Kingston KC600 Spec and Price in Canada
Released October 22, 2019
As a 2.5-inch SATA drive, the KC600 tops out at 550/520 MB/s — the ceiling the SATA III interface imposes regardless of controller — but its Silicon Motion SM2259 controller, DRAM cache, and 1200TB TBW rating exceed what typical SATA drives in its class carry. That endurance figure and 5-year warranty read closer to a workstation-grade drive than a basic boot-drive upgrade, useful for anyone replacing an aging HDD or SATA SSD in a system that can't take NVMe. It fits users prioritizing drive lifespan and reliability over the raw throughput only PCIe NVMe can offer.
Tied 96th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential read — 4 models share this figure. Tied 94th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential write — 3 models share this figure.
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The last tracked price for the 2TB Kingston KC600 in Canada was $699.99 at Newegg Canada, captured 2026-09-04. Across one tracked merchant and 11 days of observation, the 90-day median for the 2TB Kingston KC600 is $699.99 and the lowest tracked price is $699.99.
Captured periodically and may have changed.
- 2TB
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Specifications
- Capacity
- 2TB
- Interface
- SATA
- Sequential read
- 550 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 520 MB/s
- Random read
- 90000 IOPS
- Random write
- 80000 IOPS
- Form factor
- 2.5-inch
- NAND type
- TLC
- DRAM cache
- Controller
- Silicon Motion SM2259
- Endurance (TBW)
- 1200 TB
- Warranty
- 5 years
Capacities
| Configuration | Part number | Endurance (TBW) | Sequential write | Sequential read | Current best price | Price per TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256GB | SKC600/256G | 150 TB | 500 MB/s | 550 MB/s | — | — |
| 512GB | SKC600/512G | 300 TB | 520 MB/s | 550 MB/s | — | — |
| 1TB | SKC600/1024G | 600 TB | 520 MB/s | 550 MB/s | — | — |
| 2TB | SKC600/2048G | 1200 TB | 520 MB/s | 550 MB/s | $699.99 Price too old to confirm | — |
What owners and reviewers say
Summarised from 1 source(s), reviewed September 14, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices
Commonly praised
- Reviewers measured sequential read and write speeds at essentially the SATA ceiling.
- Its quoted 600TBW endurance for the 1TB model is a significant step up from many competing SATA drives.
- It supports hardware encryption, and the optional bundle adds mounting hardware, cables, and a USB enclosure.
Commonly criticised
- It is not as fast as NVMe drives and lagged behind a rival SATA drive in PCMark 10 storage traces.
- It is not the cheapest SATA option at its capacity.
Sources behind this summary
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Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.