Kingston makes enterprise play with DC500 Data Center SSDs

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We get to strap Half-a-dozen 480GB SSDs inside a 10GbE Qnap TS-877 NAS.

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They are more expensive than not only every other (bar Samsung Pro) SATA drive, but also a lot of M.2 drives, could do with measuring up against those. I know DC commands a premium, what with endurance promises and whatnot, but when it's 3x the price, it becomes hard to justify.

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Originally Posted by Tunnah

They are more expensive than not only every other (bar Samsung Pro) SATA drive, but also a lot of M.2 drives, could do with measuring up against those. I know DC commands a premium, what with endurance promises and whatnot, but when it's 3x the price, it becomes hard to justify.

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Their pricing is in line with market pricing for Enterprise SSDs. All enterprise SSDs go through a much higher, stringent QC over their commercial counterparts. In commercial it's performance/size/dollar whereas enterprise markets add stability/endurance to that mix.

In some cases you're mostly just paying for QC and guarantees, in some cases you are paying for better parts.