SAMSUNG T5 Portable SSD 500GB - Up to 540MB/s - USB 3.1 External Solid State Drive, Blue (MU-PA500B/AM)
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- Superfast read write speeds: SSD with V-NAND offers ultra-fast data transfer speeds of up to 540MB/s (up to 4.9x faster than external HDDs); Ideal for transferring large-sized data including 4K videos, high-resolution photos, games and more
- Compact and portable design: Top to bottom shock resistant metal design fits in the palm of your hand and easily slides in your pocket or purse to take work and entertainment on the go
- Secure encryption: Optional password protection and AES 256-bit hardware encryption keeps your personal and private data more secure
- Seamless connectivity: Includes USB type C to C and USB type C to A cables to connect to PCs, Macs, smartphones and other devices
- Warranty and compatibility: 3-year limited warranty; Requires Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), Android 4.4 (KitKat), or higher; Older versions of the Windows, Mac and Android operating systems may not be supported
Description
The Samsung T5 Portable SSD has the latest in Samsung V-NAND flash memory technology. Its portable design, blazing fast transfer speeds of up to 540 MB/s, shock resistance, and secure encryption make it the best portable SSD on the market. Shockproof aluminum exterior-can withstand accidental drops of up to 2m.
Digital Storage Capacity: 500 GB
Hard Disk Interface: USB 3.1
Connectivity Technology: USB
Brand: Samsung
Special Feature: Superfast read/write speeds, Shock-resistant design, Optional password protection, AES 256-bit hardware encryption See more
Hard Disk Form Factor: 2.5 inches
Hard Disk Description: Solid State Drive
Compatible Devices: Desktop, Gaming Console, Laptop, Smartphone
Installation Type: External Hard Drive
Color: Blue
Digital Storage Capacity: 500 GB
Hard Disk Interface: USB 3.1
Connectivity Technology: USB
Additional Features: Superfast read/write speeds, Shock-resistant design, Optional password protection, AES 256-bit hardware encryption
Hard Disk Form Factor: 2.5 inches
Compatible Devices: Desktop, Gaming Console, Laptop, Smartphone
Specific Uses For Product: personal, gaming, business
Media Speed: 515
Cache Memory Installed Size: 500
Data Transfer Rate: 540 megabits_per_second
Form Factor: Portable
Hardware Connectivity: USB 3.0
Compatible Video Game Console Models: Nintendo Switch
Hardware Platform: PC;Mac;Android OS
Hard-Drive Size: 500 GB
Item Weight: 1.6 ounces
Item Dimensions L x W x Thickness: 3"L x 2.2"W x 0.4"Th
Number of Items: 1
Brand: Samsung
Model Number: MU-PA500B/AM
Hard Disk Description: Solid State Drive
Built-In Media: 2 cables, user manual, T5 Portable SSD
Model Name: Samsung T5
Manufacturer: Samsung Electronics
Global Trade Identification Number: 09
UPC: 887276226309
Item Type Name: Samsung Electronics MU-PA500B/AM T5 Portable 3.1 External SSD
Mfr Part Number: MU-PA500B/AM
Warranty Description: 3 Year limited
Installation Type: External Hard Drive
Color: Blue
Enclosure Material: Metal
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Top Amazon Reviews
Naturally, like ALL Samsung products in the storage sector of computer tech, this external drive is spectacular. Before I review the T5 500 GB, I should mention that personally, I've struggled with both Seagate and WD drives and, through a miracle, was able to retrieve my precious data off them. I think they way in which these platter drives are constructed, they are not very resistant to either magnetic interference and/or physical movement. With this in mind, and also knowing that in the drive industry, "you get what you pay for", I decided to opt for the 500 GB T5. Having used an 840 PRO in my Lenovo T530 (from Q4 2013), and more recently a 970 PRO in my Lenovo T480s (Q2 2018), I knew that in terms of speed and reliability, Samsung is the only way to go. PROS: 1. File Transfer Speed: The 500 GB T5 rive transfers files at the max speed of the USB interface being used. My T530's USB 3.0 ports max out at around 430MB/s on most files (except for longer file names) and my T480s maxes out at the 540MB/s (in USB 3.1) that is advertised. USB C is a little more fickle - speeds fluctuate - depending on which port is used. 2. Portability: The size is perfect for school, however, the two cords hold their memory pretty well and I think, are actually heavier than the drive it self. So if the drive isn't secured, the drive just kind of flops around. I could probably velcro it like one reviewer did, but I like my T480s mean and clean on the outside. CONS: 1. Price per GB: These T5 drives are pricey, but you get every ounce out of your hard earned dollar. 500 GB cost me around $130, whereas a Seagate at $99 can get me 4 TB, nearly 8 times the 'potential' storage. But, what you'll pay in data recovery or even a new drive pales in comparison. So the price point stings a little bit, but you do get a safety of mind that this drive will, without a doubt, keep your data as well as guarantee fast transfer so you can get you stuff moved or copied and onto the next project. 2. Lack of an included Carry Case: I had to purchase a carry case separately, which for as much as these drives cost, is a little disappointing. The T5 comes with two cords for use, so it's a little silly not to have something to maintain them.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2018 by Harrison Whitebread
