What do all those dollars buy you? To start, what they don’t buy you is a speed increase over the T1. The faint of heart and light of wallet need not apply here. That’s more than the price tag on the entire budget build in our last System Guide. While prices on the T3 have fallen since its launch, you’ll still need roughly $750 to take a 2TB T3 home with you from your choice of retailer.
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That premium feel is welcome, since the Portable SSD T3 commands a premium price over its 2.5″ brethren. It certainly feels like a premium product. The numbers reflect that fact: the T3 weighs in at 51 grams, a noticeable increase over the 38 grams of the T1. Aside from the sleek look, the metal gives the T3 a reassuring heft. The T3 ditches the all-black, textured plastic shell of its older brother in favor of a metal body. Slightly larger dimensions aren’t all that set the T3 apart from the T1. Just take a look at it alongside its 2.5″ cousin, the 850 EVO 2TB.
It’s so small I’d almost be worried about losing it if I were carrying it around town with me. In practical terms, the thing is still freakin’ tiny. The deceptively diminutive 2TB T3 measures 2.9″ by 2.3″ by 0.4″ (73.6 by 58.4 by 10.2 mm), a slight increase over the 2.8″ by 2.1″ by 0.36″ of its predecessor. That 2TB monster is the one we’ve got on hand to test. However, it also paves new ground with a whopping 2TB version at the top of the line.
Following in the footsteps of its previous portable SSD, the T1, the T3 comes in 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB capacities. With the Portable SSD T3, Samsung has gone ahead and stuffed its TLC V-NAND into a tiny, pocketable chassis. Samsung’s 850 EVO SSD has enjoyed widespread success since its introduction a while back, but the company isn’t resting on its laurels. Our SSD coverage is typically geared towards drives for the system builder, but today we’ve got a welcome break from tearing down another 2.5″ SATA drive.
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