Testseek.com have collected 126 expert reviews of the Samsung T3 Portable SSD USB3 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung T3 Portable SSD USB3.
February 2016
(86%)
126 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(94%)
478 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
The Portable SSD T3 is super compact
Rugged
Fast and can have up to 2TB of storage space. The drive has a USB-C port
Allowing it to work with more devices than other portable drives
Really fast
Small form-factor
Better value than last year
Uses USB Type-C
Fast transfer rates
Small and portable
The editors didn't like
The T3 is a tad larger and slightly slower than its predecessor
The T1
While costing more. Its three-year warranty is short for a storage device at this price
No USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable in the box
Slightly slower and slightly bigger than last year's model
Published: 2016-06-10, Author: Victor , review by: Bjorn3d.com
Excellent performance, USB3.1 port for convenience and futureproofing, Metallic chassis, Extremely compact, Android support, 3year warranty, Excellent performance, USB3.1 port for convenience and futureproofing, Metallic chassis, Extremely compact, Androi
Small update to the T1, Still quite expensive, Small update to the T1, Still quite expensive
If you are looking for the fastest external storage, an SSD-based drive is what you want. Currently, a USB 3.1 or Thunderbolt port is what you would want to look for to deliver the best performance. The USB 3.1 option clearly offers much more universal ap...
Published: 2016-04-22, Author: Chris , review by: tomshardware.com
The new Portable SSD T3 with a metal structure makes the drive very sturdy and less susceptible to damage. The performance is very good, compared with most mechanical, platterbased products sold today.
The price is the obvious problem for most users, and we really hoped this series would see a major cost reduction. Realworld file transfer performance is lower than we expected from a product with superior synthetic performance.
The Samsung Portable SSD T3 offers good looks and high performance in a compact size. Samsung didn't have a problem adding an awesome product tax when we wanted to see a better value for consumers. In time, the price will come down and that will make th...
Much like the original T1, the new Samsung T3 proved itself with internal SATA SSD-like results, sustaining a throughput of 390MB/s when downloading (reading) a single large compressed file and 300MB/s when uploading (writing).The T3 shines when handling...
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Published: 2016-04-08, Author: Björn , review by: Bjorn3d.com
Great performance, USB3.1interface, Still small but now with a metal shell, Androidsupport, Great performance, USB3.1interface, Still small but now with a metal shell, Androidsupport
Indetermined Trimsupport, Small update to the T1, The 2 TBversion is very expensive, Indetermined Trimsupport, Small update to the T1, The 2 TBversion is very expensive
The Samsung Portable SSD T3 500 GB is slightly larger, weights slightly more and is just as fast as the Samsung Portable SSD T1 500 GB. This means that if you already have a T1 here is no reason to upgrade unless you want to shell out a lot of money for t...
Published: 2016-04-01, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Abstract: We'd been on the lookout for a handy companion for our USB-C-toting smartphones and laptops and - what do you know? Samsung busts one out. This is the Samsung SSD T3 with USB-C, working with the same controllers and flash used in Samsung's 2.5-inch SATA S...
Published: 2016-03-31, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
Speedy performance, USB-C port, Mac, Windows PC, and Android compatible, Drop tested to 6 feet, Three-year warranty,
Pricey, USB-C-to-USB-C cable not included
The pricey Samsung Portable SSD T3 is one of the fastest portable drives we've tested. It's an ideal choice if you need lots of speedy storage in a box about the size of a deck of cards...
The Samsung SSD T3 is a superb product, and its full feature set is not often matched, if ever. Even if you restrict the comparison to performance and size (and forget about durability, design, and security), it is well positioned to compete aggressively...
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, Reasonably priced, Available in very large storage capacities
The supplied USB connection cable is rather short.
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...
An important point to note here is that each of the first three blue and green areas correspond to 15.6 GB of writes and reads respectively. Throttling, if any, is apparent within the processing of the photos suite itself. It is obvious that the transfer...
Multiples faster than the average USB thumb or hard drive, Roughly on par with the price of internal SSDs, Type C, USB 3.1
Nothing to speak of
Most people aren't used to the kind of USB storage performance the T3 can deliver. Really. So no matter what you do, don't buy a T3 (or a T1). Speed addiction is a scary thing. Seriously, if you buy a T3 and find yourself harboring a sudden urge to bu...
