Tucked away beneath the hard aluminum unibody case lies Samsung’ latest 64-Layer V-NAND memory and perhaps sooner than later, we will see capacities increase in the next version, without increasing the footprint of the drive. These tests most definitely validate Samsung’s claims that their newest T5 is a step up from, not only their T3 but also, other similar industry portable SSDs.Ĭapable of disk transfer speeds faster than the listed 540MB/s with capacities up to 2TB and weighing only 51 grams, the Samsung Portable SSD T5 is without a doubt the most compact and speedy storage medium available today. Next fastest is the T5 with the Type-C cable followed by the Type-A cable, T3 and then the ADATA SE730. The Glyph Atom RAID external SSD is still top of its class for speed, hitting top speeds of over 800MB/s and I am not sure anything else in the industry touches it.
Let’s get the elephant in the room cleared away first. For our tests, we compare video, music, picture and OS files in batches of 15GB and move them from one spot to another on the drive itself. The Samsung T5 also comes with a 3 year limited warranty.We elected to test the Samsung Portable SSD T5 against the Glyph AtomRAID, ADATA SE730, as well as testing the T5 with both the Type C and type A cables. The Samsung Portable SSD T5 is available today and MSRP pricing is set at $129 (250GB), $199 (500GB), $399 (1TB) and $799 (2TB), making the 2TB a mind blowing value at just $.39/GB.
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Programs are present for both PC and Android use and installation requires nothing more than setting a password and remembering it, although the software also keeps your T5 up to date with the latest drivers if and when released. The T5 is the same size as the T3 and T1 and security software is included that puts into play Samsung’ AES 256-bit encryption and creates a totally secure data environment when a password is set. There is a USB 3.1 Type-C port on one end, as well as a blue light on the same side that will illuminate during disk access. The T5 is of an aluminum unibody design, weighs 51 grams, and fits very well into the palm of ones hand. A USB 3.1 Type C to Type-A cable is also included to ensure backward compatibility with any older USB port contained hardware. In fact, both the 500GB and 2TB capacities we have in hand are capable of the exact same performance and there has been no literature identifying different performance variables specific to T5 capacity. It has improved from the T3 release as it is now fully USB 3.1 Gen 2 compatible and can reach speeds of up to 540MB/s when using its included USB 3.1 Type-C to Type-C cable. Samsung’ release of today’s Portable SSD T5 sees it being available in capacities of 250 and 500GB in blue, as well as 1TB and 2TB in black versions. Who knows…maybe that just might have been the very first iteration of the Samsung portable SSD family! In fact, I used to show that drive off to anyone and everyone who would listen. Now, that might not seem like that much but for the coincidental size and shape of that portable SSD… and the fact that it is still running strong today. I still remember how impressed I was sitting there with the worlds smallest 1TB external SSD in my hand, one that had not only capacity and was super compact but also, it performed very well at 450MB/s with the latest in Superspeed technology. It consisted of ripping apart the MyDigitalSSD 256GB OTG Portable SSD I had just reviewed and throwing in the Samsung 1TB 840 EVO mSATA SSD we had reviewed prior. I can remember, long before Samsung’ release of their ‘T-family’ of portable SSDs, throwing together the worlds first ‘Samsung’ 1TB portable SSD in my office. It wasn’t always quite like this, however. It all comes into play with their newest 64-Layer V-NAND flash technology. Including a 2TB capacity into their newest T5 release, as they did for the T3 prior, one might say that 2TB is also the norm… but knowing what capacity they could fit into their palm-sized external T5 SSD would blow your mind. Our report today is on Samsung’ newest T5 2TB and 500GB SSDs, and at this point in the game, few might argue that Samsung sets the industry standard in all that is SSD.
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