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REVIEW: 8TB Samsung T5 EVO Portable SSD Review: QLC Sets Sane Expectations, Insane Pricing (www.anandtech.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Limiting the T5 EVO to 5 Gbps speeds with its USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C connector.

The drive maxes out at 460MB/s throughput anyway, the USB 3.2 Gen 1 connection is "limiting" it to ~600MB/s throughput, which it will never hit because these drives are slow as shit.