Plextor launches M6e range with M.2 form factor SSD

Plextor launches the M6e M.2 PCle Gen2 2x SSD, an ultra-fast 2280 (80.0mm x 22.0mm) M.2 PCle form factor SSD designed to deliver high performance storage to modern gaming notebooks and the new generation of M.2 compatible motherboards.

The M6e M.2 PCLe is the drive at the heart of Plextor’s multi award winning PCle gaming SSD. With its release as a stand-alone product, consumers with M.2 PCLe slots gain access to an ultra-fast SSD with maximum sequential read speeds of 770MB/sec and sequential write speeds of 625MB/sec. Random 4K read speeds reach 105K, and random write speeds attain 100K, IOPS. The M6e range gives gamers RAID-like performance without the space requirements or inconvenience of setting up a RAID array.

Packed into the light, extremely compact M6e M.2 PCle is a multi–core Marvell PcLe 9183 controller, a fast onboard DDR DRAM cache and high quality Toshiba Toggle NAND flash memory, with Plextor’s own in house producted custom firmware providing stability and efficiency.

The M6e M.2’s high performance means that it is able to maximize the notebook gaming expereince by reducing game starting times and keeping level loading times to a minimum. With the release of Intel’s mew chipset, a greater number of motherboards will have PCLe M.2 slots. Installing a Plextor M6e M.2 in this slot provides user with a tidy, ultra-fast storage option that bypassed the 6Gbps limit of the SATA Rev 3.0 interface and takes up minimal valuable case space.

Along with the M6e M.2 PCle Gen2 x2 SSD, Plector will also launch three M.2 SATA SSDs; the M6G 2280 (80.0mm x 22.0mm), M6G 2260 (60.0mm x 22.0mm) amd M6G 2242 (42.0mm x 22.0mm). This range of M.2 options allows users to expereince the performance and high reliability of Plextor SSDs. This range of M.2 options allows users with both PCle and SATA M.2 slots to expereince the performance and high reliability of Plextor SSDs.

A full 5-year long tern warranty, Plexotr’s Zero Failure Zero – Error mass testing standard resulting in a MTBF calculates at 2.4 million hours, and extensive testing/burning –in of every individual unit ensures total reliability and stability. This means that players can focus on the game, knowing that the M6e M.2 PCle will continue to deliver the performance they need.

Plextor M6e M.2 is available in 128G, 256G, and 512G capacities.

For more information about the product(s), please visit the Plextor website (click here).

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