Testseek.com have collected 60 expert reviews of the Plextor M5M Series mSATA and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Plextor M5M Series mSATA.
August 2013
(85%)
60 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(74%)
15 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
85010060
The editors liked
Class-leading Performance
Strong performance in our real-world traces
Excellent mixed-workload throughput
MSATA form factor
Available in 64GB
128GB and 256GB capacities
Excellent sequential read and write speeds
Good random read and write performance
Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data
SATA 6Gb/s interface
Toggle Mode NAND f
The editors didn't like
Higher power consumption when in use
Falls behind in low queue-depth random 4K write performance
mSATA form factor, Available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities, Excellent sequential read and write speeds, Good random read and write performance, Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data, SATA 6Gb/s interface, Toggle Mode NAND f
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Plextor's new M5M series SSD is proof that good things do come in small packages. This pint-sized powerhouse combines Marvell's new 88SS9187 controller with Toshiba's 19nm Toggle Mode NAND flash to deliver a fast, responsive computing experience. In o...
The Plextor M5M mSATA based SSD is a shockingly good SSD with excellent performance and reliability. The overall write performance is merely a hint slower compared to its big brother and we stated this many times, you'd never ever even notice the write d...
Abstract: Video Review: The Plextor M5M 256GB mSATA SSD is an amazing product. It has the Marvell 88SS9187 controller and Toshiba Toggle NAND flash, so it's super fast. As well, this drive has true protect data integrity and AES data encryption. Also, it's ver...
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Published: 2013-05-13, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
This year is supposed to see the overall acceptance of the M.2, or NGFF (Next Generation Form Factor), to provide for a uniform and general adaption of ‘mSATA type' SSDs as a whole. Right now we have the older mini-PCIe SSD, mSATA SSD, two different but s...
Published: 2013-04-17, Author: Kristian , review by: anandtech.com
In essence, the M5M is M5 Pro but in mSATA form factor. Performance wise the two are closely related, even though the M5 Pro has twice the raw NAND bandwidth. In most scenarios, however, we are not bound by the bandwidth between the NAND and the controlle...
Higher power consumption when in use, Falls behind in low queue-depth random 4K write performance
The Plextor M5M mSATA delivers by providing some of the fastest speeds to date in the mSATA category. With it meeting the new Intel DEVSLP standard, the drive proves a great option for users looking to upgrade their ultrathin computers now while meeting p...
Abstract: In addition to the 2.5" SATA M5 Pro Xtreme, Plextor is bringing an mSATA version of the drive to market in the first half of this year as the M5M. The drive is architecturally identical to the M5 Pro Xtreme, with the same new firmware and Marvell co...
Published: 2013-07-05, Author: Chris , review by: tweaktown.com
In this capacity size, the Plextor M5M Series is hard to beat. The price is exceptionally low compared to other products, even those we expected to find selling at a lower price. That's not to say every capacity size in the M5M lineup gets the same high ...
Good (128GB) size for a boot drive, excellent compressible and incompressible performance results, very competitive pricing,
Be aware of many mSATA slot limitations on current motherboards, Kitguru says: A wicked fast mSATA drive suited for boot duties, Rating: 8.5, Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, Share, Facebook, Twitter, Google +, Stumbleupon, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tags 128GB Ple
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