Solid, mainstream performance. It is easy to be drawn in by the dizzying speeds on offer from today's latest SSDs, yet would the average user genuinely notice the difference between a regular SATA SSD and a super-fast M.2 drive? That's debatable, and there's still merit to an affordable 2.5in SATA upgrade; plenty of users don't yet have access to an M.2 slot; there are others still waiting to upgrade from a hard disk; and even if you happen to have a fast system drive, a low-cast SATA SSD can serve as a useful secondary drive.

Those are the key areas targeted by Kingston's new KC600, an affordable 2.5in SATA 6Gbps solution designed to offer capable speeds, near-instant response times, and decent endurance without breaking the bank.