Plextor M6M 256GB mSATA SSD Review

Name: Plextor M6M 256GB mSATA SSD Review
Brand: Plextor

by Marco Chiappetta — Monday, May 05, 2014, 12:39 PM EDT

Performance Summary: The Plextor M6M 256GB drive we tested offered competitive performance across the board. There wasn't one particular category where the drive led the pack, but in all of the tests we ran, the Plextor M6M 256GB drive put up competitive numbers. It performed best at higher queue depths, as evidenced by the our IOMeter and CrystalDiskMark tests, where the Plextor M6M finished at or near the top of the charts. The Plextor M6M 256GB drive also put up some very good access times and its performance remains consistent, regardless of the compressibility of the data being transferred.

The Plextor M6M 256GB mSATA SSD - Find It @ Amazon

Plextor's M6M series of drives have been available for a couple of weeks now, at prices ranging from about $69 for the 64GB model to about $169 for the 256GB drive we've tested here. At those prices, the Plextor M6M series of drives are among the more affordable mSATA-based solutions currently available. Their performance may not be class-leading in any one particular category, but overall the Plextor M6M 256GB drive we tested still performed very well across the board. If you're in the market for an mSATA drive for a small form factor build or to upgrade a notebook, and don't want to break the bank, you should absolutely check out the Plextor M6M series. They're based on a reliable, widely-used controller, feature a solid 3-year warranty, and they're priced right too.


Decent Performance Affordable Pricing Strong at High Queue Depths	Didn't Stand Out In Any Particular Category Samsung mSATA SSD Faster Overall

Tags: SSD, Storage, mSATA, Plextor, M6M

Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com