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Samsung Portable SSD T1 250GB Review

The Samsung Portable SSD T1 is a 250GB portable SSD hard drive which offers and transfer speeds of up to 450MB/s, and comes with AES 256bit encryption built-in.

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Samsung Portable SSD T1 250GB Review: Portable SSD T1 250GB

The Samsung Portable SSD T1 is a 250GB portable SSD hard drive which offers transfer speeds of up to 450MB/s when using USB 3.0. It also has USB 2.0 compatibility and comes with AES 256bit encryption built-in. The T1 is available for around £130 for the 250GB version, £210 for the 500GB version, and £410 for the 1TB version.

Samsung Portable SSD T1 Features

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  • Transfer Speed: Up to 450MB/sec.
  • Shock resistant* (Manual says to avoid physical shocks)
  • Temperature protection
  • AES 256-bit Encryption
  • Optional password setting
  • 30g, 71.0 x 9.2 x 53.2mm
  • USB 3.0
  • Three year limited warranty
  • Works with Windows 7 or higher, Mac OS X 10.7 or higher

Samsung Portable SSD T1 250GB Review: Samsung Portable SSD T1 MU PS250B (5)

Samsung Portable SSD T1 Performance

The drive comes ready to plug in and use, but you can also use the software which is on the drive to enhance the functionality, change the name of the device or setup a password for secure data encryption. If password encryption is enabled you need to enter the password in the Samsung software (on the drive) before you can access the data. 

Samsung Portable SSD T1 250GB Review: Crystal Diskmark Samsung 250gbUSB 3.0 Performance

Samsung Portable SSD T1 250GB Review: Samsung T1 Usb2USB 2.0 Performance

We ran the drive through the CrystalDiskMark software using USB 2.0 and 3.0. Using USB 3.0 we were able to get very quick speeds, significantly quicker than USB 2.0.

Samsung Portable SSD T1 250GB Review: Samsung Portable SSD T1 MU PS250B (6)

Value for Money

The T1 is available for around £130 for the 250GB version, £210 for the 500GB version, and £410 for the 1TB version, making it good value for money for a secure and compact hard drive. Alternative SSD drives available that offer built-in security include the iStorage 256GB which is available for £239.

Samsung Portable SSD T1 Verdict

The Samsung Portable SSD T1 is a very compact portable hard drive that looks stylish and can transfer data at high speeds via USB 3.0. Thanks to the supplied software, it's extremely easy to use the drive to password protect all your important data. The T1 is available for around £130 for the 250GB version, making it good value for money for a secure and compact hard drive.

Samsung Portable SSD T1 250GB Review: The Samsung Portable SSD T1 offers fast performance in an extremely compact device.

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Samsung Portable SSD T1 250GB Specifications

Manufacturer
Samsung
Dimensions
Weight
30g
Width
71mm
Height
9.2mm
Depth
53.2mm

Samsung Portable SSD T1 Verdict

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Pros
  • Extremely compact USB3 drive
  • Comes with easy to use software installed
  • 256bit encryption
  • USB 2.0 and 3.0 compatibility
  • Fast read / write speeds with USB3
  • Three year warranty
Cons
  • Short USB cable