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Prime Members: SAMSUNG T5 EVO Portable SSD 8TB, USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Solid State Drive, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 460MB/s for Gaming and Content Creation $427.49
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Prime Members: SAMSUNG T5 EVO Portable SSD 8TB, USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Solid State Drive, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 460MB/s for Gaming and Content Creation $427.49
MASSIVE STORAGE. COMPACT CONVENIENCE: We went big and made it portable; It's the T5 EVO—an ideal choice for gamers and content creators; This SSD is engineered to handle large file transfers while still small to take on the go
CAPACITIES THAT KEEP UP: Make a big save wherever your projects take you with the small but mighty T5 EVO; It's light enough to take anywhere and comes with capacities of 2TB to 8TB, making it an easy way to store more on-the-go
PICK UP THE PACE: Forget external HDDs; The T5 EVO is optimized for large file transfers with improved Intelligent TurboWrite and speeds your hard drive will be jealous of; It's supported by USB 3.2 Gen 1 for superb performance
ALL FOR THE SHOT: Set your sights high; This strong, sturdy sidekick will help you see it through with shock resistance and fall protection up to 6 feet*
ADAPTS TO EVERY NEED: Whether you're using a desktop, camera or a gaming console** count on the T5 EVO Portable SSD for extensive compatibility; It's a true team player when it comes to heavy-duty application usage or file-saving
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MASSIVE STORAGE. COMPACT CONVENIENCE: We went big and made it portable; It's the T5 EVO—an ideal choice for gamers and content creators; This SSD is engineered to handle large file transfers while still small to take on the go
CAPACITIES THAT KEEP UP: Make a big save wherever your projects take you with the small but mighty T5 EVO; It's light enough to take anywhere and comes with capacities of 2TB to 8TB, making it an easy way to store more on-the-go
PICK UP THE PACE: Forget external HDDs; The T5 EVO is optimized for large file transfers with improved Intelligent TurboWrite and speeds your hard drive will be jealous of; It's supported by USB 3.2 Gen 1 for superb performance
ALL FOR THE SHOT: Set your sights high; This strong, sturdy sidekick will help you see it through with shock resistance and fall protection up to 6 feet*
ADAPTS TO EVERY NEED: Whether you're using a desktop, camera or a gaming console** count on the T5 EVO Portable SSD for extensive compatibility; It's a true team player when it comes to heavy-duty application usage or file-saving
Model: SAMSUNG T5 EVO Portable SSD 8TB, USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Solid State Drive, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 460MB/s for Gaming and Content Creation, MU-PH8T0S/AM, Black
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Great example of "if you build it they will come" mentality. Product without a use. Get a decent M2, stick it in a USB-C case and still get much better transfer speeds than this one.
Great example of "if you build it they will come" mentality. Product without a use. Get a decent M2, stick it in a USB-C case and still get much better transfer speeds than this one.
The price is still too high right now, but this spells the end of portable hard drives.
WD recently split Sandisk off from the drive portion of their business because they know what's coming.
I've got a lot of the 2.5" WD drives, and if I could afford 4 or 5 of these right now (which I can't) I'd be cleaning house within days... Good riddance IMO...
While I'm at it, I'd also like a 100TB SSD (or SSDs) in a package about the size of a 3.5" drive or smaller, but.........
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The price is still too high right now, but this spells the end of portable hard drives.
WD recently split Sandisk off from the drive portion of their business because they know what's coming.
I've got a lot of the 2.5" WD drives, and if I could afford 4 or 5 of these right now (which I can't) I'd be cleaning house within days... Good riddance IMO...
While I'm at it, I'd also like a 100TB SSD (or SSDs) in a package about the size of a 3.5" drive or smaller, but.........
The end of portable 2.5" hard disk drives is coming. Of course I can't say what that date will be, but WD's separation of the company into two companies (drives vs SSDs/NAND) says that they know it and the time is getting closer.
When you consider that you can fit 20+ TB (easily) into less space than what a 2.5" drive requires, there's no contest or doubt about the direction. Cost to the consumer is, and will remain, the biggest issue. Hard drives should be getting cheaper because they've been making drives for so long the challenge of doing it isn't great and most facilities were rebuilt in the last 10 years.
NAND is actually getting cheaper too (by volume/storage capacity), but we don't see it due to industry-wide collusion to price gouge. This is no secret.
I bought my 4TB 990 Pro from Sansung (shipped) for $199; they weren't losing money on it either.....One could easily extrapolate to the point that a 16TB hand-held drive could, and should, cost $750.
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WD recently split Sandisk off from the drive portion of their business because they know what's coming.
I've got a lot of the 2.5" WD drives, and if I could afford 4 or 5 of these right now (which I can't) I'd be cleaning house within days... Good riddance IMO...
While I'm at it, I'd also like a 100TB SSD (or SSDs) in a package about the size of a 3.5" drive or smaller, but.........
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WD recently split Sandisk off from the drive portion of their business because they know what's coming.
I've got a lot of the 2.5" WD drives, and if I could afford 4 or 5 of these right now (which I can't) I'd be cleaning house within days... Good riddance IMO...
While I'm at it, I'd also like a 100TB SSD (or SSDs) in a package about the size of a 3.5" drive or smaller, but.........
When you consider that you can fit 20+ TB (easily) into less space than what a 2.5" drive requires, there's no contest or doubt about the direction. Cost to the consumer is, and will remain, the biggest issue. Hard drives should be getting cheaper because they've been making drives for so long the challenge of doing it isn't great and most facilities were rebuilt in the last 10 years.
NAND is actually getting cheaper too (by volume/storage capacity), but we don't see it due to industry-wide collusion to price gouge. This is no secret.
I bought my 4TB 990 Pro from Sansung (shipped) for $199; they weren't losing money on it either.....One could easily extrapolate to the point that a 16TB hand-held drive could, and should, cost $750.
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