Plextor M6e PCI Express SSD Review

👤by Richard Weatherstone Comments 📅28-02-15
Conclusion

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 market. The green PCB will however draw a few raised eyebrows if you have a window on your PC at a LAN as folk will no doubt be asking what it is to which you can reply with a wry grin that you have a PCIe SSD! So its not all bad. If the visuals are a turn off for you though, fear not because the Black Edition rectifies this issue and looks much more at home in a gaming PC.

Looks aside this product delivers performance by the bucket load. It is well over 200MB/s faster than a regular SSD meaning your operating system will load faster, your applications will fire up in no time and perhaps crucially you will likely be the first person on the server come map rotation on your favourite game. While we couldn't quite match the claimed 625MB/s write speeds, we did surpass the 770 write speed on occasion so we figure these claims will be dependent on what benchamrk you are running but you can be assured, there are no other SATA based SSD's on the market to match the speed this product will give you.

The ease of setup without the need for any extra cabling or drivers was very appealing and a test Windows 8.1 installation was a breeze presenting no issues at all with the drive detected both within the BIOS of our test setup and within the Windows Setup page. Encryption isn't the best with just AES 256 but this will be ample for most gamers. Warranty stands at 5 years which is very good.

The M6e is clearly a product that has its advantages and disadvantages. If you can see past the old school green PCB, then you will have a stupendously fast storage device that will put any SATA SSD in the shade. For this reason it gets our performance award.

In summary:
The M6e is a seriously fast product but not the best looking. Truly a Cheetah in Warthogs clothing!

Pros
+ Very fast
+ 5 year warranty
+ Easy Setup

Cons
- Green PCB/Dated looks




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