Plextor M5 Pro (256GB) Review
by Kristian Vättö on August 31, 2012 11:32 AM ESTPower Consumption
Idle power consumption is slightly up from the M3 Pro, although the difference is rather small.
Power consumption during sequential writes is also significantlyl higher (~40%) compared to the M3 Pro.
Random write power consumption is high as well. Given that the M3 Pro had such a great power efficiency, I really hope Plextor can provide a firmware with more efficient power characteristics. Of course, it's definitely possible that the new Marvell 9187 controller just consumes more power.
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TemjinGold - Friday, August 31, 2012 - link
Was looking forward to this drive beating the Vertex 4 but not only does it not do that, it also costs a ridiculous amount...scottwilkins - Friday, August 31, 2012 - link
I'd call it a win if Plextor does better with less DOA units and better customer support. Every OCZ I've bought has required a firmware update, which are hard to do at best to start with. And I've just had too many OCZ failed drives. Sometimes second place is better, and in this case it might very well be so.LB-ID - Friday, August 31, 2012 - link
Amen to that, brother. OCZ drives are released in an alpha/beta state, and their support is simply atrocious. I'd far rather pay a little more and deal with a reputable company than go through the nightmare that is 'working' with OCZ.heffeque - Friday, August 31, 2012 - link
Plextor, unlike OCZ, does have a 5 year warranty...extide - Saturday, September 1, 2012 - link
actually, all Vertex 4's have 5 year warranty tooTemjinGold - Friday, August 31, 2012 - link
I would agree if they were close to the same price. Plextor is better but not for nearly 2x the price.hansmuff - Friday, August 31, 2012 - link
Kind of depends on how much your time is worth. If you have a lot of downtime due to the SSD crapping out, the Plextor might be well worth it.CeriseCogburn - Friday, August 31, 2012 - link
That's another reason why nVidia wins over amd gpu's.iamezza - Saturday, September 1, 2012 - link
piss off trollstalker27 - Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - link
:) ... he probably didn't get that "piss off troll" translates to "over the past years several large EU retailers have released reliability reports and AMD, in the graphics department, did some of the most reliable cards, Nv... not so much. Cudos to AMD's partners! RIP BFG!