Testseek.com have collected 76 expert reviews of the Plextor 2.5 inch M5S Series SATA600 and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Plextor 2.5 inch M5S Series SATA600.
September 2014
(78%)
76 Reviews
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Abstract: Unless you're sporting really old hardware, an SSD is the best sure-fire way to boost the performance of your desktop or laptop computer. There is so much choice now it's difficult to know whether there is a significant difference between various SSDs a...
Abstract: In June, 2012 we published a large group test of SSDs with capacities of 120/128 GB and 240/256 GB . Those are still the most popular sizes, judging from what people search for on Hardware.Info. The world of SSDs didn't stand still, and since then a num...
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 ...
Abstract: Plextor's optical drives were always known for their quality. Now, the company is trying to carry that reputation over to SSDs. Its M5S is actually a fourth-generation offering based on Marvell's controller technology. But Plextor adds its own spin, to...
Abstract: When SSD makers want to emphasize their advantages, they often talk about how much engineering resources they put into their products. A typical SSD has three basic constituents: flash memory, controller and firmware. Not all of the firms engaged into ...
Abstract: Plextor’s recent history is an inspiring example of how a clever marketing and engineering strategy can help a firm which only has access to assembly manufacture to quickly rise to the top tier of makers of consumer-class solid state drives. Of course,...
The M5S is a very good drive and I recommend it heartily for those of you working with mostly compressed data. The M5S is somewhat overpriced at the moment but we expect to see the price fall significantly very soon. Reliability is probably an area whe...
Slightly faster than the older M3S in most categories, Another stable SSD built on a trusted platform
Higher power consumption than M3S, Slower random 4K read/write speeds at low queue depths
The Plextor M5S shows us that there's still a little more upside available to the Marvell 9174, which is pretty impressive given its time on market. While the main change in the M5S from the M3S (note some Asian companies prefer not to use the unlucky...
Abstract: Plextor launched the M5S SSD about two weeks ago and we were among the first to review it. Plextor did not have a specific release date at the time of our review, with their press release saying mid-July (which obviously did not happen). Plextor now ...
