Plextor M8V SSD

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Stronger office workload latency than the MX500
Mainstream SSD performance with a value title
Good recovery performance after a heavy workload

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Poor notebook battery life performance
Priced at Samsung 860 EVO levels

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Last revision on July 21, 2023

Reviewers Liked

Stronger office workload latency than the MX500
Mainstream SSD performance with a value title
Good recovery performance after a heavy workload

Reviewers Didn't Like

Poor notebook battery life performance
Priced at Samsung 860 EVO levels

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By thessdreview.com on March 07, 2018

Pricing and AvailabilityAt the time of review, the M8V isn't available in the stores yet. However, we do have the MSRP prices. The 128GB version comes in at $47.50/€38.50, the 256GB at $83.50/€68.00, and the 512GB at $149.50/€121.50.DesignThere isn't a...

By eTeknix on May 15, 2018

Plextor has a long line of value-class consumer SSDs, but it always seems to forget to price them accordingly. The other models came to market with 850 EVO pricing, and the version we tested today has the same price as the 500GB 860 EVO. If the price was in line with the name we could recommend this model for casual users, but you might as well get the best for the same price. The M8V doesn't hold that title.

By TomsHardware on April 16, 2018

Plextor's M8V SSD is a great choice for the consumer looking for an easy and affordable way to improve the performance of their existing desktop or notebook computer. This entry-level drive combines SMI's SM2258 controller with Toshiba's 64-layer BiCS3...

By CDRLabs on March 26, 2018

The exception is the 128GB M8V which is in a capacity class with far less competition. For that model, we expect a price of around $45 (35¢/GB) would be highly competitive, but it could end up anywhere between that and the $60 the Crucial BX300 currently sells for.

By AnandTech on March 20, 2018

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