In context: Samsung sells TechSpot’s favourite moveable SSD (the T7), which lately obtained a successor that whereas costly, presents a formidable pace enhance. A brand new upcoming choice seems to alternate pace for capability. Uniquely roomy for its measurement, it may show worthwhile in particular conditions.
German pc outlet WinFuture has obtained pictures of the packaging for an unannounced Samsung moveable solid-state drive, which boasts a most storage choice of 8TB. Though a launch date is unsure, the packaging design, full with a 2023 copyright marker, suggests a probable launch earlier than year-end.
Named the T5 Evo, this pocket-sized SSD seems to be much like the corporate’s well-regarded T7 Protect or its lately launched Samsung T9. Nonetheless, whereas these and different ultra-portable SSDs max out at 4TB, the T5 Evo presents an 8TB variant.
The listed costs for the brand new product are steep – $189.99 for 2TB and $349.99 for 4TB. These don’t appear aggressive when contemplating that the T7 Protect and T9 provide 4TB for about $230 and $299, respectively. Furthermore, the T5 Evo is restricted by a USB 3.2 Gen 1 interface, capping its most learn/write speeds at 460MB/s – considerably slower than the T7 Protect’s 1GB/s and the T9’s 2GB/s.
Moreover, the unannounced SSD’s sturdiness is considerably missing, withstanding falls from solely as much as two meters, whereas the T7 Protect can deal with three.
Nonetheless, for these in want of an 8TB SSD that matches in a jean pocket, the T5 Evo often is the solely choice. Weighing simply 102 grams and with dimensions of 95 x 40 x 17 millimeters, it aligns with the dimensions of Samsung’s different moveable SSDs. Contemplating this, the best storage tier’s worth of $655.99, which is roughly 8 cents per gigabyte, does not appear that horrible.
A refined but doubtlessly vital function that the T7 Protect and T9 lack is the T5 Evo’s steel ring, which facilitates attachment to hooks or strings – much like the rings discovered on Western Digital’s fashionable SanDisk moveable SSDs. Nonetheless, WD’s latest points with their Excessive Professional mannequin, resulting in a class-action lawsuit on account of excessive failure charges, might drive shoppers in direction of Samsung’s choices.
As anticipated, the T5 Evo is suitable with working programs together with and past Home windows 7, macOS 10.10, and Android 5.1. Like Samsung’s different drives, additionally it is more likely to assist recreation consoles, that means the forthcoming 8TB variant ought to accommodate a considerable assortment of 100GB video games.
