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Wednesday 29 August 2018

Samsung Portable SSD X5 with Thunderbolt 3 offers up to 2800MBps transfer speed

Samsung has announced Portable SSD X5, its  first NVMe 1-based portable solid state drive (SSD) with Thunderbolt 3 support. Thank s to Thunderbolt 3’s 40Gbps bandwidth – up to four times faster than USB 3.13 – the X5 offers a read speed of up to 2,800 MB/s, which is up to 5.2 times faster than the widely used SATA interface portable SSDs and up to 25.5 times faster than external HDDs. It offers fastest maximum write speed of 2,300 MB/s5, enabling users to transfer a 20GB-sized 4K UHD video in just 12 seconds. It has full-metal body with a glossy finish and non-slip bottom mat. It has shock-resistant internal frame and rugged metal housing that can withstand accidental drops of up to two meters (6.6 feet).  The Dynamic Thermal Guard technology and a heat sink, a mechanical internal solution  can safeguard the X5 from overheating, ensuring reliability while maintaining optimal operating temperatures. The Samsung Portable SSD Software, based on the AES 256-bit hardware data encryption offers optional password protection and easy configuration of security settings. Samsung Portable SSD X5 Specifications Capacity – 2TB/1TB/500GB Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) Transfer Speed – Up to 2,800 MB/s sequential read speeds, Up to 2,300 MB/s sequential write ...