The adoption of 6-Gbps SATA is only gradually starting to take hold in the world of spinning hard drives, and solid-state drives (SSDs) are even further behind. This has not slowed down Plextor, however, which today announced the immediate availability of its new M2 Series of 2.5-inch, 6-Gbps SSDs. Plextor claims the drives are among the fastest to be found in the market.The drives, which use Marvell 88SS9174 controllers, come in three capacities: 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB. According to Plextor, the two higher-capacity models offer sequential read rates of up to 480 Mbps and sequential write rates of up to 330 Mbps. In addition, the drives contain 128MB of DDR3 cache; and incorporate Plextor's Instant Restore and Dynamic Wear Leveling technologies, as well as Windows 7 TRIM command support, which the company claims can compensate for performance degradation often associated with heavy-duty SSD usage. The drives are rated to have a Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) of 1.5 million hours.In a statement, Kathy Huynh from Plextor's product marketing department, said, "Plextor is pleased to continue building its presence in the SSD market by offering a new and faster generation of SSD. The M2 Series SSD is ideal for any demanding gamer, system integrator or user who demands dependability but won't sacrifice speed."All drives in the M2 Series come with a three-year warranty and a bundled copy offor disk imaging and backing up individual files. Prices for the M2 Series drives range from $179.99 for the 64GB drive, $329.99 for the 128GB drive, and $699.99 for the 256GB drive.For the top stories in tech, follow us on Twitter at .Knowing You .The Upsetter .Blinded .Nagano Trax volume2 .Wash Yer Booty
Plextor Says 6-Gbps M2 Series Are Fastest SSDs on the Market
The adoption of 6-Gbps SATA is only gradually starting to take hold in the world of spinning hard drives, and solid-state drives (SSDs) are even further behind. This has not slowed down Plextor, however, which today announced the immediate availability of its new M2 Series of 2.5-inch, 6-Gbps SSDs. Plextor claims the drives are among the fastest to be found in the market.The drives, which use Marvell 88SS9174 controllers, come in three capacities: 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB. According to Plextor, the two higher-capacity models offer sequential read rates of up to 480 Mbps and sequential write rates of up to 330 Mbps. In addition, the drives contain 128MB of DDR3 cache; and incorporate Plextor's Instant Restore and Dynamic Wear Leveling technologies, as well as Windows 7 TRIM command support, which the company claims can compensate for performance degradation often associated with heavy-duty SSD usage. The drives are rated to have a Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) of 1.5 million hours.In a statement, Kathy Huynh from Plextor's product marketing department, said, "Plextor is pleased to continue building its presence in the SSD market by offering a new and faster generation of SSD. The M2 Series SSD is ideal for any demanding gamer, system integrator or user who demands dependability but won't sacrifice speed."All drives in the M2 Series come with a three-year warranty and a bundled copy offor disk imaging and backing up individual files. Prices for the M2 Series drives range from $179.99 for the 64GB drive, $329.99 for the 128GB drive, and $699.99 for the 256GB drive.For the top stories in tech, follow us on Twitter at .Knowing You .The Upsetter .Blinded .Nagano Trax volume2 .Wash Yer Booty