Testseek.com have collected 159 expert reviews of the Samsung T5 Portable SSD USB3.1 and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung T5 Portable SSD USB3.1.
August 2017
(90%)
159 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(95%)
10397 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Insanely fast transfer speeds
Tiny
Compact design
Comes with two types of USB-C cables
Great overall performance
Durable
Modern and slim design
Easy-to-use software
Small
Lightweight
Available in 250GB
500GB
1TB and 2TB capacities
Built with 64-layer V-NAND technology
USB 3.1 Gen 2 interface
Excellent sequential read and write speeds
Compact and durable design with shock resistant internal frame
Supports TRIM
Password protecti
Attractive design
USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
USB TypeC connector
Full hardwarebased encryption
Excellent performance
Includes USB 3.0 and USB-C cables
Compact
Android-
Mac-
And Windows-compatible
Couldn't be more portable
Fast performance
Handsome design
Comes with USB-C and USB-A cables
Super small and light
Streamlined
Metal Enclosure
Excellent Performance
USB Type-C / USB 3.1 Gen 2
Capacity Up To 2GB
Much higher performance than USB-powered external hard disk drives
Supports 10Gb/s USB-C SuperSpeed+
Graceful handling of performance dropoff with extended linear writes
Comes with USB Type C cable for direct connection to newer computers sans dongle
Super-fast transfer speeds
Small and very portable
Type-C to C and Type-C to A cables included
Software allows for password protection
The editors didn't like
Pricey
No increase in maximum capacity
Higher cost per GB than most of the marketplace
Lackluster random write performance
A little buggy at release
Small performance increase over existing products
Very expensive ($799.99)
While a comparable good per-gigabyte value
The drive itself is expensive
Expensive
No utility software except for password lock
Price Premium
Very expensive compared to traditional external drives
All things being equal, and we're talking price, the T5 is the external SSD most users will want. Sandisk's Extreme 900, a much larger drive, is still the speed king, but the T5's superior combination of small size and big performance makes it our overall...
Published: 2017-08-15, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
Capable of disk transfer speeds faster than the listed 540MB/s with capacities up to 2TB and weighing only 51 grams, the Samsung Portable SSD T5 is without a doubt the most compact and speedy storage medium available today. Tucked away beneath the hard al...
Published: 2017-08-15, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
Excellent performance, Includes USB 3.0 and USB-C cables, Compact, Android-, Mac-, and Windows-compatible,
While a comparable good per-gigabyte value, the drive itself is expensive
Samsung's Portable SSD T5 drive has a speedy USB-C interface, plenty of reliable storage, and it takes up about as much room in your pocket as a short stack of credit cards...
The Samsung T5 matches its advertised read speed and writes thanks to that fast fourth generation 64-layer 3-bit MLC V-NAND, but as stated it was a bit slower with heavy massive continuous write loads. Other then that in terms of IOPS and overall performa...
Published: 2017-08-15, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Streamlined, Metal Enclosure, Excellent Performance, USB Type-C / USB 3.1 Gen 2, Capacity Up To 2GB
Price Premium
Samsung Portable SSD T5 -- Find Them At AmazonThe Samsung Portable SSD T5 is a streamlined, refined, and higher-performing iteration of the previous-gen T3. The partially rubberized enclosure is gone in favor of an all-metal design, newer 3D V-NAND is emp...
The Samsung T5 is a slightly upgraded version of the Samsung T3 which we were very impressed by last year. As such, it's the new best external SSD you can buy today. Performance on the Samsung T5 is slightly faster than the T3 and at 555 MB/s, it's pretty...
Published: 2019-09-02, Author: Jason , review by: techau.com.au
Design, Performance
Short cable
As you can see from some of the example use cases I found for the drive, there's still plenty of reasons to consider a portable, well designed SSD with great performance. While most of our storage is now in the cloud on the likes of OneDrive, GoogleDrive...
Abstract: When you're working on the road or get the great chance to work remotely away from your office it's important you've got access to all your data and in this day of huge video, photo and even office files packing them into your PC can take up valuable spac...
If the idea of a portable SSD with shockingly fast transfer speeds and a form-factor to die for fills you with glee, this is absolutely the product you'll want to get your hands on sooner or later...
