Testseek.co.uk have collected 204 expert reviews of the Plextor M.2 2280 M6E Series PCIe and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Plextor M.2 2280 M6E Series PCIe.
June 2014
(81%)
204 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(84%)
166 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Very fast
5 year warranty
Easy Setup
High level of read & write IOPs
Controller not hindered by compressible data
PCIe x4 interface removes the SATA III bottleneck
Around 50% more performance over a comparable SATA based drive
Competitive price point
Marvell controller
Consistent levels of performance
The Plextor M6S has low power consumption and is a great performance upgrade for a computer that still runs on a regular hard drive
Faster than standard SSD's
Included PlexTurbo 2.0 Software caches RAM for better performance
Aesthetically pleasing design
Breaks the SATA 3 bandwidth bottleneck of 600 MB/s
IOPS performance
No drivers
Simply plug and play
Excellent boot drive option
Ideal for a boot drive or large storage drive for video editing
Equally good with compressible and incompressible data
Frees more SATA ports for storage
The editors didn't like
Green PCB/Dated looks
Requires a PCIe x4 lane to operate at full speed – systems without this are not compatible – Although the SATA version of this drive will offer an alternative
The 512GB M6S is still rather expensive compared to the 128GB and 256GB SKU's
Plextor M6S 256GB Solid State Drive
Compared with other solid-state drives on the market
The M6S' performance is disappointing. It also comes with only a short three-year warranty
Very expensive
Especially for the performance
Uses x4 PCIe lanes which could cause problems in Crossfire/SLI setups
May not be suitable for people with multiple video cards
Kitguru says
Extremely high performance
And at 82p per GB it offers good value for money too
Abstract: If you looking for a new M.2 or PCIe SSD this article helps you in getting an overview. So far we've tested 6 different drives and the list will grow whenever a new and relevant drive is released. ...
Because of the higher price per gigabyte a 120 GB SSD is not a good choice for most people. However, under certain circumstances you can save some money by buying one of these. For example in a computer for grandpa and grandma extra storage capacity mig...
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Published: 2015-07-01, Author: Ben , review by: play3r.net
Faster than standard SSD's, Included PlexTurbo 2.0 Software caches RAM for better performance, Aesthetically pleasing design
Very expensive, especially for the performance, Uses x4 PCIe lanes which could cause problems in Crossfire/SLI setups
There is no denying that the Plextor M6e BK is one fast SSD, especially when paired up with the PlexTurbo 2.0 software. The PCIe adapter also allows for users to make the best of M.2 SSD's which run off of your PCI lanes anyways, without the need for an M...
When we first cast our eyes on the the Plextor M6e we weren't exactly impressed. The aesthetics are less than pleasing and while it isn't the worst looking product we have seen, it will look out of place on a modern gaming PC which is Plextor's target mar...
Samsung's 850 Pro SSDs are without a doubt the fastest SSDs of this moment. Given that this product does not seem to have any flaws, we heartily recommend it to those who are looking for the fastest possible SSD. The Vector 150 and AMD Radeon R7 SSDs ar...
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Published: 2014-08-29, Author: Chris , review by: eteknix.com
Competitive price point, Marvell controller, Consistent levels of performance
The 512GB M6S is still rather expensive compared to the 128GB and 256GB SKU's, Plextor M6S 256GB Solid State Drive,
PricingAs a performance drive targeted at the mid to high-end region of the consumer market, Plextor have taken a leaf out of Crucial's book with pricing that is highly competitive; barely tipping over the $0.52/GB mark in the process. In the US M6S Prici...
Once again the balance of our results speak for themselves. The Plextor M6e excelled in sequential and randomised read/write despite the relative immaturity of both the platform and the interconnect, reaching a peak of 770MB/s read and 570MB/s write i...
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Published: 2014-05-01, Author: Christopher , review by: tomshardware.co.uk
The M6e is fast. There's no doubt about that. It's able to hang with the other high-end SSDs we've ever tested. In fact, SanDisk's M.2-based, PCIe-attached A110 is similar, though also a bit faster. But you can't buy the OEM-only A110, whereas Plextor's o...
High level of read & write IOPs, Controller not hindered by compressible data, PCIe x4 interface removes the SATA III bottleneck, Around 50% more performance over a comparable SATA based drive
Requires a PCIe x4 lane to operate at full speed – systems without this are not compatible – Although the SATA version of this drive will offer an alternative,
PricingAt this moment in time the new M6 line of drives are not yet available to buy and pricing is still yet to be confirmed. This said however, taking the factor of a new type of drive into account and the performance that is on offer, I would expect to...
Published: 2014-04-10, Author: Christopher , review by: tomshardware.co.uk
Abstract: Plextor is launching two new SSDs under its M6 banner. The M6S and M6M lean on Toshiba's new A19 flash and Marvell's updated 9188 silicon. Together, the two features should help the Japanese nameplate mix value and speed. Today, we'll see if that's true. ...
