Testseek.com have collected 96 expert reviews of the Samsung X5 Thunderbolt3 / USB3.1 and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung X5 Thunderbolt3 / USB3.1.
August 2018
(85%)
96 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(85%)
3128 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Best performing portable SSD tested to date (by a large margin)
Solid construction. Attractive design
Extremely fast data transfer speeds
Thanks to Thunderbolt 3 and PCIe NVMe interfaces
Multiple capacity options
Sleek design
Bottom Line
The sleek
Expensive Samsung Portable SSD X5 offers the fastest single-drive external storage money can buy
But it's suited mainly to well-heeled content-creation pros using late-model Macs
Streamlined
Metal Enclosure
Excellent Performance
Thunderbolt 3 Bandwidth
Durable Chassis
Capacity Up To 2TB
Blazingly fast
Portable
Thunderbolt 3 interface
Sequential read and write performance
Full hardware-based encryption
Premium build quality
Great speed performance
Thunderbolt 3 + NVMe
Easy-to-use software
The editors didn't like
Physical size seems a bit larger than needed
Thermal design limits cooling for longer transfers (>5 minutes at >1GB/s)
Can only be used in Thunderbolt 3 capable systems (no USB 3.1 compatibility)
The 'Dynamic Thermal Guard' technology adopted by Samsung appeared interesting from the marketing description (automatic throttling to keep the case temperature below 45C). In order to figure out the impacts, I deleted the volume on the X5, and set up a f...
Best performing portable SSD tested to date (by a large margin), Solid construction. Attractive design
Physical size seems a bit larger than needed, Thermal design limits cooling for longer transfers (>5 minutes at >1GB/s), Can only be used in Thunderbolt 3 capable systems (no USB 3.1 compatibility)
Samsung certainly did not disappoint with their new Portable SSD X5. The performance was outstanding, far exceeding that of any competing portable SSD tested to date. That said, there are a few things to be picky about. The design, while sleek, is a bit o...
Published: 2018-08-28, Author: Tom , review by: pcmag.com
Extremely fast data transfer speeds, thanks to Thunderbolt 3 and PCIe NVMe interfaces, Multiple capacity options, Sleek design,
Expensive, Heavy, No USB support, Difficult to connect to Windows PCs
The sleek, expensive Samsung Portable SSD X5 offers the fastest single-drive external storage money can buy, but it's suited mainly to well-heeled content-creation pros using late-model Macs...
Bottom Line, The sleek, expensive Samsung Portable SSD X5 offers the fastest single-drive external storage money can buy, but it's suited mainly to well-heeled content-creation pros using late-model Macs
Expensive, Heavy, No USB support, Difficult to connect to Windows PCs
The sleek, expensive Samsung Portable SSD X5 offers the fastest single-drive external storage money can buy, but it's suited mainly to well-heeled content-creation pros using late-model Macs...
Published: 2018-08-28, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Streamlined, Metal Enclosure, Excellent Performance, Thunderbolt 3 Bandwidth, Durable Chassis, Capacity Up To 2TB
Big Price Premium, Short Included Cable
Samsung X5 Thunderbolt 3 Portable SSD -- Find Them At AmazonThe Samsung X5 will be available globally starting on September 3. MSRPs for the three capacities in the line-up will range from $399 for the 500GB drive to a whopping $1,399 for the 2TB model. T...
Published: 2018-08-28, Author: Jon , review by: macworld.com
Blazingly fast, Portable
Lack of AC jack makes it Thunderbolt 3 only, Expensive, though not out of whack for NVMe SSDs
If you want the fastest possible portable storage for your Thunderbolt 3 Mac, the X5 is it. The biggest issues are price and a complete the lack of compatibility with the vast majority of Macs and PCs. If that's a major concern, go USB 3.1.But USB...
Published: 2018-08-28, Author: Sean , review by: tomshardware.com
Thunderbolt 3 interface, Sequential read and write performance, Full hardware-based encryption,
Expensive, Drive gets hot under load, Lack of color options, Three-year warranty, Non-slip coating isn't very effective
The Samsung Portable SSD X5 is rather pricey, but the impressive performance will speed up your workflow. Full AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption provides a nice layer of additional security for the professional crowd, but the three-year warranty i...
Published: 2018-08-28, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
I have to admit that when I first received the Samsung X5, I was flat out impressed. Exterior packaging was of a premium quality and the exterior build of the Samsung X5 is beyond reproach. It is very compact and absolutely gorgeous.Next up we looked at p...
High price, Not everyone really needs this much speed
While the X5 is that much faster than the T5, you really have to be involved in an industry or hobby where that extra speed matters for it to really be worth the premium price...
Abstract: How does Samsung justify the price of the newly released X5 Portable SSD? Let me demonstrate.I loved the T5 – it's plugged into my MacBook pro at almost all times, it stores almost all my recent and current working video content, and I edit directly off...
