Testseek.com have collected 77 expert reviews of the Plextor 2.5 inch M5 Pro Xtreme Series SATA600 and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Plextor 2.5 inch M5 Pro Xtreme Series SATA600.
June 2013
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77 Reviews
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With a price of Rs.19,500, Plextor is pushing its luck considering the better performing Samsung 840 Pro is available for about Rs.16,000. Though the Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme is a good performing SSD, its price makes it hard to recommend...
The Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme is a speedy drive and we found it second only to the Samsung 840 Pro. But at a price of Rs 19,500, it comes at a cost per GB of Rs 81.9 which is higher than that for the Samsung 840 Pro which is retailing for around Rs 16,000. A...
Dual core controller, Latest generation of Toshiba NAND, Strong 4K performance, Read and write speeds close to the limits of SATA 6Gbps interface
Slight premium over other top performance 256GB SSDs,
PricingThe M5 Pro Xtreme has, to say the least, got one hell of a competitive price point. In the UK, the the 256GB SKU as seen here is available from Overclockers UK for a shade over £185 whilst in the US Newegg stock the drive for $214.99 and in Germany...
Published: 2013-08-07, Author: Leo , review by: micromart.co.uk
Abstract: The 256GB Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme is one of three SSDs in this group that employs the Marvell 9187 controller, and it's intriguing to see that these three drives all have different claimed maximum read and write speeds.The Crucial M500 claims 500MBps read a...
MLC memory provides 3,000 theoretical cycles, Speeds similar to the Samsung 840 Pro Series, Good size and weight for laptops, Fiveyear warranty
No software included, Much higher price per gig than the competition
The Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme 256GB is a great SSD with similar speeds to the top dogs on the market. The five-year warranty is enough to reassure even the most worrisome consumers. However, it's a bit more expensive than the competing SSDs, and Plextor doesn...
It appears that the Xtreme firmware update for the Plextor M5 Pro is little more than a marketing ploy. While Plextor does indeed get in the vicinity of 100.000 4k read Iops, the SSD is not much faster in any of the other benchmarks. In some tests it's ...
Plextor has been my favorite Optical media manufacturer since the mid/late 90's and although at first naturally i wasn't very pleased to hear that Lite-On took charge after signing an agreement with Shinano Kenshi right now and after seeing them expand in...
Abstract: In an effort to maintain the M5 Pro’s status as a top tier enthusiast class drive; Plextor has updated their M5 Pro series SSD. Plextor claims this refresh delivers a drive capable of a random read speed of “up to” 100,000 IOPS and a random write sp...
Abstract: Video Review: While a single Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme SSD is quick, having 2 in a RAID 0 setup is screaming fast. Team 2 Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme 256GB SSDs up with a Highpoint RocketRAID 642L 6Gb/s Controller and you've got a winning combo! ...
Abstract: Video Review: The Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme 256GB 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...
