Product Reviews Net » Plextor http://www.product-reviews.net Information on the latest gadgets, technology, news and product reviews Sun, 27 May 2012 08:13:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Plextor USB 3.0 500GB Portable Hard Drives Unveiled http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/03/06/plextor-usb-3-0-500gb-portable-hard-drives-unveiled/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plextor-usb-3-0-500gb-portable-hard-drives-unveiled http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/03/06/plextor-usb-3-0-500gb-portable-hard-drives-unveiled/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:50:45 +0000 Chris Maugham http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=124452 For those that don’t know Plextor are the manufacturing company known for their optical drive discs. Their latest development has been announced, and it’s an impressive one. The PX-PH500U3 is a 500GB portable hard drive that has USB 3.0 compatibility.

As reported by Jamie Pert previously the device is extremely light weight, yet remains strong looking enough in its ‘aircraft aluminum’ casing. It weighs about a 1/3 of a pound, just 162g and thanks to its USB 3.0 cable there is no need for a power cable adding to its weightlessness.

As it will be powered through USB connection the connectivity will be instant making it practical as well as being preloaded with Plextor software on its speedy HDD allowing readily set up system interface.

Geeky Gadgets who also report the PX-PH750U3, will let users optimize its write and read speeds using the Turbo HDD feature and will also be able to restore and backup with FNet PC Clone EX. Check out what else the devices feature by clicking the links above.

Plextor are also responsible for the PX-L611U, portable DVD writer which was announced last month. RegHardware has a full list of details about the slimline USB devices and also say they will be available for $49. What do you think of these Plextor drives? Are the prices reasonable? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/03/06/plextor-usb-3-0-500gb-portable-hard-drives-unveiled/feed/ 0 Plextor PX-PH750U3 / PX-PH500U3: USB 3.0 Portable HDD Specs & Price http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/03/05/plextor-px-ph750u3-px-ph500u3-usb-3-0-portable-hdd-specs-amp-price/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plextor-px-ph750u3-px-ph500u3-usb-3-0-portable-hdd-specs-amp-price http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/03/05/plextor-px-ph750u3-px-ph500u3-usb-3-0-portable-hdd-specs-amp-price/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:55:17 +0000 Jamie Pert http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=124390 A recent article posted by SlashGear has told us all about two new Portable HDDs from Plextor, both of these models are USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compliant.

Plextor will retail the device in two models, the difference between each being their storage capacity, the PX-PH750U3 model will have 750GB of storage and will retail at around $195 (£120) and the PX-PH500U3 – which has a reduced but still very large capacity of 500GB will retail at around $146 (£90).

The HDD comes with on-board software which makes it compatable with different system setups and also comes equipped with Turbo HDD utility which makes reading and writing to the computer super-fast while backup and restore is made simple with FNet PC Clone EX and to top it off you even get a little leatherette case to keep it safe in.

The 750GB model will come a little later in April however the 500GB model comes to European shelves in March. The implementation of USB 3.0 means that users should see rapid speed increases from USB 2.0 devices, some have rated 3.0 to be 10X faster than 2.0, which is a staggering statistic which makes this HDD seem very attractive for anyone looking for a portable hard drive at the moment.

Do you think the USB 3.0 is worth the price or do you think a cheaper 500GB alternative with USB 2.0 is better value for money?

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]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/03/05/plextor-px-ph750u3-px-ph500u3-usb-3-0-portable-hdd-specs-amp-price/feed/ 0 Plextor’s First-ever SSDs PX-64M1S & PX-128M1S: Price and Specs http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/03/02/plextors-first-ever-ssds-px-64m1s-px-128m1s-price-and-specs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plextors-first-ever-ssds-px-64m1s-px-128m1s-price-and-specs http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/03/02/plextors-first-ever-ssds-px-64m1s-px-128m1s-price-and-specs/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:57:07 +0000 Jamie Pert http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=94602 If you mention the name Plextor most people associate it with optical drives, however the company has recently expanded their horizons by released their first-ever SSD’s.

These SSDs are the 64GB PX-64M1S and the 128GB PX-128M1S, both of which are 2.5 inch drives that utilize Marvell controllers along with non-volatile NAND flash memory.

Performance-wise the 64GB model is said to offer a maximum read speed of 110MB/s and a maximum sequential write speed of 65MB/s. The 128GB model is said to offer a maximum read speed of 130MB/s and a maximum sequential write speed of 70MB/s.

The 64GB model is currently selling for $225, whereas the 128GB model is selling for $400, both drives come with Acronis True Image which usually costs around $40.

Source: SlashGear

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