Plextor SSD's Anyone?

jtc_hunter · 07-25-11, 09:01 PM

Please post your experience with Plextor SSD's, likes and dislikes. Thank you.

jtc_hunter · 07-27-11, 09:57 AM

Nobody knows anything about them? Well, I have this one coming tomorrow, so I will let you know.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820249010

grumperfish · 07-27-11, 06:37 PM

I had no idea Plextor was making SSD's to be honest, so I'd like to hear if they're any good.

Also Sandisk just started selling SATAII SSD's and the 120GB model's available at Newegg.

jtc_hunter · 07-27-11, 08:06 PM

The reviews look as solid as Crucials M4 and the speeds look only a little slower than the OCZ's, but more reliable. But these support SataIII 6gig/ps , AHCI, and TRIM.

EarthDog · 07-27-11, 08:56 PM

Looks 'slow', last genish...not a Sandforce controller, Marvell, doesnt compress data for its speed...

All modern SSD's support AHCI and TRIM..not sure how you are judging reliability though.

jtc_hunter · 07-27-11, 11:08 PM

The speeds are about the same as Crucials and 80% of the OCZ's high end models, and quite a bit faster than most of the rest of the OCZ's. But it seems there is a high rate of failure in the OCZ's, so I would rather have reliability.

Woomack · 07-28-11, 02:06 AM

http://www.plextoramericas.com/index...series?start=1
seems like will be slower than Crucial or Intel in random transfers. IOPS is more than 2x lower than Crucial that isn't best in this category.
Here is table for Crucial.
Don't look on declared max transfers , they're sequential only and for example my M4 64GB is making up to 470/115MB/s while should 415/95 MB/s. Crucial has also something called garbage collection that is working like TRIM also in RAID.

EarthDog · 07-28-11, 06:52 AM

^^ exactly.

cw823 · 07-28-11, 08:18 AM

I would run from a new player to the SSD game, give them some time to make mistakes with their first products, maybe in year 2 or 3 I'd be willing to try them.

jtc_hunter · 07-28-11, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Woomack

http://www.plextoramericas.com/index...series?start=1
seems like will be slower than Crucial or Intel in random transfers. IOPS is more than 2x lower than Crucial that isn't best in this category.
Here is table for Crucial.
Don't look on declared max transfers , they're sequential only and for example my M4 64GB is making up to 470/115MB/s while should 415/95 MB/s. Crucial has also something called garbage collection that is working like TRIM also in RAID.

I see now what you guys are saying. I think I will get the M4 instead. Thank you all.

doz · 07-28-11, 05:34 PM

Much better choice

You wont be disappointed in the M4 at all! Itll really make your system come to life, best upgrade money can buy IMO these days.

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07-27-11, 09:57 AM	Thread Starter #2
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07-27-11, 06:37 PM	#3
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07-27-11, 08:06 PM	Thread Starter #4
jtc_hunter Member Join Date: Apr 2004	The reviews look as solid as Crucials M4 and the speeds look only a little slower than the OCZ's, but more reliable. But these support SataIII 6gig/ps , AHCI, and TRIM. __________________ Asus M4A88TD-V Evo/USB3, AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition @ 3.8ghz. , G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB , MSI Hawk GTX460 Twin Frozer, Crucial M4-128 SSD for C: drive and Barracuda 160 gig. for storage.
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EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	Looks 'slow', last genish...not a Sandforce controller, Marvell, doesnt compress data for its speed... All modern SSD's support AHCI and TRIM..not sure how you are judging reliability though. __________________ C2D/C2Q Overclocking Guide / i3/i5/i7 (s1366/1156) Overclocking Guide/Info / SandyBridge/ Ivybridge Overclocking Guide / AMD Overclocking Guide / Power Supply Guide SSD Reliability/Write Endurance / JOIN THE BENCHING TEAM! / Bulldozer Overclocking Guide / Forum Etiquette Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com Front Page? PM me, I can help! "We have more information and more ways of accessing it than ever, yet seem increasingly less inclined to do so."- Michael Wilbon
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07-27-11, 11:08 PM	Thread Starter #6
jtc_hunter Member Join Date: Apr 2004	The speeds are about the same as Crucials and 80% of the OCZ's high end models, and quite a bit faster than most of the rest of the OCZ's. But it seems there is a high rate of failure in the OCZ's, so I would rather have reliability. __________________ Asus M4A88TD-V Evo/USB3, AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition @ 3.8ghz. , G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB , MSI Hawk GTX460 Twin Frozer, Crucial M4-128 SSD for C: drive and Barracuda 160 gig. for storage.
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07-28-11, 02:06 AM	#7
Woomack Senior Memory Guru Premium Member #19 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Poznan, Poland	http://www.plextoramericas.com/index...series?start=1 seems like will be slower than Crucial or Intel in random transfers. IOPS is more than 2x lower than Crucial that isn't best in this category. Here is table for Crucial. Don't look on declared max transfers , they're sequential only and for example my M4 64GB is making up to 470/115MB/s while should 415/95 MB/s. Crucial has also something called garbage collection that is working like TRIM also in RAID. __________________ Memory tests: G.Skill RipjawsX 2133C9@2500+C7, 16GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1600C9@1866C9 1.5V, Crucial Ballistix Elite 1600@2133, 8GB Corsair GX3 2000C8@2252C9 - P67, Adata 2000-G CL9@2250 7-10-7-25, Adata 2000-G v2.0 CL9@2000 6-9-6-24, Adata 1600-G CL9@1850 9-9-9-24, Kingston 2133 Grey 9-11-9-27, Team Xtreem 2666 C11 Guides: Ivy Bridge Memory Overclocking Guide, GTX470 Bios Mod, How to fix ME in Z77 Reviews: Geil EVO Veloce 2133 C10, Crucial Ballistix 1600 LP Other: Biostar I45@600MHz+ FSB, G.Skill/PSC @1523MHz/AMD, 1539MHz/Intel, P6X58D-E@248bclk
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07-28-11, 06:52 AM	#8
EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	^^ exactly.
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07-28-11, 08:18 AM	#9
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07-28-11, 05:34 PM	#11
doz Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV	Much better choice You wont be disappointed in the M4 at all! Itll really make your system come to life, best upgrade money can buy IMO these days. __________________ Asus P8P67 Intel i7-2600k @ 4.9ghz GSkill Ripjaws 8gb 1600mhz c8 EVGA GTX 680 OCZ Agility 2 240gb, Corsair Force 3 180gb, (2)WD 1tb Black HAF 932w/ Corsair HX750 Heat
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