Testseek.com have collected 124 expert reviews of the Plextor 2.5 inch M5 Pro Series SATA600 and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Plextor 2.5 inch M5 Pro Series SATA600.
May 2013
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The editors liked
Excellent all round performance
Third generation Marvel Controller
5 year warranty
Strong overall performance
Particularly in random workloads.
The Plextor M5 Pro solid-state drive (SSD) offers fast performance and comes with useful accessories and software
Solid performance
Leading MySQL enterprise 48 & 64 threads results
Acronis TrueImage HDD migration software included
7.5 mm thin--Ultrabook compatible
Supports TRIM
5-year warranty
The editors didn't like
Enthusiast price tag
Lags slightly in boot times
More expensive than other 256GB SSDs
The drive doesn't include a USB-SATA adapter
And its pricing is not known at the time of the review
More expensive than comparable drives
Not as fast as other high-end drives (which are more expensive
Plextor’s M5 Pro is the first of the next generation of SSD’s officially using the latest Marvell silicon to break cover. Not only that, but it also uses the latest in NAND technology as well. Under test conditions its headline Write performance was...
Abstract: Hot on the heels of its M5S, Plextor sent us the M5 Pro. Loaded with hot new technologies like 19 nm NAND and the latest Marvell controller, the company's flagship was certainly worth waiting for. How does it do against the established incumbents, thou...
We can basically write the same conclusion for the Plextor M5 Pro 256GB as we did for the 128GB model. It's the fastest SSD in its category. It set new records in AS SSD and PCMark Vantage, and came up 15 points short for the high score in PCMark 7. Ver...
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Published: 2012-09-17, Author: Simon , review by: techradar.com
New 19nm NAND flash, Excellent performance, Five year warranty, Price
The M5 Pro overtakes its older brother and shows that the new Marvell controller is indeed capable of some good things. While the 128 GB suffers from diminished write speed compared the M3 Pro, the improved read speed and access times make this a bett...
The Plextor M5 Pro 128GB is the fastest 120/128 GB SSD that we've ever tested. It set new records in PCMark Vantage, PCMark7 and AS SSD. Generally speaking, this SSD is faster than any SandForce-based models, faster than any Marvell 88SS9174-based model...
Abstract: The performance benefits of SSDs over traditional mechanical hard disks are obvious and have long been extolled on our sites. For the most part, and in terms of raw performance, even the most average, mainstream SSD will leave the fastest 10,000rpm mechan...
Very good Iometer performance, Overall performance shows lots of promise
Erratic performance on Futuremark benchmarks and HD Tune, Firmware is troublesome to update, Firmware needs optimizing, Very pricey
Not so Marvell-ousLike the OCZ Vertex 4, the Plextor M5 Pro is an interesting addition to the current crop of high-performance consumer-grade SSDs. While most manufacturers are using the very popular SandForce SF-2281 controller, the Plextor M5 Pro breaks...
Cinco años de garantía, un empaquetado retail con adaptador de 3.5” y software de clonación para poder migrar nuestro disco actual. Esto son algunos de los detalles adicionales que ofrece el M5 Pro de Plextor. Accesorios comunes para un disco poco com...
Sata 6Gb/s hasta 540Mb/s, Altos IOP's, Encriptación hasta 256Mb, Hasta 5 años de garantía, Seguridad hasta 128Mb
Precio
Normalmente, llegado este punto, solemos dar una larga conclusión o enfrentamos los puntos positivos con los negativos, del producto, pero claro, hablamos de un SSD y el Plextor M5 Pro, su único inconveniente real y tangible son sus 260€ PVPR que tiene l...
