Testseek.com 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
Tiny and light
Blazing fast transfers
NSA-level encryption
Build Quality (850 EVO mSATA)
Top Of The Charts Performance
9.2mm Thick
Also Available In 1TB
Hardware AES-256bit Encryption
3 Years Warranty
Price (Compared To Other SSD USB Flash Drives)
Great overall performance (well above quoted speeds)
Extremely portable
One of the smallest drives in this performance bracket
Solid build quality
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
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
Blazing fast file transfers
Thin and light
Premium looking design
Capacious
Builtin 256bit AES encryption
Attractive design
Very light and slim for users on the go
Optional password protection can keep your data secure
Scorching speeds over USB 3.0 (if UASP support is engaged)
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 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
Good to excellent transfer rates. Tiny and light. Sensibly rounded body.
High performance
Compact size
Slick integrated encryption.
Great performance
Small compact enclosure
Great value
Can be password protected at setup
With an emphasis on performance and portability
The Samsung T1 puts SATA speeds in your pocket for a fair price at least with the 250GB model.
The editors didn't like
Expensive
Must install security driver to use on computers
Price (For Some)
Pricey at launch
Requires a few steps for initial set up out of the box
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
Expensive (compared to USB thumb drives and external HDDs)
Pricey on a per-gigabyte basis
Runs a little warm when reading/writing for an extended period
The supplied USB3 cable is rather short at only 13cm.
The drive is expensive and has only a three-year warranty
Not especially cheap
Speed can vary
On the expensive side
Bright blue status LED
Still more expensive than a hard drive based enclosure
The 500GB/1TB models seem overpriced versus buying other solutions and the T1's plastic case feels flimsy
Published: 2015-01-27, Author: Andrew , review by: techadvisor.co.uk
The Samsung Portable SSD T1 1 TB is a fast and highly compact flash drive well suited to anyone that needs speedy storage without the fragility, noise and bulk of traditional disk-based portable drives. It's overall value is less assured while there's a h...
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
The drive is expensive and has only a three-year warranty
Other than its cost, the Samsung Portable SSD T1 is what any portable drive should be....
the SSD T1 is an excellent alternative to high capacity USB sticksWe give the Samsung Portable SSD T1 excellent 5 out of 5 starsSamsung Portable SSD T1 @ Digitec CHF 161Samsung Portable SSD T1 @ Digitec CHF 260Samsung Portable SSD T1 @ Digitec CHF 512...
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Published: 2015-01-24, Author: EZ , review by: techradar.com
Light, Thin, Fast, Small
Underperformed advertised benchmarks
This drive is perfect for techies and users of high-end computers. It features 256-bit encryption and it practically sets itself up for you. Best of all: it is light, small, and fast - an amazing device....
Tiny, lightweight design, High capacites available, USB cable is compact and sturdy, Encryption doesn't impact fast performance
Chassis not waterproof or tough, Very pricey for large capacities
Portable storage doesn't come much faster, lighter, and more capacious than the Samsung Portable SSD T1 line. It's not cheap, but if you want the ultimate it does deliver....
Published: 2015-01-20, Author: Andrew , review by: techteamgb.co.uk
Abstract: Samsung announced this little bad boy at CES this year (2015), and we were rather shocked. This, for all who don't know, is pretty much what it says on the tin – a USB3, portable SSD. Now of course there are lots of meanings of portable, portable could me...
Superfast transfer rates, Compact design, Solid state reliability, Turbo write technology, Superb build quality, Advanced security/encryption options
Full potential requires Windows 8 or UASP enabled motherboard
Ever since T1's unveiling at CES 2015 we've been eagerly waiting to get our hands on this exciting new storage device. We can totally understand why this drive would be aimed at professionals who need fast, mobile storage at their fingertips. Neither capa...
Everyone who saw the product launch of the T1 at CES will be aware that the size of this drive really created a lot of buzz… actually seeing it in the flesh still comes as somewhat of a surprise though. Its crazy small and even more surprisingly, really...
The Samsung T1 is a very small and very lightweight external SSD that partly because of its physical properties is actually an ideal alternative to a fast USB memory stick. Quite apart from the fact that few USB sticks 1TB for sale, we have on the previou...
Very portable, Looks absolutely stunning, Available in 250/500GB and 1TB variations
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
In a world where everything technology seems to be “shrinking” in size but retaining the performance, it begs the question, should you pay more for something “smaller”? Well I guess it depends on whether or not the context of the product is important; a ...
