Plextor Launches M5 Pro Xtreme SSD In Korea

[Ian]

Plextor launched their M5 Pro Xtreme SSD in Seoul, Korea of all places. Aside from a few grainy pictures, there aren't a lot of details. Supposedly more info is coming tomorrow.

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[Ian]

Looks like M5 Pro owners will be able to upgrade for free with a firmware update.

http://www.cdrlabs.com/News/plextor-inc ... pdate.html

Update doesn't appear to be available for download yet.

[Ian]

Firmware will be available next week. From their Facebook page:

It will be online early next week. There is a last minute change to the format it will take. Our apologies we didn't have time to stop this going up before we got the news.

[Ian]

So much for next week.. here it is:

http://www.plextor-digital.com/index.ph ... &catid=187

[Ian]

Not seeing a big improvement with this firmware. Maybe that's why they gave it away for free?