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How would you rate your Plextor SSD?


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【Dr. Plextor’s SSD Lab】 Which should I buy M5S or M5 Pro?

Hello, All of Plextor SSD fans, We will provide new information about Plextor, and occasional hold a small contest for every fans in this thread.

I believe many people buy Plextor SSD will ask...
Should I buy an M5S or M5 Pro!
This is A tricky question to answer. Both of M5S and M5 Pro are great SSD options. Both of them have far faster data transfer rate than mechanical hard disks and some great features for professional PC users as well as hardcore gamers. Though they might seem similar, they are indeed absolutely two different SSDs with their own features and specifications which are right for different users.

Among the two SSDs, M5S is a great option for an entry level system. This is a great tool and an all round drive. This will serve all your needs e.g. faster booting, quicker game loading, seamless game play and smooth graphics. Above that, this also comes with a 3 year warranty which is a great thing. However, keep in mind that this is an entry level SSD. Although M5S is an absolute value for money SSD, You should only go for this one if you have a tight budget and still want to enjoy a great performance from your PC. It’s a good way of boosting the performance of a slightly older machine that you don’t want to spend too much on.

On the other hand, if money is not a problem, you should definitely go for the M5 Pro which is a little bit more pricey than the M5S. But it is worth every single penny. Besides all the features of M5S, the M5 Pro also has an advanced controller, supreme performance and this is ultra-fast as well. This SSD also has a unique True Protect technology which makes it good for business users. In addition to that, it has a 5 year warranty. In short this is an ideal option for gamers or anyone
looking for the best performance money can buy. It has one other advantage at 7mm it’s a few mm thinner than the M5S – meaning it can be used to replace the slimmer drives used in some thin notebooks.

The decision also depends on your needs as well. If you are all about high end gaming, video editing, and super fast PC performance or it’s for business use, you should go for the more expensive and faster M5 Pro. On the other hand, if you don’t have high requirements, never do more than browse the web and word process, then maybe you’re better off with the value for money M5S.
 

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Hello my dear fans
Tomorrow is Chinese New Year eve, Ahead of New Year vacation I wish every fans that comes into a good fortune in new year! Gong Xi Fa Cai.

【Dr. Plextor’s SSD Lab】 Programs that benefit from an SSD and the ones that don’t!

This week, let's talking about what programs can benefit from an SSD and which ones cannot.

As you know, SSDs are great to store large temporary files which is a great help when you have to work with multimedia content. Again, I remind you, if you are a photographer, a designer, an artist, a video editor and work with large images or video and audio files you can definitely benefit from using an SSD. Thanks to SSDs such files load faster and can be processed faster.

A great number of graphic/video editing and desktop publishing software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, InCopy, etc.) or 3D max work a lot faster, save a lot of time and contribute to the productivity and efficiency of users.

CAD/CAM systems (Computer Assisted Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing) can also benefit from SSDs and improve the output of the engineers. I remember my friend complained that it took him ages to open files in AutoCAD and to load a large 3D rendering. Once he switched to an SSD he could not praise it enough, saying that now he can have the project open faster than it took him to just start the software on an HDD.

By and large, SSDs can be a great advantage for all programs which require to read to/write from the drive a lot while they are in use. That can be database applications, for example, especially when they feature multiple users. Or programs which help you to compile the code. In this case an SSD can accelerate the processes in a really good way.

Basically any application which has to access a great number of files (operating system, databases, etc.) will benefit from an SSD, while applications which use only a few files will not likely see a huge boost. It does not mean they won’t run faster. It only means the difference will hardly be noticeable to a human eye, unless you do some thorough testing.

Let’s sum up here. If you use a lot of programs which access many small files when in use an SSD can significantly improve their performance. So, if you are a graphic designer or an engineer using specific software do not hesitate and get an SSD for your system. You will have more time to actually do your work instead of waiting for the program to load.
 

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Just bought a 256GB M5P a couple of days back. Pretty sweet.

However, realised that I might need a bigger capacity... Thus, might sell this to get bigger...
 

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Just bought a 256GB M5P a couple of days back. Pretty sweet.

However, realised that I might need a bigger capacity... Thus, might sell this to get bigger...
How much u selling?
 

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Could you cover the subject of alignment in details? When exactly does one do the alignment on the SSD? I found the various readings here and there rather confusing. Thank you in advance!!
 

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Hello, every PLEXTOR fans~
Does every fans like to drink coffee??
This time, PLEXTOR wants to invite everyone to drink coffee at annual IT show.
During the IT Show, buy PLEXTOR M5 Pro SSD, you can get one Starbucks coffee coupon!!
Hurry!! Limited quantity!!
Please visit PLEXTOR Booth No.B137
 

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Erm i have a thread on my own regarding a problem on the M5 Pro 256GB:

"Hi all, somehow my ssd cannot be detected; both in bios as well as in disk management...

I have tried using different SATA cables to check if my current one is faulty, but problem still persist...have also plug out all HDD/SSD and testing only the new SSD, doesn't help..

Have tried different SATA ports, doesn't help. And i can safely say all my SATA ports are working fine.

My friend tried on his PC and it boots up perfectly fine.He was using external drive and he helped me formatted it, but when i try it on my comp, problem is still there...at least now i can confirm that it is not a lemon set..

SATA is in AHCI mode as well.

What is seriously wrong...?!?! My M4 did not have such problem man..just plug and play..

My mobo is MSI P67A-GD65 flash to the latest BIOS firmware...

Please help...thanks!"

Here's the link: http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/s...o-256gb-not-detected-my-computer-4117025.html

Think you might be able to help me solve this unique problem..?
 

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Hello manaeater

Have a nice day

Could you provide your friend's PC platform spec?
How is your friend's connection? Direct connect to motherboard? or use external USB port?

If your friend's PC can be detected, and you can't.
Possible conditions
1. SATA wire.
2. SATA mode setting in BIOS, or other BIOS setting.
3. BIOS Firmware version.
4. hardware compatiblity

Please contact local dealer, or email to PLEXTOR customer service :
"service @ goplextor.com" (← without whitespace)
Professional service team will answer your all questions.
 

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Hello, every PLEXTOR fans~
Does every fans like to drink coffee??
This time, PLEXTOR wants to invite everyone to drink coffee at annual IT show.
During the IT Show, buy PLEXTOR M5 Pro SSD, you can get one Starbucks coffee coupon!!
Hurry!! Limited quantity!!
Please visit PLEXTOR Booth No.B137

Hi, interesting at the M5P 256GB, what is the price listed at the show?
 

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Plextor needs to inform buyers there's a Plextool for diagnostics. And Plextor software engineers need to include the strongly demanded option of manual TRIM button on its Plextool software.
 

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Plextor needs to inform buyers there's a Plextool for diagnostics. And Plextor software engineers need to include the strongly demanded option of manual TRIM button on its Plextool software.

Plextor should have a toolkit like Intel and Samsung.

It's not that hard to do the programming, right?! =:p
 

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Plextor needs to inform buyers there's a Plextool for diagnostics. And Plextor software engineers need to include the strongly demanded option of manual TRIM button on its Plextool software.

i tried installing plextool to play around, but i bsod everytime i launch it. :(
 
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