After experiencing my 1st-ever, SSD-type hard drive failure using an inexpensive, solid state drive which remained continually plugged into a USB 3.0 slot on my primary work/personal computer (Microsoft's Surface Book w Core i7 cpu, Nv dGPU, internal SSD running 64bit Windows 10 Pro Creator's Update OS) to be utilized as a File History drive, saving my files every 10 minutes, I was shocked that it happened given the drive was an SSD & not very old. I had thought that whole point of SSD's are both that they don't fail nearly as easily or quickly as HDD type drives & usually provide much faster read/write abilities as a function of their design. However, the cheap SSD I was employing for my file history drive 1st started to have degraded read/write speeds (according to Windows task manager as well as 3rd party diagnostic software), then experienced a critical error, rendering it totally useless... I was shocked it became non-functional because the drive was not very old, but rather had been purchased around the same time as my Surface Book & while I should've done my homework on SSD's more carefully, it was still too young to fail in my opinion. That said, after digging deeper into SSD's, as you might suspect, not all SSD's are created equal- they all have a minimum, lifetime read/write value they are supposed to live up to & because this was a cheap drive, being constantly used every 10 minutes to backup files, I determined that I'd run it through it's full expected lifespan as quoted by the manufacturer. The fact that it did not last much longer than a year left a bad taste in my mouth, as I had figured any decent SSD could act as my backup drive. Yet upon doing research to purchase a new one, I found that the reason cheap SSD's are cheap is because amongst other factors, they usually have significantly shorter lifespans. So I spent a little extra cash to get a high quality drive to replace my dead backup drive & as I'm a devotee of Samsung to begin with, I looked into their drives- all of which had far superior lifetime read/write levels compared to the cheaper drives out there. Now after using it for a bit, I couldn't be happier. Quality manufacturers make a huge difference, as the read/write speeds I've clocked on this Samsung SSD soundly beat the 140-170 Mbps I was getting out of my previous drive several times over before it began to fail & the lifetime usage figures are almost double that of my previous, cheaper drive. What this means practically is that my files are backing up so much more quickly with the new drive now being used for File History, so therefore, there's less strain being put on my computer from background backups running on my system while I'm using other taxing applications (like Adobe Illustrator CC for example)- to the point that my whole system seems to be running more quickly as it runs File History on this new, Samsung drive. Also, because it has a USB C connection (it comes both with an USB C to USB C cable as well as a USB C to USB A 3.0 cable), power draw from the drive on my computer battery is negligible, but more importantly, it connects easily to my Samsung Galaxy Note 8, providing me with an easy way to directly backup files off of my phone too. So while it cost me more than I'd hoped to spend on an SSD, I'm very impressed with it's overall performance & the visible, beneficial effects it's had on my computer (have yet to benchmark it with use on my phone). Speeds quoted by Samsung on the product listing are in line with what I'm getting when I check & as an added bonus, this drive comes with hardware based encryption- so you can choose to use BitLocker via Windows still if you wish, but Samsung also provides an encryption app on the drive which turns your hardware encryption on/off via a password prompt upon swap-in (the app has a very small footprint on the drive- way less than 1 GB used by it). So overall, I'm glad I spent more money on a better drive- it's already making things better with my computer in it's backup drive role, it's built very solid physically so that it should stand up well to being stuffed into my briefcase every day, hardware encryption is an added bonus this drive offers & those benefits don't even cover the fact I can connect it directly to my smartphone to use as added storage for it or to backup my phone's files as well. So long story short, I don't think you'll be let down with this SSD- it is high quality, high speed, high satisfaction & hence highly recommended.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2018 by NSB
Bought this back in Nov 2019 and use it to store some of my media files. I turn it about once every other month to do my backups/transfers. Is quite small and light and if I wanted to, I could see traveling with it to bring movies and the like with me to watch on my laptop or whatever. Being a SSD, moving files is quite easy and fast. I will say though that the price of these has gone up quite a bit, when I bought a few years ago, I think paid around $125, so was a much better deal back then, not sure if I would pay $100 more that it costs today though...
