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)
High price, Not everyone really needs this much speed
When taken as a whole, it's hard not to begrudgingly hand over the crown for portable SSD storage to Samsung here.With blistering transfer speeds that can't be matched in the consumer space, plus all the other perks you'd want from a portable SSD, the X5...
Published: 2019-06-25, Author: Adam , review by: itpro.co.uk
Abstract: Storage is an often-overlooked part of computing. The speed of your hard drive can make a big difference to how fast your computer feels, particularly when it comes to booting up and opening apps. SSDs have played a huge part in making devices feel snappy...
Published: 2019-06-25, Author: Adam , review by: itpro.co.uk
Abstract: Storage is an often-overlooked part of computing. The speed of your hard drive can make a big difference to how fast your computer feels, particularly when it comes to booting up and opening apps. SSDs have played a huge part in making devices feel snappy...
DTG tech affects performance, Expensive, Not compact or waterproof
If you have a Thunderbolt 3-equipped device and plan to move content to other TB3 hardware as well, then the X5 is a godsend. It is expensive and the transfer speeds aren't as spectacular as one might expect, but this drive is still exceptionally fast giv...
The Samsung X5 is definitely the fastest portable storage drive we've ever tested, and is so even without our test machine being able to reach the limits of its performance. But with zero non-Thunderbolt compatibility it's an incredibly niche product, mad...
Published: 2018-08-29, Author: Christopher , review by: itpro.co.uk
Incredibly fast, Very portable, Stylish design
Won't work with regular USB ports, Hugely expensive, Not waterproof
The Samsung Portable SSD X5 is a niche product, but it's unbeatable on its own terms. if you're looking for the fastest external drive in the world, this is it...
Published: 2018-08-28, Author: Andrew , review by: techteamgb.co.uk
Abstract: Want one? Amazon: techteamgb.co.uk/samsungx5 Samsung make some amazing SSDs like their T5 USB C external SSD – but clearly felt it wasn't quite fast enough… So, introducing the X5. A Thunderbolt 3 SSD. Here's a bit of an overview of it! Products shown pro...
