Plextor M8Pe M.2 NVMe SSD

With the M8Pe M.2 NVMe SSD ($279.99 for 512GB), Plextor is tossing its cap into the top of the line strong state drive ring. What's more, on the off chance that you couldn't judge by the red-and-dark shading plan, Plextor is additionally hoping to bait gamers far from Samsung's effective 960 Pro and EVO SSDs.

As far as speed, the M8Pe stands its ground, logging consecutive peruses of 2.3GBps and composes of 1.3GBps. Those rates put the drive just somewhat behind the Samsung SSD 960 Pro, which is appraised for 3.5GBps for consecutive peruses and 2.1GBps for composes. That is on the grounds that Plextor isn't keeping down for its leader SSD, and has composed it to utilize the PCI Express (PCIe) interface and the NVMe convention. Notwithstanding 512GB, the M8Pe likewise comes in 128GB ($114.99), 256GB ($169.99), and 1TB ($649.99) limits, and is additionally accessible as a PCIe include card.

While most SSDs are genuinely unexceptional, the M8Pe highlights red gaming accents and cooling balances—truly sweet for a gumstick-estimate M.2 drive. With that in mind, it's additionally portrayed similar to a SSD that is intended to improve e-sports execution, a claim that doesn't hold up on nearer examination, as pretty much any SSD will suffice for playing those sorts of amusements.

One baffling viewpoint is that the M8Pe is without any SSD administration programming, particularly when you consider that Samsung, Toshiba, Micron/Crucial, and Intel bundle first rate administration and checking programming with their SSDs. This likewise highlights another issue confronting Plextor regarding cost. While the M8Pe is well-made, it's difficult to legitimize paying additional for smart outline and no product when opponents convey the same, if worse execution. One thing it has putting it all on the line, be that as it may, is its five-year guarantee—for its SSD 960 EVO drive, Samsung downsized the guarantee from five to three years.