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Samsung T5 Evo (8TB) Portable SSD Review: Spacious but Slow
By Matt Safford published
Roomier and faster than a portable HDD, but the street price needs to be much lower than MSRP.

Best External SSDs 2023: Fast, Reliable, Portable Storage
By Matt Safford, Sean Webster published
We've tested dozens of external hard drives and SSDs and chosen models that offer the best balance of performance, features and price.

Leaked Samsung T5 EVO External SSD Won't Impress On Speed, Tops Out at 8TB
By Roshan Shaikh published
Leaked new information shows Samsung SSD T5 EVO with variants up to 8TB and USB 3.1 Gen 2 5Gbps throughput

Adata USB4 External SSD Offers Speeds Up to 3.8 GB/s
By Zhiye Liu published
Adata has announced the SE920, the company's first USB4 external SSD with blazing-fast transfer speeds of up to 3.8 GB/s.

Asus PCIe Card Hits 512 Gbps With Four PCIe 5.0 SSDs
By Mark Tyson published
Asus has launched a PCIe Gen5 storage expansion card for PCs, but please check the product FAQ for how many drives it will support with your system configuration.

Samsung Preps T9 Portable SSD With Speeds up to 2 GB/S
By Zhiye Liu published
Multiple retailer listings show that Samsung will soon launch the T9 portable SSD.

Sabrent External SSD Delivers 1TB At 2.7 GB/s For $199
By Zhiye Liu published
Sabrent launches the Rocket Nano XTRM (SB-XTMN) external SSD allowing for speeds up to 2.7 GB/s through Thunderbolt 3.

SK Hynix Enters Portable SSD Market With Beetle X31
By Mark Tyson published
SK Hynix enters the consumer external SSD fray with the Beetle X31 which is cased in aluminum and offers good sustained performance.
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