Plextor M3 Series 128GB SSD Unboxing and Review

So there you go. I just got this in the mail today. This is a fast drive, similar to the Corsair Performance Pro, Crucial M4, and the Samsung 830. It should be reliable in the long run. I am currently using it as a storage drive for my photos and hopefully it will speed up some of my editing time.

Plextor PX-M3S Specs:

Capacities

• 128GB - PX-128M3S
• 256GB - PX-256M3S
• 512GB - PX-512M3S

Performance

• 128GB - 510MB/s read, 210MB/s write
• 256GB - 510MB/s read, 360MB/s write
• 512GB - 525MB/s read, 445MB/s write

Features

• SATA 6Gb/s interface
• Marvell 9174 processor
• Toshiba 24nm Toggle NAND
• Buffer - 512MB (128GB capacity - 256MB)
• Power Consumption (Typical) - 0.1W (Idle); 5W (Active)
• Temperature (Operating) 32 ºF to 158 ºF (0 ºC to 70 ºC)
• Temperature (Non-operating) -40ºF to 185 ºF (-40 ºC to 85 ºC)
• Shock 1,500G/0.5 ms
• Vibration (Operating) 7~800Hz, 2.17G (RMS)
• MTBF 1.5 million hour
• Warranty - 5 years
• 2.5" form factor - includes 3.5" bracket and cloning software

Here are some quick pics.