An extensive collection of hands-on, no-nonsense reviews on portable drives — external storage devices that connect to a host via USB or Thunderbolt standards. Hint: You can’t have fast speed via USB 2.0.
When it comes to portable SSDs, Samsung has been one of the biggest names, especially since Micron retired its Crucial consumer brand. However, up to now, the company has offered mostly USB 3.2 drives ranging from Gen 1 to Gen 2×2, with the latest being the T9. That’s about to …
If you’re looking to carry a lot of data on a little storage device, there’s some exciting news about Samsung thumb drives. Today, the company announced the new versions of its USB flash portable storage, the BAR Plus, and FIT Plus, with 512GB in capacity, or double the previous version’s …
Samsung today unveiled its T5 EVO portable state drive (SSD)—the first on the market that can hold up to 8TB of storage space—double that of the second largest portable SSDs. Other than that, per Samsung, the new external storage device also comes in a sleek and rugged design, ready to …
The Samsung T9 Portable SSD, announced on October 3, 2023, is easily the best USB external storage the electronics giant has had. It represents the latest in the company’s popular Portable SSD series and is the first that features USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 (20Gbps). At the core, though, the new …
On April 26, 2022, Samsung released the T7 Shield—a new variant of its flagship portable solid-state drives (SSDs), the T7 Touch, and T7 that came out in January and July 2020. For the most part, the new mobile storage device is essentially the same as the T7 version but now …
At some $120 for 500GB—or $220 and $380 for 1TB and 2TB, respectively—the Samsung T7 Touch is quite a great deal. Or you can get the non-touch version, the Samsung T7, for $10 to $30 less, depending on the capacities. While the Samsung T7 and Samsung T7 Touch are not …
If most portable SSD drives are fast cars, the new Samsung X5 Portable SSD is like a private jet. It’s super-fast, luxurious, and expensive. Most importantly, it’s not for everyone. This is because the drive works with Thunderbolt 3 exclusively. Consequently, it’s not compatible with any other connection types, including …
