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.
The T5 is a new and slightly faster (particularly in macOS) model in Samsung's range of external SSDs. However, in real world usage the performance gains are negligible.Much more relevant are the well-made case and premium overall quality, the iOS/Android...
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: 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...
The Samsung Portable SSD T5 is essentially a refresh of last years Samsung Portable SSD T3 series and that is fine. The addition of Samsung's 64-layer V-NAND technology and new controller inside has allowed for higher data transfer speeds on the new T5 se...
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...
The T5 isn't cheap, but it delivers on the critical performance that a portable SSDs are bought to ensure. Using one with a laptop that has a hard drive is largely pointless, as the full speed advantages can only be achieved if used in combination with an...
Abstract: When using external storage for shunting large CAD datasets around, performance often gets overlooked. USB Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) peak at around 130MB/sec and grind to a halt when you try to copy data in parallel from two or more sources. Most USB thumb...
Was this review helpful?
-
Published: 2018-01-25, Author: David , review by: itpro.co.uk
Unbeatable speeds, High capacity, Small formfactor
Expensive
Running on the latest USB ports, the Samsung T5 is the fastest portable SSD that we have ever reviewed. It's also rather expensive, but at least if you do drop the cash, you can be sure of receiving the best performance on the market...
