Samsung 250GB T5 Portable Solid-State Drive (Blue)

The best things in life might be free, but that’s certainly not the case when it comes to computer hardware, where the adage ‘you get what you pay for’ is more appropriate. The Samsung T5 starts at Rs. 14,000 for the 250GB model, and goes up all the way to Rs.

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  Great performance, Hardware encryption, Premium design and pocketable form factor, USB Type-C and Type-A cables included

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  Barebones bundled software

The T5 is an updated version of their portable line and the first to use Samsung’s 64-layer V-NAND technology. By using the most up-to-date advances in storage density and USB protocols, Samsung has produced a high speed, portable SSD that’s very compact and versatile.

If the idea of a portable SSD with shockingly fast transfer speeds and a form-factor to die for fills you with glee, this is absolutely the product you’ll want to get your hands on sooner or later.

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  Slim and light design, Ultra-fast storage speeds

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  More expensive per-GB, Limited color options

Final ThoughtsWhen it comes to portable solid state drives there really is not much you can change, but I think that Samsung made the right changes to for the T5 to make it current and one of the fastest portable drives you can buy.

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  – Superfast transfer speeds, – Small and very portable, – TypeC to C and TypeC to A cables included, – Software allows for password protection

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  – None that I found

The external Samsung T5 SSDs are very fast, slightly smaller than a credit card and only weigh 51 grams. If you are looking for lightning fast external storage, these are interesting options.

If you can afford a pocket SSD as opposed to a pocket hard drive, and especially if your PC has a USB 3.1 Gen 2 port—it's not Samsung's fault, but we tried the T5 with a slow USB 2.0 port and the results were not pretty—we don't know of a better external storage solution.

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  Couldn't be more portable, Fast performance, Handsome design, Comes with USB-C and USB-A cables

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  Expensive, No utility software except for password lock

Tiny and outrageously fast, the Samsung T5 Portable SSD is the ultimate portable hard drive -- albeit with a price tag to match. It's about the same size and weight as a stack of 10 credit cards, so you'll barely feel it in your pocket.

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  Tiny, Outrageously fast, Rugged aluminum body, Three-year warranty

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  Very expensive per GB

The T5 is a spectacular piece of storage hardware and an undeniable success from Samsung, but you’ll pay a hefty price for it. Make sure you have compatible hardware to support the SSD’s full levels of performance, of course.

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  Incredibly fast, Highly compact

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  Expensive

The previous T3 drive used Samsung’s 48-layer TLC V-NAND and was the launch drive for the NAND and in a similar vein the T5 is the launch drive for the company’s latest 4th generation 64-layer TLC V-NAND.

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  64-layer V-NAND., Compact design., Performance., Capacity.

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  It doesn’t come cheap.

Welcome to Myce’s review of the Samsung T5 Portable SSD (hereafter referred to as the T5).The Samsung T5 is a highly portable, high speed storage device, which could be used for carrying large amounts of data from one location to another; simply transfer the data you want to take to the new...

Easy to use, I bought for my wife to store children's photos. Nice color, Small so you will want the storage case to keep track of it when not in use.