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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 141 reviews

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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89%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers enjoy the speed and portability of the Geek Squad Certified Refurbished T5 500GB External USB, Type-C Portable SSD. Many appreciate its solid-state drive technology for faster performance and ease of use in transferring files between computers. Positive feedback highlights its reliability and usefulness for various applications, such as gaming and data backup. The sleek design also receives favorable comments.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Small and exactly what I needed it for

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

    Using this to record video externally and for that it works well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good product as promised

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

    Good quality for the price. Would definitely buy again.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    So convenient

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Fast and so easy to carry around with your laptop!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great storage

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

    Nice to have to create a backup of my personal files

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome product!

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

    Great product for the price point. Highly recommended!!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Not 550mbps. Difficult to set up in Windows 10.

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The copy speeds here have reached only 300mb per second, and not 550 as advertised. Also feels quite flimsy. I also had to figure out how to get this recognized as a hard drive on windows 10.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Received with one cable missing

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

    I own a similar Samsung T5 SSD that I am impressed with, but I returned this particular purchase for a refund. Advertised to include two cables, one USB-C to USB-C, the other USB-C to USB-A, but only one of those was packaged with this refurbished product. The Best Buy associate offered to give me a new Insignia branded cable, but I chose to return this unit (I had not unwrapped the SSD itself), and may decide to purchase a new unit that comes with both of Samsung's high quality cables instead.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Hard drive did not work for me so I returned it.

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

    While I like the SSD, it did not work for me. I don't know why. Ordering was easy and delivery was quick, so no complaints. After I returned the device I found a larger drive for a slightly higher price at your local store and it is working well for me. Thanks for being willing to take back online orders at your local stores and having a large selection from which to choose a different drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Plugged it in and my laptop would not recognize it

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

    Plugged it into my laptop and it would not recognize it. Plugged it into another laptop and same thing. Returned it.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Poor non usable

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

    Erased all drivers and they could not be reloaded. Basically a small expense paper weight. Took it back to BB Geek and their could not load driver.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    SSD is the way to go. If it works.

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Didn't work when it arrived. Returned it but wasn't able to get another refurbished.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Terrible

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

    It was not recognized by 3 different laptops and that was so disappointing

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Do not buy!

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

    This item wouldn't work without being formated properly and the lazy people at geek squad couldn't even be bothered to put the cables it was supposed to come with in the box. The cables you need are about 20 for the right ones so you are better off buying the brand new one out of the box instead of the scratched up garbage they sent out.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Not working

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

    It doesn't recognize my computer. So it does not work.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Every unit was D.O.A.

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I've order 4 of these hard drives and all 4 arrived and did not function. What's worse is on 2 of them I had purchased the additional warranty and upon return was told I would only receive a portion back because every day counted as some time for a warranty I didn't need.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Bad choice and experience

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought 2 certified refurbished from Best buy. Both of them can't be connected to any of the computers that I have. The brand new one that I have from Best Buy works perfectly.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Wouldn't work on three different devices

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

    Refurbished product . Haven't returned because of hassles with covid 19.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Geek squad certified product dead on arrival

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

    Geek squad certified product dead on arrival. Was this product even tested ?

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability, Speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Bobbert

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

    I have the Red 500GB T5. Nice drive fast. Plug and Pay, small enough to take with you. I like thet you don' need a AC cord like some other drives.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Blazing fast on 2018 iMac 27"

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

    I bought this to store and edit 4k DJI Mavic pro videos and it works ultra fast through the thunderbolt 3 (usb type c) connection on my 2018 iMac 27". For the price on this referb item you really cant beat it, the read/write speed is super fast and I'm happy with the purchase. I was surprised at how small the drive is, probably 1/3 or 1/4 the size of a usb powered wd easystore external drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend