WEBVTT 00:00:07.200 --> 00:00:15.759 Welcome to my unboxing and first look at the PlexTor M5 Pro. This is their new 00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:17.440 flagship SSD drive. And uh let's let's 00:00:15.759 --> 00:00:21.279 start with just sort of a overview of the packaging. So this is cool. 7mm 00:00:19.760 --> 00:00:24.640 height for Ultras Slim Notebook. So they have improved the compatibility of their 00:00:22.880 --> 00:00:28.320 drive by reducing the height of it, which uh we're starting to see as a bit 00:00:26.320 --> 00:00:32.559 of a trend with SSD manufacturers. This is good because ultrabooks are not going 00:00:30.720 --> 00:00:36.719 away and we're going to continue to need slimmer and smaller storage devices that 00:00:34.719 --> 00:00:41.040 maintain the performance standards that enthusiasts demand. Speaking of 00:00:38.800 --> 00:00:44.719 maintaining performance standards, this features their exclusive firmware with 00:00:42.800 --> 00:00:48.879 their true speed technology. True speed technology sounds like the kind of thing 00:00:46.719 --> 00:00:53.520 that you would find on like, you know, a motherboard box where it's like maintain 00:00:51.520 --> 00:01:00.239 more performance and more better over time. And the reality of it is True 00:00:56.160 --> 00:01:03.199 Speed is not um is not snake oil. True 00:01:00.239 --> 00:01:08.640 Speed is real. True Speed is Plexto's way of saying that their firmware 00:01:05.320 --> 00:01:12.240 through exclusive algorithms and through 00:01:08.640 --> 00:01:14.479 the talent of their engineering team. 00:01:12.240 --> 00:01:19.920 Plexor firmware is able to better maintain the like new speed of the drive 00:01:17.439 --> 00:01:24.080 over time compared to their competitors. It has been tested. it has been 00:01:21.439 --> 00:01:29.600 validated by third-party sources and it's very very impressive. So, Plexto is 00:01:27.360 --> 00:01:34.720 sort of like um here how do we how do we compare them? They're sort of like Intel 00:01:32.240 --> 00:01:37.840 in that they are the company that is doing the firmware. They're doing the 00:01:36.400 --> 00:01:42.720 validation of their drive. They're doing the manufacturer of their drive, but 00:01:40.240 --> 00:01:46.479 they're not actually the designer and manufacturer of the hardware chip 00:01:44.479 --> 00:01:50.640 controller that goes on it. So, Plexto's M5 Pro is actually using a brand new 00:01:49.200 --> 00:01:55.360 controller. Here, we'll start opening it up here. This is Marvel's newest, latest 00:01:53.920 --> 00:01:59.680 controller. So, you know Marvel controllers from high performance drives 00:01:57.119 --> 00:02:05.399 in the past, such as Plexar's own drives or Crucial Drives. However, Plexor is 00:02:02.799 --> 00:02:11.160 the first one with the 8855987 controller. And I know that's 00:02:07.439 --> 00:02:14.080 not a sexy name, but what Marll seems 00:02:11.160 --> 00:02:17.599 to well seems to be capable of doing is delivering wicked controllers. And what 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:22.000 we know that Plexor is capable of doing is delivering wicked firmwares. So I'm 00:02:19.920 --> 00:02:25.840 very excited to see how this drive performs once we actually get it fired 00:02:23.760 --> 00:02:29.680 up. It's using Toggle Nan, which again is the fastest, most premium NAND, which 00:02:27.920 --> 00:02:36.160 stands to reason because this is not a cheap inexpensive drive. It's got 512 00:02:32.640 --> 00:02:37.920 megs of cache. That is DDR3 1333 cache, 00:02:36.160 --> 00:02:42.239 which is one of the fastest caches out there. So it is well, it's 00:02:40.560 --> 00:02:46.640 state-of-the-art. This new controller from Marvel is actually technically SATA 00:02:44.360 --> 00:02:50.879 3.1. So even though that looks like a standard SATA, SATA 2, SATA 3 uh data 00:02:49.599 --> 00:02:55.280 and power connector, it actually supports a couple of new things, 00:02:53.440 --> 00:03:00.239 including most importantly the ability to prioritize trim commands. So it not 00:02:57.840 --> 00:03:03.840 only supports trim, but it can wait to do trim in order to finish some 00:03:01.760 --> 00:03:07.440 outstanding IO's and then execute the trim command in order to improve 00:03:05.280 --> 00:03:13.280 efficiency. as long as you have a compatible controller on the other side 00:03:09.599 --> 00:03:15.280 of the of the data connection. So, this 00:03:13.280 --> 00:03:19.040 drive I can tell you guys right now is pretty much at the top in terms of the 00:03:17.280 --> 00:03:23.040 sequential read and write performance. However, there's a lot more to it 00:03:20.720 --> 00:03:25.599 necessarily than that when it comes to drive performance. So, you can see 00:03:24.319 --> 00:03:30.239 what's their specs. So, they're saying up to 540 megs per second reads and up 00:03:28.239 --> 00:03:34.000 to 450 megs per second right. So those reads are the fastest out there and the 00:03:31.760 --> 00:03:38.959 rights lag just a little bit behind the vertex 4. Random read and random write 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:43.680 IOPS again are pretty much class leading. So I'm expecting very very good 00:03:42.080 --> 00:03:48.080 performance from this drive. Their mean time between failure is 00:03:45.720 --> 00:03:51.680 2,400,000 hours. So remember guys, meanantime between failure uses an 00:03:49.599 --> 00:03:56.080 industry standard method to determine what the average time for failure for. I 00:03:54.400 --> 00:03:58.799 think they have to use something like uh however many hundreds of drives at a 00:03:57.760 --> 00:04:02.319 time. and they run them all through a standardized test and see how many of 00:04:00.879 --> 00:04:05.840 them fail and after how long to determine how long it would take for the 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:10.319 drives to fail on average. Let's just see if see if they have anything else to 00:04:07.519 --> 00:04:14.239 say for themselves besides that. So, enterprise standard high temperature 00:04:11.680 --> 00:04:17.120 burn-in process. Uh Plex instant restore technology maintains SSD performance. 00:04:15.760 --> 00:04:21.440 Oh, right. So, you can restore it to a like new state um using their tools very 00:04:19.840 --> 00:04:24.800 very easily. I did forget to mention that. Low power consumption, disc 00:04:23.280 --> 00:04:30.000 cloning and backup utility included. Neat. Okay. So, yeah, let's have a look at what's included in the box. So, we've 00:04:28.080 --> 00:04:32.960 got a 2 and 1/2 in to 3 and 1/2 in adapter. All the mounting screws you 00:04:31.840 --> 00:04:38.320 need, although if you're installing it in a notebook, which you can cuz it's slim, um it'll you'll it'll probably 00:04:36.560 --> 00:04:44.720 come with the mounting adapters that you need. A Ziploc baggie 00:04:41.160 --> 00:04:46.160 includes Oh, neat. Oh, neat. Look at 00:04:44.720 --> 00:04:50.000 that. Comes with SSD performance analyzer. Um I mean, I guess they're not 00:04:48.240 --> 00:04:52.400 shy about their performance because they're they're Plexar. I mean, I had a 00:04:51.600 --> 00:04:56.000 meeting with them and they were like, "Yeah, yeah, we we're pretty much the 00:04:54.800 --> 00:04:59.520 best when it comes to quality and performance." Um, I I actually didn't 00:04:58.080 --> 00:05:03.280 even know this at the time, but they're one of the top manufacturers in the 00:05:01.600 --> 00:05:06.880 world. So, a lot of the drives you buy with other brand names on them uh may 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:11.440 actually be manufactured by Plexor, so bear that in mind. I included software 00:05:08.800 --> 00:05:14.960 Echo, Backup Now Easy, and bonus trials. Ninja software trial, Shadow software 00:05:13.120 --> 00:05:19.919 trial, MediaMaker software trial. Okay, interesting. Quick installation guide, 00:05:17.039 --> 00:05:22.960 limited warranty. Uh, this is a 5-year warranty product, so they are standing 00:05:21.280 --> 00:05:26.639 behind it there. Sorry, I did forget to mention that on the front. Um, so that 00:05:24.800 --> 00:05:32.240 is right up there with competing products like the O Intel 520 series and 00:05:29.680 --> 00:05:36.960 the OCZ Vertex 4. So there you have it. That's the unboxing of the PlexTor M5P. 00:05:34.720 --> 00:05:41.759 This is the true successor to the M3P using a last generation controller and 00:05:39.600 --> 00:05:44.960 this is a very exciting time for SSD enthusiasts. Don't forget to subscribe 00:05:43.440 --> 00:05:48.720 to Linus Tech Tips for more unboxings, reviews, and other computer videos.