SSDs are awesome, and so is USB-C. What could be better than a combination of the two? That's the idea behind the Samsung T3, a portable SSD that operates over the USB 3.1 standard for extremely file transfers and access times.

Bonafide SSD speeds, Super portable; plug and play, Works on PCs and Android

Expensive (£300 for 1TB; Not as fast as internal SSDs; Cable remains unsightly

Final Thoughts As of writing the is the smallest portable solid state drive available in a capacity of up to 2TB. SanDisk's Extreme 510 drives are around the same size, but are only available in capacities of up to 480 GB.

– Extremely small size; – Solid design; – Great performance; – AES 256bit hardware encryption; – Available in capacities up to 2 TB; – 3 year warranty

– A USB TypeC to TypeC cable should be included

When Samsung released the Portable SSD T1 it sat at the top of the charts when compared to similar USB flash drives but wasn't what we'd call perfect. The reason I say this is because I could never figure out why Samsung decided to use a plastic enclosure with one such expensive USB 3.0 drive...

- Build Quality (850 EVO mSATA; - Top Of The Charts Performance; - Aluminum Enclosure; - Just 10.5mm Thick; - Available In 2TB; - Hardware AES-256bit Encryption (Password Protection; - 3 Years Warranty; - USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C Connector; - Price (For Some

- None

Samsung's portable SSDs bridge the gap between a small, throwaway USB flash drive -- usually with a tiny storage capacity -- and a larger portable USB hard drive. The new T3 really is the best of both worlds, and brings the luxury of high-speed USB Type-C too, but you'll pay a hefty premium for it.

I have had problems with 3 IOMEGA external hard drives. I use this one without encryption. It works and is fast. I wish the Quick Start Guide had larger print.

Ordinarily we take some time to discuss price, performance, and the market as a whole when reviewing SSDs, but in this case we don't have test results for a full field of comparable drives to weigh the T3 against.

The Samsung Portable SSD T3 2TB is beautifully crafted, is compatible with Android and PC and offers a large amount of storage at a pocketable size. However, it comes at a hefty price tag, read our review to see how it performs.

If you're after a large capacity portable drive for backing up your photos, videos, music and other precious data, the Samsung T3 is a great choice. However, a traditional hard drive is still much, much cheaper if speed isn't your main priority.

Functionally wonderful speed, reliability, blah blah. In terms of design feel more premium with metal casing and more substantial size. However from practical stand point as a world traveler i much prefer the lighter smaller design of T1.

Very slim, sleek, portable SSD drive. No bigger than a credit card. Build very solid, also shock proof.transferring data was extremely fast and easy. Already compatible with Mac. Thanks to Alan (Apple Rep) at ABT. He's very noligable and delivers excellent customer service.