Final thoughts

Usually, when presented with a storage product that offers tons of capacity but below-average performance, we’re talking about a budget product. And, while 8TB is still enough to command a premium in the NVMe storage world, the T5 EVO’s $649.99 list price is enough to make it a very hard sell for 5Gbps performance. Yes, the T5 EVO offers 256-bit hardware encryption and has a very compact and durable case, but intrepid enthusiasts might look for a high-capacity SATA drive and a cheap USB case if they’re willing to settle for speeds like this.