{"id":86516,"date":"2016-02-24T17:30:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T15:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=86516"},"modified":"2016-02-24T17:32:36","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T15:32:36","slug":"samsungs-portable-2tb-ssd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/86516-samsungs-portable-2tb-ssd","title":{"rendered":"Samsung&#8217;s portable 2TB SSD, the T3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy of their 3D NAND flash technology, otherwise known as V-NAND flash, Samsung is launching their T3 SSD, a portable SSD hard drive capable of capacities of up to 2TB.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86526\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Samsung-Portable-SSD-T3-4.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Portable SSD T3\" width=\"660\" height=\"368\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86524\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Samsung-Portable-SSD-T3-3.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Portable SSD T3\" width=\"660\" height=\"368\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86522\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Samsung-Portable-SSD-T3-2.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Portable SSD T3\" width=\"660\" height=\"368\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86520\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Samsung-Portable-SSD-T3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Portable SSD T3\" width=\"660\" height=\"368\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beyond the incredible capacity this diminutive SSD is capable of, Samsung reports \u201coutstanding performance\u201d as well as an aesthetically pleasing metallic housing.<\/p>\n<p>The figures suggest read\/write speeds of up to 450MB\/s, which is a lot faster than any portable mechanical drive.<\/p>\n<p>It also uses USB 3.1, which will be more than sufficient for solid transfer rates.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GsVHSykXB0Y\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For those of you who can\u2019t afford the 2TB model, which given its <strong>$849.99<\/strong> (<strong>R13,300<\/strong>) price tag we won\u2019t blame you, Samsung also offers 250GB, 500GB and 750GB models.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\/global\/business\/semiconductor\/minisite\/SSD\/global\/html\/portablessdt3\/overview.html\" target=\"_blank\">Samsung<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>In other hardware news<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/86506-wireless-connections-100-times-faster-than-wi-fi-li-fi.html\">Wireless connections 100 times faster than Wi-Fi: Li-Fi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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