Plextor launches M5S series SSDs - claims no performance loss

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Plextor launches M5S series SSDs - claims no performance loss.

Plextor today announced the launch of its newest Solid State Drive (SSD), the M5S Series, with a specified read/write speed up to 73,000/70,000 IOPS and included technologies such as Instant Restore, Global Wear Leveling, and Bad Block Managements


Read the full article here: http://www.myce.com/news/plextor-lau...ce-loss-62370/


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Dee

I had hoped that Plextor would have used the newer Marvell 88SS9187 controller for this range of SSDs. Nonetheless, that's a fast SSD.

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Electrox3d

the actual spec is continuous read 520 MB/s continuous write 390 MB/s

DoMiN8ToR

Updated, thanks Electrox3d! I found that spec here, but was looking at a different capacity: http://www.plextoramericas.com/index.php/ssd/px-m5s-series?start=1

alan1476

At this point for me anyway they are all fast enough, but the reliability is the main selling point. Thats just my opinion.

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PC_User

from the testing results ive seen I think Ill stick with the M3 / M3 Pro versions
Don't expect the 9187 until the Pro versions of the M5

alan1476

I am alittle mixed up Wendy, I was under the impresion that the nand made the difference in the speed. Like toogle nand is faster than async nand and so on. I wasn't so sure that the controller was connected to the speed of the SSD. But I really didn't know but I am learning now, reading all I can.

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Dee

Faster NAND on the same controller will produce a faster SSD.
However, the Marvell 88SS9187 controller is more advanced and faster than the Marvell 88SS9174 controller, so you can claw that performance back when using cheaper and slower NAND.

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alan1476

Thank you that excellent explaination, now I understand exactly what you mean't.

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alan1476

This drive is a bargain at 84.99 for the 128GB model.

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