An external drive is ideal if you want to quickly back-up and transfer data in an easy way. Regular external hard drives are slow and primarily good for your coffee consumption. An external SSD is a lot faster. Samsung already raised the bar with their T3, but raises it once again with their brand new T5. We tested the Samsung Portable SSD T5 in the 500GB, 1TB and 2TB variants.

The Samsung T-series external SSDs has been small, light and fast since the first generation. The T5 continuous this trend. While the T3 was slightly bigger compared with its predecessor, the T5 is smaller- slightly smaller than a credit card. The weight barely changed: 51 grams. In short, a small gem that can easily fit in your pocket. Nevertheless this device is a lot faster than a bigger external hard drive.