Testseek.co.uk have collected 114 expert reviews of the Samsung T1 Portable SSD USB3 and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung T1 Portable SSD USB3.
January 2015
(84%)
114 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(87%)
86 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Superfast transfer rates
Compact design
Solid state reliability
Turbo write technology
Superb build quality
Advanced security/encryption options
Very portable
Looks absolutely stunning
Available in 250/500GB and 1TB variations
Light
Thin
Fast
Small
The Samsung Portable SSD T1 is tiny yet super-fast. The drive has up to 1TB of storage space
Supports data encryption and works with both Mac and Windows
Tiny
Pocketable size
Excellent performance
Easy drive encryption
More affordable than comparable flash drives
Lightweight design
High capacites available
USB cable is compact and sturdy
Encryption doesn't impact fast performance
Demonstrably faster than USB 3.0 flash drives or mechanical drives
Incredibly portable
Includes security options
The editors didn't like
Full potential requires Windows 8 or UASP enabled motherboard
The feel of it is a little cheap due to its full plastic construction
Paying the premium for “new technology”
Only available in black currently
Underperformed advertised benchmarks
The drive is expensive and has only a three-year warranty
Pricey compared to mechanical disks
Short bundled cord
Chassis not waterproof or tough
Very pricey for large capacities
You're paying a premium for portability
Performance is reduced when routing through a hub (like a keyboard or monitor)
Great overall performance (well above quoted speeds), Extremely portable; one of the smallest drives in this performance bracket, Solid build quality
Pricey at launch
The Samsung Portable SSD T1 is an incredibly portable storage solution with a slick premium build and great performance to boot; however, its price tag will limit its addressable audience.Discuss This ReviewSamsung Portable SSD T1 at AmazonGA_googleFillSl...
Truth be told, when Samsung told me earlier this year that they were coming out with a new external SSD, I wasn't all that excited. I figured they'd probably throw one of their existing SSDs into an enclosure, add a bridge chip and call it a day. Luckily,...
Despite being extremely compact and practically weightless, the Portable SSD T1 offers up to a terabyte of speedy, shock-tolerant storage. Performance is as good as we've seen from a USB drive—and pretty darned quick compared to SATA gear. Just keep in m...
The Samsung T1 matches its advertised read speed and writes well almost, but as stated it will be slower with small write files, however small file I/O operations in terms of IOPS is for a USB 3.0 unit, really good. Final Pricing: 250GB £136.99 - 180 EUR...
Published: 2015-01-20, Author: Helena , review by: chipchick.com
Super tiny and lightweight, super fast read and write speeds, comes with a short and thus very convenient USB 3.0 cable, shock resistant and pretty rugged, AES encryption, The
Requires a few steps for initial set up out of the box
There used to be no viable middle ground between a bulky external hard drive and a small flash drive – but now there finally is – in the form of the T1. That said, you really have to hold this little guy in the palm of your hands to appreciate just ho...
The fastest USB 3.0 device we have tested to date, Extremely good performance even with the Microsoft InBox driver (Windows 8.1), Small, light, durable housing, Small and thin USB 3.0 cable included, AES-256 encryption saw no impact on performance and was
Sequential throughput may be limited by other bottlenecks in older systems, Getting full throughput may require using an Intel USB port and driver, Housing gets warm/hot during heavy continuous use, USB 3.0 may soon be dated in favor of USB 3.1c, The Sams
Pros:The fastest USB 3.0 device we have tested to dateExtremely good performance even with the Microsoft InBox driver (Windows 8.1)Small, light, durable housingSmall and thin USB 3.0 cable includedAES-256 encryption saw no impact on performance and was ea...
The Samsung Portable SSD T1 takes mobile digital storage to the next level. There is nothing on the market today that can match this drives speed, tiny size and killer looks. By pushing the limits of existing portable USB 3.0 storage options all these ama...
Published: 2015-01-20, Author: Tom , review by: maximumpc.com
High performance, compact size, slick integrated encryption.
Speed can vary, on the expensive side, bright blue status LED
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Published: 2015-01-20, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
As necessity has dictated through my outside employment, I typically have with me a secure flash drive for work, along with my improvised Samsung 840 EVO 1TB external SSD for website business; at least up until the Samsung Portable SSD T1 arived on the sc...
Small, extremely lightweight, and robust, exFAT file system ensures excellent cross platform compatibility, Excellent performance, which pushes USB3 to its limits, 3 year limited warranty, Competitively priced.
The supplied USB3 cable is rather short at only 13cm.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowPositiveSmall, extremely lightweight, and robust.exFAT file system ensures excellent cross platform compatibility.Excellent performance, which pushes USB3 to its limits.3 year limited w...
