CONCLUSION

   The DC450R 480GB is part of the “entry-level” line of enterprise grade SSDs by Kingston and so we didn’t expect miracles when it comes to performance. Because of that even the consumer grade KC600 model trade blows with it and even surpasses it in some of our tests. This of course doesn’t come as a surprise considering that the SATA interface doesn’t have much more to offer in terms of data throughput. What does matter however in this regard (and with every enterprise grade model out there) is our IOMeter tests (both regular and SNIA ones) and there the DC450R does extremely well (i have to admit however that we were a bit surprised to see that the KC600 did even better in our 12 hour endurance test). Another matter is capacity and with capacities up to 3.84TB (the Phison PS3112-S12DC controller supports capacities up to 8TB so we may also see those by Kingston in the near future) it’s certainly ideal for use not only in data centers but also desktop computers. Unfortunately the DC450R doesn't come with tantalum capacitors for extra power loss protection which is just about the only drawback we can think of.

   As i type this review the Kingston DC450R 480GB Data Center Enterprise SSD retails for USD83.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 82.90Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) a price tag which is very close to that of the consumer grade KC600 512GB model. On top of that add the enterprise grade features offered by the PS3112-S12DC controller, the 2 million hours MTBF and the 5-year limited warranty and the end result is certainly worth our Golden Award.

PROS

- Very Good Performance
- Build Quality / Durability (2 Million Hours MTBF / 285TBW)
- Features Set
- 5 Year Limited Warranty
- Sustained SNIA Performance
- Available in 480/960/1920/3840GB Capacities
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Firmware Based Power Loss Protection