Shortly after the T9, Samsung launched one other attention-grabbing exterior SSD. If the T9 focuses on pace, the brand new T5 Evo focuses on storage capability. It’s obtainable in 2 TB, 4 TB… and eight TB variations. It’s fairly merely the primary transportable SSD provided with such house. With these 8 TB obtainable, you possibly can retailer, for instance, greater than 2 million images (3.5 MB) or 3,500 movies (2 GB).
The T5 Evo is not as tiny or gentle as others, however it’s nonetheless compact at 95 x 40 x 17mm and discreet at 102 grams. Its metallic body and rubber coating shield it from shocks and falls as much as 2 meters. By way of knowledge safety, the SSD helps AES-256-bit {hardware} encryption. The Samsung Magician utility means that you can activate this encryption and monitor the standing of the product.
As a lot because the T5 Evo provides report storage capability, its efficiency is disappointing for right now’s SSD. Its USB-C port solely makes use of USB 3.0 (additionally known as USB 3.2 Gen 1), its learn and write speeds don’t exceed 460 MB/s, when Gigabit has turn into the usual.
The T5 Evo is already on sale for €219 in its 2 TB model, €399 in 4 TB and €699 in 8 TB. It comes with a USB-C cable and is assured for 3 years. If the 8 TB model has no competitors in the marketplace, the opposite two fashions are far too costly to be attention-grabbing in comparison with SSDs from different manufacturers and even from Samsung (the T7 Protect 4 TB, which is twice as quick , prices round €300 in the meanwhile).
