New Plextor M3 Pro: push Marvell, push :D

[kaktus1907]

These are test beds, 20 hours @60C




http://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/674/674126/

[johnw]

That's too much. The M5S is almost identical to the Crucial m4, but the m4 is selling for much less.

[UranusFX]

256GB model has more faster than the announcement spec
also but presence of M3 is greater still now, especially at a price.

[UranusFX]

NINJA has coming. It's based M2P with custom firmware.

"SandForce? Absolutely not" In the event of Links, showing off M5S and limited edition "NINJA"
http://www.gdm.or.jp/pressrelease/201206/24_03.html







with PLDS's ASIA Marketing & Sales Addy Chen

Q. In the future, possibility to use a controller other than Marvell? Like "S".
Addy. S? It's SandForce? To answer. Absolutely not.
It have just pulled out the performance of the Marvell is PLDS only.
There is no need to use SandForce.

Q. Don't using "M4" are aware of the Crucial?
Addy. It's do not care less. Our products is more better, there is confidence.
Simple, Number4 is a bad omen in Taiwan and Japan.

Q. M3 and M3P has 5-years warranty, 10-years of use there are no problems?
Addy. Don't know, I'll have been testing a development team.

Q. Recent price drop or not it worry?
Addy. Welcome if it reduces the difference between the HDD. Increase SSD User.
Whitch don't have the original controller or technology and that are dropout.

[kaktus1907]

Thanks for the news.. It uses 32nm Toshiba nands according to news.. would be interesting to see endurance testings against M3P (i hope Christopher is hearing this :p)

Special Edition SSD "NINJA" was a hot topic, even a limited quantity of COMPUTEX TAIPEI. NAND flash is adopted to 34nm MLC NAND flash of high durability and long life made by Toshiba. Subjected to tune their own firmware and I want you to rest assured that we are continuously updated by the "ninja" team was formed in the R & D. Release is scheduled for July

[johnw]

Red? I thought Ninjas wore black in order to disappear in the shadows.

Didn't anyone ask Plextor's rep about an M5P model? That is what I am interested in.

[UranusFX]

It's very noticeable ninja but black is better.
It was about the topic without M5P is described at all, but anxious.

Red? I thought Ninjas wore black in order to disappear in the shadows.
Didn't anyone ask Plextor's rep about an M5P model? That is what I am interested in.

Yeah! what premium endurance test
Limited edition of ninja I heard a rumor and only 100 units for Japan.

It uses 32nm Toshiba nands according to news.. would be interesting to see endurance testings against M3P (i hope Christopher is hearing this :p)

[MaxT]

Hi all,

Question for Plextor M3 Pro Owners.

Did your drive come in a sealed anti-static baggie or was it not sealed but held with a piece of scotch tape?
I am trying to see if the one I bought (256GB) is brand new or was potentially a return.

Please let me know.
Thanks.

[johnw]

Did your drive come in a sealed anti-static baggie or was it not sealed but held with a piece of scotch tape?

Mine have come with tape. They were not vacuum sealed with a heat strip or anything.

[MaxT]

Mine have come with tape. They were not vacuum sealed with a heat strip or anything.

Thanks for the info!

[AMD_Freak]

Hi all,

Question for Plextor M3 Pro Owners.

Did your drive come in a sealed anti-static baggie or was it not sealed but held with a piece of scotch tape?
I am trying to see if the one I bought (256GB) is brand new or was potentially a return.

Please let me know.
Thanks.

How many Sites did you post the same question on?

[MaxT]

How many Sites did you post the same question on?

Heh,
Two i frequently visit since both of them had a thread dedicated to Plextor M3s and M3 Pros :p

[Highendtoys]

The Ninjas are going to be very difficult to get outside of Japan but I'm working on it. The M5S drives (128GB and 256GB) are already on the way.

[kaktus1907]

fresh M3P reviews
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5851/p...256gb-review/1
http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/l...m3-pro-128-gb/

[UranusFX]

M5P yet? But NINJA has comin' on 14th July!

Links International, Inc. will release M5 Series on July 6.
PX-128M5S 11,480JPY = 145USD
PX-256M5S 19,980JPY = 250USD

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/n...03_544352.html

Ninja-256 has increase production 100 to 300 for JP, Also significantly increase the distribution of world.
Determined Spec 7mm height / 32nm MLC, it's based M2P gen.
R530MB/s W370MB/s RR4k-73k/RW4k-71kIOPS
Price 26,800JPY = 335USD
http://www.links.co.jp/item/ninja-256/

[kaktus1907]

M5S review
http://thessdreview.com/our-reviews/...-3-ssd-review/

[Christopher]

Yeah, I want a Ninja. Badly.

[AMD_Freak]

the Ninja and M5 are both slower then the M3 Pros but yet cost a little more

[johnw]

the Ninja and M5 are both slower then the M3 Pros but yet cost a little more

Yes, it seems they are only faster on mostly useless benchmarks like 4K QD64, and then only by a little. I'd rather have an M3 or M3P than an M5S or Ninja.

It seems to me that Plextor wanted to create a bargain-basement SSD to compete with the the Crucial m4 and Samsung 830, and that is what they did with the M5S. They switched to cheaper flash (IMFT instead of Toshiba toggle flash), kept the older Marvell controller, eliminated the mounting bracket (and the transfer software?), and reduced the warranty. The only way the M5S will be worthwhile is if the street price comes out to be about the same as the Crucial m4. We will have to wait a few months to see where the street price of the M5S settles.

Did anyone notice that the M3 has a 5 year warranty and the M5 has a 3 year warranty? Oh, the irony!

I'm just hoping that Plextor is working on an "M5P" or something that has the new Marvell controller, toggle flash, and a 5 year warranty. That would make sense, because Plextor has taken some criticism in the past that the M3 and the M3P are not differentiated hardware-wise.

[Highendtoys]

A little birdie whispered in my ear the other day something about a P but I don't recall what it was exactly *cough* August *cough*

[UranusFX]

M5P but no comments about the controller.

Ninja-256 has increased 100 to 300, NO! 500 for jp marcket.
and laser marking without serial number, unique username marking. ;p

"Also mSATA, Talk with PLEXTOR about future SSD."
-M5P during tuning of the Firmware. wait a little.
-Determined price by the NAND market price a month later.
-Recognizes that the quality of the NAND Micron and Toshiba also identical.
-Enterprise PCIe SSD has now being tested. Release mSATA in the near future.

http://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/708/708228/

[felix_w]

Article says :

Yes. I sent the first "S" model of the middle first, I will be coming soon as well "M5 Pro". Different from the firmware. Pro series will take a little more time to tune the firmware

From google translation.

[kaktus1907]

Article says :



From google translation.

i hope it is the sign of 9187

[felix_w]

I think that the meaning is that they use the same controller and that "the only difference is the firmware"...

...doesn't make any sense though....M5 series is M3 with IMFT NAND???

[bamtan2]

I dont roll over in the morning for less than 512gb