Samsung has announced T5, successor of last year’s
T3 portable SSD. It has the same compact design and weighs just 51 grams, but
this offers up to 540 MB/s transfer speed and uses USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
interface compared to up to 450MB/s transfer speed and USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
interface. It also has a full metal body unlike the predecessor that had
plastic caps.
It is built on Samsung’s latest 64-layer V-NAND
technology and comes with two connection cables – USB-C to C and USB-C to A. It
is compatible with PCs, Macs as well as
Android smartphones and tablets.
Samsung T5 Portable SSD Specifications
- Capacity – 250GB/500GB/1TB/2TB
- USB 3.1 (Gen 2, 10Gbps) backwards compatibility
- Dimensions: 74 x 57.3 x 10.5 mm ; Weight: 51 grams
- Transfer Speed – Sequential: Up to 540 MB/s
- Strong, shock-resistant metal case and internal support frame
- UASP Mode
- AES 256-bit hardware encryption
- Requires Windows 7 or higher, Mac OS 10.9 or higher and Android KitKat (version 4.4) or higher.
- Certification – CE, BSMI, KC, VCCI, C-tick, FCC, IC, UL, TUV, CB
- RoHS2 Compliance
- Limited 3-year warranty
The Samsung T5 comes in Deep Black (1TB and 2TB models) and Alluring
Blue (250GB and 500GB models) colors, starts at an MSRP of US$ 129.99 for the 250GB model and is rolling out globally.
