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Plextor M3 128 or Crucial M4 128 SSD

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truckerCLOCK

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Looking at upgrading to SSD. Both drives are the same price. Was wondering if anyone had any experience with the Plextors? A big plus that the Plextor has is a 5 yr warranty. Any input appreciated.
 
Plextor was the role model during the protected CD/DVD burning days. Meaning they have experience with programming drive firmware, but they are new to SSDs. The Plextor SSD is using a Marvell controller so hopefully they just QA the Marvell firmware then brand it. Crucial on the other hand is a MUCH BIGGER monster in the NAND world. Crucial is the public store of Micron who with Intel developed NAND chips. Despite this, they are new to drive firmware. They also probably QA Marvell firmware and brand it, but their QA is VAST. Plextor's QA may be smaller, but they have historical experience with optical drive firmware. Of course, I'm just guessing. QA can be outsourced. It may also be included in the Marvell controller business package.

Regardless.. If the price is the same, I'd go with Crucial. Crucial's warranty is 3 years and honestly, you're going to end up upgrading well before 3 or 5 years. 🙂
 
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from the reviews i've seen the plextor is good, i'm considering buying one at some point
it comes with a mounting bracket for 3.5" bays, and a 5yr warranty

i'd say, compared to the M4 it's a near wash
buy based on price
 
5 year warranty on the Plextor is nice. Get whichever one is cheaper unless you plan on keeping the drive longer than the Crucial's 3 year warranty in which case definitely get the Plextor.

I wouldn't necessarily assume that you will upgrade before 3 years. Even if you do, you might still be using this Plextor or Crucial after the 3 year mark even if you've since bought another drive for the OS.

I still have an 8.4GB Quantum Fireball and 80GB Seagate in use. Ehh... IDE *shudder*
 
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