Kingston Releases Business Class KC100 SSD

Kingston launches its first SATA 6.0 Gb/s Enterprise SSD, the SSDNow KC100 SSD, utilizing the SandForce SF-2200 family of controllers.

The Kingston SSDNow KC100 features a 2.5-inch form factor, SATA 6.0 Gb/s interface, MTBF of 1 million hours, automatic data encryption using two embedded encryption engines, running in both AES-128 and AES-256. The drive is backed by a five-year warranty for added peace of mind. Utilizing SandForce’s DuraClass technology, KC100 delivers data integrity protection that runs transparently in the background.

“Kingston is thrilled to offer the new business-equipped KC100 SSD to enterprises,” said Ariel Perez, SSD business manager, Kingston. “Data integrity is important to every company and the KC100 is sure to deliver the highest standards of data protection on the client systems in which it is installed. Users can rest assured that with the combination of its endurance, reliability and performance, KC100 will become a very important asset in the workplace.”

Kingston SSDNow KC100 Features and Specifications:

• Sequential Reads 6Gb/s: Based on “out-of-box performance” with ATTO Disk Benchmark 2.41
  • SATA Rev. 3.0 – 120GB & 240GB: 555MB/s; 480GB: 540MB/s
  • SATA Rev. 2.0 – 120GB, 240GB & 480GB: 280MB/s
• Sequential Writes 6Gb/s: Based on “out-of-box performance” with ATTO Disk Benchmark 2.41
  • SATA Rev. 3.0 – 120GB & 240GB: 510MB/s; 480GB: 450MB/s
  • SATA Rev. 2.0 – 120GB, 240GB & 480GB: 260MB/s
• Sustained Random 4K Read/Write: Based on “out-of-box performance” with IOMeter08
  • 120GB: 20,000 / 60,000 IOPS
  • 240GB: 40,000 / 60,000 IOPS
  • 480GB: 60,000/45,000 IOPS
• Max Random 4K Read/Write: Based on “out-of-box performance” with IOMeter08
  • 120GB: 90,000 / 70,000 IOPS
  • 240GB: 95,000 / 60,000 IOPS
  • 480GB: 77,000 / 45,000 IOPS
• Form factor: 2.5"
• Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s), SATA Rev 2.0 (3Gb/s) and SATA Rev 1.0 (1.5Gb/s)
• Guaranteed: five-year Kingston warranty, 24/7 tech support
• Enterprise S.M.A.R.T Tools: Reliability Tracking, Usage Statistics, Life Remaining, Power Loss, Wear Leveling, Temperature, Drive Life Protection
• Capacity³: 120GB, 240GB, 480GB
• Storage temperatures: -40°C - 85°C
• Operating temperatures: 0°C - 70°C
• Dimensions: 69.85mm x 100mm x 9.5mm
• Vibration operating: 2.17G
• Vibration non-operating: 20G
• Operating shock: 1500G
• Power specs: 0.455 W (TYP) Idle / 1.6 W (TYP) Read / 2.05 W (TYP) Write