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Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 2482 reviews

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98%would recommend to a friend

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Customers regard the T5 1TB External USB Type C Portable SSD highly for its ease of use, compact size, and ample storage capacity. Many appreciate its lightweight design and the speed provided by the solid-state drive and USB Type C connection. While some users noted that the drive can get slightly warm during extensive use, the overall positive feedback points to a generally well-received product. The price point is also frequently praised as favorable.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid and Reliable for Shooting and Transfers

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

    This thing is sleek, reliable, and very portable. I didn't realize how well it would fit on our camera rig. Super easy to work with and great transfer speeds.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Samsung T5 1tb ssd

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

    This is my first ssd external hd. So far it works great and I like the light weight and small size. I’m planning on picking another one or two up.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice addition

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

    I use this with my Mac Mini to expand storage but without any noticeable degradation in speed. it works like a charm. Thanks to Rick at Best Buy in Okemos, MI for the sales and service help.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Reliable and FAST exactly what I need.

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

    I don't have too much to say about this product - after all, it does one thing and it does it well - Store data. I've manually partitioned my T5 for use as a portable linux "drive" and everything works wonderfully. I've not had any issues with SWAP partition performance, in fact, I'm surprised it's been so fast. That Random IO performance really shows! Now I just have to see if I can enable the disk encryption and still be able to boot from the drive. But I don't really have any expectation for it to do so at this point. It would just be a nice bonus!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Use to backup Macbook Pro

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

    It is the same size as my SSD hard drive and permits me to backup my whole drive plus it is portable so I can take it with me when traveling. It is also encrypted for security.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does it's job

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

    Fast enough and big enough for my requirements. Good read/write speeds. Unless you are transferring files on a daily basis, this will do otherwise go for T7.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Up $20 Since March

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

    Bought this for my PS5 and thank goodness I did. You've probably read the other reviews. The positive feedback for loading speed and gameplay is real. It's just as fast as the PS5 or faster. Either way, there is no reduce in speed/load time. One last thing.... HOW CAN A STORE BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS EVERYDAY, BUT DOESN'T ACCEPT PHONE CALLS HENRIETTA, NY?? I'm not scared of COVID-19, but without a pandemic, who is willing to drive to a store for a question? And no They don't return your calls after some person out-of state takes your message.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Samsung external drive

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

    Works super smooth with my PS5, its slick and it brings all the cables you would need for it, overall its better looking and compact than others

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best on the market!

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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.

    The Samsung T5 is by far the best external storage device I own. I have 6 of them now totaling 8tb of storage. Build quality is great. Fast. Reliable. Sexy. Big fan.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it for my PS5

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

    This thing is great. Bought it for my ps5 for more storage for my ps4 games. Its fast and v very reliable, haven't had any problems.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

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

    The SSD is compact and lightweight. The two cables that comes with the drive is versatile with USB A and USB C connectors. Connected to my MacBook without any issue and transfers files fine.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome super fast

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Perfect for mac users so fast using the usbc port. With the mac only having that port. Also the size is like a crdit card u could fit two of these in a pack of cards if that helps

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

    nice

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

    it does the job I like how sleek it is and small it is a good device

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great little SSD!

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

    Very small and very fast! Worked right out of the box with a 2014 Mac with an outdated operating system.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Samsung T5 Portable SSD Great for Photo Backups

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

    I love using these SSD for photo backups while on the road. A 1TB SSD is sufficient for 7 weeks of daily photos and short videos while traveling to visit many of the US National Parks. Simply plug them into your USB port on your laptop and copy the files to it each night. I use Lightroom to edit most of my images and can easily create a Catalog for the images during the trip, add to the catalog daily into folders named for each location, and then transfer the catalog to my master Catalog when I get home. I trust Samsung for reliability and like the fact there are no moving parts to damage like with a small disc drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best SDD out I have owned

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

    Best SDD drive I have ever had. It has 2 cables 1 thats USBC to USB or a staight USBC to USBC. Its very fast and reliable.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A bit expensive, but well worth it

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

    Despite perhaps being a bit on the expensive side, the extra money is worth it. I have a few of these drives and they are by far the only SSD brand I will buy for external or internal SSDs. I'm getting about 300 MB/s average read and write speed. I've tried other brands, but they didn't quite live up to the speed and reliability of the Samsung SSDs. Both the T5 and T7 are great drives. Of course some may say the value is not there, as they are more expensive than the competition, but they are durable and fast.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great!

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

    Fantastic, reliable, and speedy drive. I like the flexibility of being able to move files so easily between PC, laptop, and my Android phone.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very sleek design. The be a t out there.

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

    Very sleek design. It's so small it can fit on any toddler ' palm. Data transfer is very fast. Sams6really killed it with this one

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Samsung is the best

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

    These drives are the go to source for memory storage. Fast light and well built. Very impressed with the speed and quality.

    I would recommend this to a friend