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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 120 reviews

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Customers are positive about the Geek Squad Certified Refurbished T5 1TB External USB Type C Portable Solid State Drive. Many appreciate its solid state drive functionality, noting its usefulness for supplementing internal storage and its reliable performance. The product is viewed as a worthwhile investment. There were no negative customer comments reported.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability, Size, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The best, honestly.

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is SSD is compact, light, and perfect for what I needed. I was so surprised, honestly. It's easy to slip right into my laptop bag and go. And it's lightning fast.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best portable SSD

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I use this for editing video. It’s fast enough to edit my A7SIII footage in FCPX without any hiccups

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability, Size, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great SSD Hard Drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great ssd hard drive. Small, fast, light, very portable, very durable. Works with both Windows and Mac. Extremely reliable- I use them in Alaska all year long to store photos and videos from drones and aerial mapping.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Small, fast... good value

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The product did not come in the original packaging, which is not a complaint. Rather, it's to say that otherwise, I would not have been able to tell that it was "refurbished". Just be careful taking it out of the box. Mine unexpectedly fell out of the packaging. Luckily, it was a short drop; so, no damage. I was surprised at how small the drive is. The speed is what I would expect from an SSD. I've had no problems with the drive generating excessive heat, etc.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Went back for another one!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These drives are great! I bought a second one, to run my Native Instruments Komplete library out of. It loads Kontakt instruments at least 3x as fast as the former LaCie Thunderbolt drive I was using. Amazing. I use the first one for library storage as I'm working in Final Cut Pro X. There is very little wait time to rendering - it has always been spot on. Best thing going so far.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability, Speed, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fits my need.

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Offers speed, mobility, and storage. I need it. They have it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Portability, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Small compact and works well. Easy-to-use interface and programming.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Speedy External SSD

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Ooh. This little guy is fast! I bought this external SSD to share large videos with my wife, who uses a MacBook Air M1. The external SSD is compact in size and transferring video files to it happened extremely quickly. The videos were on my iPad Pro, and I used the included USB-C cable for the file transfer. The unit itself feels sturdy; I'm sure it'd survive a small drop. survive a small drop.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Portability, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great backup drive

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works as advertised - fast, sleek, reliable! Easy to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best USB 3 SSD I've ever used

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This USB SSD is fast, reliable, and comp[atible with most everything I throw at it from a PC to a Raspberry Pi 4B. I also have a PNY 1 TB SSD and it seems to have trouble when run too long while this Samsung can take as much use as I can throw at it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Tiny but fast

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Needed an external storage device for my ps5 since the internal storage wasn’t close enough for the games I have. This works amazing fast with transfers and the device itself is tiny and slick.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Small, portable, fast

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This drive is exactly what we needed. It's small, portable, and fast, and it doesn't need an external power source, so it's perfect for laptop computers.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Refurb SSD works like new

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great compact external USB-C drive. Convenient size for back ups or off loading data.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice Compact SSD

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchased this to backup photos and videos and it has worked very well for me. It is compact and has a lot of storage space. Couldn’t tell it was refurbished other than not coming with retail packaging.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast & Portable

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Extremely fast and portable size. I use this for my Sony camera, pretty easy to carry around with minimal extra space.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great product

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    i have used these hard drives before and they have always worked well. i use this hard drive for fast access of data for work. these units have never failed me.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great SSD

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great small compact ssd. Very fast speeds and works great with MacBook. Got it used for cheap

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good unit

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very compact and fast I was using a regular external drive for my backups. This is a fraction of the size and waay faster doing backups

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Now this is the way a computer is suppose to act!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    What a world of difference, a delite using my MAC again. It seems to go from 1mph to 100mph( you know what I mean) SSD is REAL, the way computing is suppose to act, no beachball, no waiting, just click and its there WOOOOOOHOOOOO and using a external SSD is a lot EZer then installing one.Get up and get one and you'll see what Im typing about.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great price and in perfect condition

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    product was in perfect condition and worked without any issues. saved a bunch by going with refurbished and pleased.

    I would recommend this to a friend