Customers recognize the T5 500GB External USB Type C Portable Solid State Drive's portability and compact size as significant advantages, frequently praising its value for storage and speed. Positive feedback also highlights its compatibility with various devices and its affordability. While some users noted slightly slower load times, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive.
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Portability, Size, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Super fast
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Great hard drive. Very small and is only 500gb, but you’re paying for speed and hopefully longer life since there are no moving parts.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Size, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Super fast and very small
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If you are looking for a fast drive to transfer files between computers really quick this is it. The drive itself is about the size of the palm of your hand. Great for something to take with you. I wouldn't spend the money on it though if you are just looking to store some files. There are plenty of larger and cheaper drives out there for that. This is a great drive though if you want to do some photo or video editing on the go.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance, Portability, Size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great hard drive
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This thing is fast, small, and portable. Works great
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance, Size, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Samsung
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
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Super fast speeds, and has been reliable. I would recommend for quick transfers and small size.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Small in size only
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Bought this ssd to try with my iMac to see if it would make a difference in speed and it certainly does. Loads a lot faster no lag in any app or games, all though I don’t play many games. So far so good haven’t had any problems, it does what was meant to do. Have not run any speed test to see how much faster it is compared to hard drive because it’s seems a lot faster and it’s good enough for me.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Fast External Hard Drive
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I previously purchased a smaller one and loved the speed. So decided to purchase the larger one to keep my files off my main computer. I have been happy with the purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Overall performance, Portability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Impressively Fast and Awesomely Small
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I bought this T5 specifically to run my massive Lightroom Catalog as fast as possible while traveling and using smart previews. Plugged into my Macbook Pro, it has exceeded all expectations I had... it's CRAZY fast. It's enabled me to cull and edit photos on the go faster than I've ever been able to.. hooray for efficiency!!
Overall it's a very nice drive that's pleasingly lightweight and unobtrusively small. If you're looking for portable speed and you have a laptop that supports USB-C.. get a Samsung T5.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Portability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Foolproof
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Spinning drives fail, solid state don't. If it is worth backing up, it is worth backing up securely. Password protected and USB 3 read/write speeds. From family archives to essential business data, this is a universal must.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Portability, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great small drives
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I have purchased multiple of these drives over the past few years. They are very small so work great for backup devices. Small enough that from all in one computer that the main hard drive goes bad, they can be hooked up and used as an external primary drive without any issue and take up little space. In some cases this makes more sense then trying to open up an all-in-one system to replace the internal drive. They are ssd so fast.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Samsung SSD
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this is a great little drive. Compact enough to fit in your pocket. Also included is cords for both PC AND Thunderbolt for Mac
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance, Portability, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Can't go wrong with Samsung
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Lightening fast and beefy. I bought this to run VM's off of for a class. Handles the load like a champ.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
tons of storage, fast read/write speed
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Need some extra storage for my MBP and this was a steal of a deal, fast, very compact and USB type C.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
As fast as the drive inside my laptop
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I have a laptop with an 250GB SSD drive, nothing like enough. With this new drive alongside I have fast access to my files
I would recommend this to a friend
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Portability, Size, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great device
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very fast, good price, durable, small form factor so easy to carry
I would recommend this to a friend
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Overall performance, Size, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
really fast and lightweight
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using USB3 this storage unit screams. You can video edit directly off it, its really fast, and its really small.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance, Portability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Recommended External Drive
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
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A great external drive that was easy to connect and get running. Just what I needed.
This review is from Samsung - T5 500GB External USB Type C Portable Solid State Drive - Metallic Red
I would recommend this to a friend
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Portability
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Screaming fast
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Bought to supplement internal SSD storage. Easy use, PC immediatly installed and madr ready to use... file transfer is screaming fast. Would buy again.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Overall performance, Size, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great drive
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Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
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Fast, reliable, and small. This drive is great for backups to keep your machine running fast.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Size, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Small, Light Weight, Fast
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Happy with this purchase. Goes on sale make sure to check price and price match. Small, Light Weight, Fast
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Portability, Size, Storage capacity
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for what i need it!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Works perfect for me. Enough storage for my needs, easy to use. Small, fits in a pocket.