PureSilicon Kage K1 SATA SSD Tries to Be Both Strong and Cheap

PureSilicon has just made the formal introduction of the Kage K1 SATA solid state drive series, one that is supposed to serve enterprise applications.

The overall looks of the Kage K1 SATA solid state drive may not be enough to guess that the new storage device is aimed at enterprise applications instead of consumers.

The spec sheet does not leave much to guessing, though.

After all, just seeing the type of memory chips is enough to cement the newcomers' status.

The Kage K1 SATA SSDs utilize eMLC NAND Flash memory, which is not as enduring and fast as SLC but close enough for customers that want something approaching reasonable prices.

Just how reasonable the sum of $975/ 762 is depends on each company (this is the lowest price in the series).

That said, the newcomers have storage capacities of up to 400 GB, as well as support for the SATA 6.0 Gbps interface standard.

Meanwhile, the random read and write performance is of 60,000 IOPS (input/output operations per second).

Finally, the sequential performance is of up to 540 MB/s when reading and 520 MB/s when writing.

Furthermore, PureSilicon gave the drives self-encryption capabilities and also the VoltStream technology, which monitors power quality and, through use of solid-state ceramic capacitors, “provides a safe power-fail mechanism.”

Shipments should start this quarter, through the official website. Those interested need only drop by this page to learn more.

“These are the devices that IT managers and prosumers have been asking us to make ever since we launched our range of ultra-performance Nitro and Renegade SSDs,” said Jason Breakstone, founder and CEO of PureSilicon.

“The Kage Series devices will appeal to anyone that craves more performance and storage capacity from their solid-state drive but doesn't need ruggedized packaging and advanced security features.”