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Samsung announced a whole bunch of new smart TVs and home appliances on Monday here at CES, but the company\u2019s most exciting new gadget may just be a business card-sized solid state drive. The Portable SSD T1 doesn\u2019t have the most original name, but it lets you carry a full terabyte of files in the palm of your hand.<\/p>\n
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Actually, Samsung\u2019s new SSD comes in three different storage sizes, with the most expensive 1TB model going for $600. For a bit less you can pick up a 500GB version for $300 or a 250GB drive for just $180. The entire thing weighs less than an ounce and measures two inches by three inches across with a thickness of just four-tenths of an inch.<\/p>\n
Under its stitched-plastic surface the\u00a0Portable SSD T1 uses Samsung\u2019s 3D V-NAND chip to pack all that storage into such a tiny space. It also offers read-write speeds of up to 450MB per second and built-in 256-bit encryption. It promises to work with USB 3.0 (and older USB standards) and connect to Windows and Mac computers without any extra work.<\/p>\n
Samsung\u2019s new solid state drive isn\u2019t available just yet, but it\u2019s expected to hit the U.S. later this month. We can\u2019t wait to pick one up.<\/p>\n