Despite their performance capabilities, portable SSDs are not complicated products. They need to have good NAND, housing that can withstand the occasional shock, and generally be as reliable as possible. The audience Samsung would cater its T5 SSDs to are those who want a lot of super-fast storage on-the-go in a great form-factor. The fact that the drive looks good may help, too.

Speaking of looks, the T5 isn't flashy, but that's a good thing. It has rounded corners at the top and bottom, which makes it nice to hold in your hand ? not that it will take up much space there. The drive is exclusively USB Type-C, although two cables are included with Type-A or Type-C opposite ends. Because the drive is so low-power, the USB connection provides more than enough juice for this drive.