A month in the past, Samsung introduced the Moveable SSD T9, a successor to the favored T7 rugged storage answer. Because it seems, Samsung needs to supply much more choices. A brand new rugged exterior SSD is on the best way, boasting a good greater most capability than the T9 and decrease costs. Enter the Moveable SSD T5 Evo.
Whereas Samsung provides the SSD T9 with 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB of storage, the upcoming Moveable SSD T5 Evo will begin at 2TB and prime 8TB, with a 4TB choice within the center.
And, get this: the 2TB, 4TB, and 8TB fashions will reportedly go on sale within the USA for $189, $349, and $655 (by way of WinFuture). As it’s possible you’ll know, the 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB SSD T9 prices $139, $239, and $439.
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The SSD T5 EVO has a narrower design than the flat T9, however it isn’t as thick because it appears within the photographs beneath. It weighs solely 102 grams and measures 95 x 40 x 17mm.
Based on WinFuturethe SSD helps USB 3.2 Gen1 connectivity, with switch charges of as much as 460 MB/s. It is slower than the SSD T9, which ought to clarify the cheaper price per TB.
Samsung’s upcoming rugged SSD is appropriate with working methods together with:
- Home windows 7 and later.
- MacOS 10.10 and later.
- Android 5.1 and later.
A less expensive moveable SSD for last-gen players and content material creators
The SSD T5 EVO has a plastic housing, however there are not any extra particulars as to how rugged it’s, precisely.
Nonetheless, just like the SSD T9, the T5 EVO will supply {hardware} encryption via 256-bit AES. And it ought to work with the Samsung Magician Software program 8.0.
Samsung could launch the SSD T5 EVO within the coming weeks, and the storage answer may also be out there in Europe and probably different markets outdoors the USA.
If you happen to would reasonably purchase the SSD T9 as a substitute of ready for the cheaper (however slower) T5 EVO, now could be the proper time to do it. Samsung has a limited-time supply whereby it can save you as much as $90 on the rugged T9 SSD (market-dependent).
