SAMSUNG T5 Portable SSD 1TB - Up to 540MB/s - USB 3.1 External Solid State Drive, Black (MU-PA1T0B/AM)

Got one of these for my new iPad Pro 2020. Id like to be able to keep all my movies and photos on it to be able to have direct access to if I dont have an internet connection. When I got the drive, I plugged it into my Mac, downloaded a photo file folder, then plugged it into the iPad and boom, there were all the photos just like youd expect. No reformatting, no use of the Samsung included software. I did not find an explanation of what that software is for, but apparently it does not matter. Its nice that the iPad has pretty much all of the functionality of a normal computer now. External drives, file folder system, mouse/touchpad support etc. All we had to do was keep shoveling money at Apple for 10 years to get it

The write speed was faster with the type A cable than the type C cable but the read speed was faster with the type C cable. Thinking about returning it and getting the T7 drive.

Absolutely love this product! Very simple to use on Mac or Windows! You do not have to reformat it to use on either system. Works perfectly on any laptop I have connected it to! I only wish they made this in a 4TB. Other than that, I love love love it!

Samsung delivers another excellent external SSD. I own two T3s and one T5. I just point out to you that this is a European model and I discovered that if it needs service you have to pay for mailing it to and from the Netherlands. Still, fastest, best external SSD out there right now.

My old iMac (2012) had been frustratingly slow for a long time. I thought the 8G of RAM was not be cutting it but it turned out that the hard drive was the culprit. I cloned the hard drive onto the T5 and substituted the T5 as my new start up disk via the USB port. Tremendous difference in speed. Feels like a new computer. The T5 is remarkably small and takes up virtually no space on my desk. Very pleased.

I bought this to add to my xbox one x storage space, but switched all my games to this drive instead of the internal HDD. Games load faster for me this way, compared side by side with the current gen xbox series x, the same game loads at about the same speed. Easy setup, fair price, solid buy, highly recommend.

I use this basically as place to manually save files. An additional drive is nice to have. It’s very small, so easily portable.

I bought the 1 TB size Samsung because the 500 GB model I’ve been using for a few years has been reliable, fast and convenient. I am using this primarily as a backup drive. Pairing with PC has been flawless. I am not using any of the encryption features.

Simply flawless. Beautiful design, blazing speeds. Nothing to fault here; get it now.

Bought this as a xmas gift for my dad. He was able to use it easily right out of the box and it works like a charm.