Samsung T1 500GB Portable Solid State Drive

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Jun, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 10 reviews of Samsung T1 500GB Portable Solid State Drive. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Samsung T1 500GB Portable Solid State Drive is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 93/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by : Andrew Harrison (techadvisor.co.uk)

Samsung Portable SSD T1 1TB portable SSD review

The Samsung Portable SSD T1 is its first product in this emerging category – a portable storage drive little bigger than the mSATA card inside, and now with capacity to rival traditional laptop hard disks.

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...

Jan, 2015

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Expert review by : Dong Ngo (cnet.co.uk)

Samsung Portable SSD T1 review: Portability and performance redefined

The T1 is the tiniest portable drive you can buy, yet it also has the best performance.

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.

Jan, 2015

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Expert review by : vortez.net (vortez.net)

Samsung Portable SSD T1 Review

Stylish and compact, the T1 is a portable SSD storage device which uses the USB 3.0 interface and Samsung's 3D V-NAND technology.

Jan, 2015

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Expert review by (cnet.com)

Samsung Portable SSD T1 ( 500GB)

What's more, unlike other compact storage devices, the T1 supports data encryption. It also works with both Windows and Mac computers, after a brief setup process.

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.

Jan, 2015

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Expert review by : Kenny Yeo (hardwarezone.com)

Samsung Portable SSD T1: A rocket in your pocket

Samsung SSDs are amongst the quickest around. And if you crave for such performance when on the go, Samsung has got the Portable SSD T1 for you. We find out if this new external hard disk drive lives up to Samsung's reputation for producing fast flash...

Great performance ; Extremely compact and light ; Easy to setup on both PCs and Macs ; Password-protection

Pricey ; Clumsy USB cable ; No ability to reset password personally ; Not using USB 3.1 standard to maximize SSD's capability

On the bright side, prices of flash memory has been falling and the Samsung Portable SSD T1 is actually quite affordable in comparison to the Transcend ESD200 from two years ago. Back in 2013, the the 256GB variant of the Transcend ESD200 would set you...

Apr, 2015

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