimized for functional system responsiveness with fast boot, loading and transfer times. It supports a 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.

It will be available in capacities up to 2TB (1) utilizing the 3D TLC NAND technology and has R/W speeds up to 550/520MB/s (2), respectively. It is offered as both a stand-alone SSD or as a bundle kit which provides an easy desktop or notebook upgrade installation.

“Kingston is excited to release our latest 2.5″ SATA SSD with 3D TLC NAND. With full capacities up to 2TB, self-encryption and its impressive speeds, KC600 has exactly what consumers and corporate customers are looking for when they’re ready to upgrade their existing systems,” said Justin Karasek, SSD business manager. “Our optional bundle kit that includes an enclosure, cloning software and cables makes it easy for customers to install our new drive.”

KC600 is available in 256GB and 512GB capacities, with 1,024GB and 2,048GB shipping soon.

It is backed by a limited 5-year warranty.
 
Features and specs:

• Form Factor: 2.5″
• Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – with backwards capability to SATA Rev 2.0 (3Gb/s)
• Capacities (1): 256GB, 512GB, 1024GB, 2048GB
• Controller: Silicon Motion SM2259
• NAND: 3D TLC
• Encrypted: AES-XTS 256-bit encryption
• Sequential R/W (2):
  • 256GB – up to 550/500MB/s
  • 512GB-2048GB – up to 550/520MB/s
• Maximum 4K R/W (2): up to 90,000/80,000 IO/s
• Power Consumption: 0.06W idle / 0.2W average / 1.3W maximum read / 3.2W maximum write
• Dimensions: 100.1×69.85x7mm
• 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/support (3): Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support
• Total Bytes Written (TBW) (4):
  • 256GB – 150TB
  • 512GB – 300TB
  • 1,024GB – 600TB
  • 2,048GB – 1,200TB

(1) Some of the listed capacity on a flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for storage. As such, the actual available capacity for storage is less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston’s flash guide.
(2) Based on out-of-box performance using a PCIe 3.0 motherboard. Speed may vary due to host hardware, software, and usage. IOMETER random 4K R/W is based on 8GB partition.
(3) Limited warranty based on 5 years or SSD Life Remaining which can be found using the Kingston SSD Manager . A new, unused product will show a wear indicator value of one hundred, whereas a product that has reached its endurance limit of program erase cycles will show a wear indictor value of one (1).
(4) Total Bytes Written (TBW) is derived from the JEDEC Client Workload (JESD219A).