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Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2026 by Tony
I bought this to put my Destiny 2 installation on for my Xbox. I wanted to get some decent raid times and apparently a USB SSD works just as well as an internal SSD (I think the difference is like 2-3 seconds or something like that, not worth the hassle). The raid community is more likely to invite you to do speed runs if you have an SSD since the load times can take a lot of time off of runs. In any case, I picked out this one because Samsung has a really good reputation with SSDs. Pros 1. Worked fine out of the box. My Xbox One X recognized it immediately and formatting took moments. 2. I didn't directly test the speed of this thing, but my 90GB+ installation of Destiny 2 took way less time to transfer to this than I would've expected. 3. Works outstanding in game play. My load times are reduced by up to half in some cases. When I play with people who don't have SSDs, I load in a good 15-25 seconds before they do, even if I'm not party host. 4. It's super tiny, easily portable, and because it's a solid state drive with no moving parts, it can handle being in a backpack a LOT better than a standard HDD external drive. 5. Mine doesn't heat up when using it for my use case. 6. I like blue. Cons 1. SSDs are still kind of expensive. Not really Samsung's fault, but it still stings a bit buying something like this. Overall, not only did this work exactly as intended, I would strongly recommend it for folks shopping for an SSD external drive for their PS4 or Xbox One X (I hear the next generation is coming with SSDs anyway, so this will be a moot problem for people upgrading to those platforms). It really does make a huge difference in some games, especially bloated shooters like Destiny 2. The better news is when I stop using this for games someday, I can still use it on my laptop or desktop to back stuff up or use it for some other thing.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2020 by J. F. Hindy
This is my first USB-C external SSD, and boy am I beyond satisfied. Ive been using this EVERYDAY for work (audio engineering and production) and boy this thing is quite dandy AND fast. I put velcro on one side of this AND on my macbook so it goes EVERYWHERE with me. The security software for this is GREAT, and verrrry simple. Just put in your password and BOOM - Ready to go. CON: - The only thing I dont like about this is the fact that the connector seems to be getting a litttttle wobbly from "wear" (even though I've had this 7 months and baby my electronics). I put this under cons because i know that might worry people, but USB-C has been proven to withstand more I/O than any other predecessor before it. - I wish I had more money at the time to buy the 1+ TB versions. This stuff can get a little pricey, but for what you're getting and its portability, it's definitely worth it. All in all..... The 500 is a GREAT buy for anyone for storage. I love mine and will have it for awhile. BUT. GET A TB or MORE. You will never have to buy one again until this goes out on you. (Optional) buy a thunderbolt 3 ACTIVE cable and you will never have to worry about wait times EVER again. lol
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Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2019 by Preston
Update 8/1/2022: My Samsung SSD is still working to this day. I'm thinking about getting another one. I've owned this one for 4 years now without a problem. It's not a dedicated external drive but plug and play when I need to get to my client files. It's a great drive and I would still recommend it. I now own 3 Samsung external SSDs. One is for archiving client work, a second is for media work like photos and video and the third is to clone my MacBook Pro as a backup solution. I backup all of these using a much slower Western Digital My Passport 4TB HDD. Older Review: I really love this portable speed demon. It's built very well and is the perfect size for putting in your pocket or laptop bag. However, the software that comes with it should not be installed on a Mac. It caused all sorts of problems and kept disconnecting the Samsung SSD from my 2017 MacBook Pro. I ended up having to copy all the files back to my Mac, uninstalling the software and drivers, and reformatting the Samsung SSD as Mac OS Extended (Journaled). If you accidentally installed the software on your Mac, back up all your files and follow the instructions below that are listed but hard to find in the Samsung T5 SSD Manual. You can also refer to the screenshot I attached to this review which Samsung explains how to delete it from Windows and Mac. Software needs to be deleted manually by executing CleanupPSSD_Mac.sh in SW installation path. (Normally ~/Library/Application Support/PortableSSD/CleanupPSSD_Mac.sh) *Third party cleaners such as AppCleaner may not delete “Samsung Portable SSD” SW completely.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2018 by Chris
Two years ago I bought an external 500GB Samsung T3 SSD and was awe-struck at how fast and reliable it was. It quickly replaced an old platter-based drive that I had been using to store all of my most important data. Two years later and I found myself wanting to replace yet another platter-based drive with a SSD. This time I went with the newer Samsung T5. All I can say is wow. Samsung took an already fast drive and made it even faster. Once again I used the Disk Speed Test application from Blackmagic Design and a Pluggable 40Gb/s USB-C cable to benchmark each of my USB-C drives. First up was the tried and true Samsung T3. It scored a respectable 392 MB/s write and 404 MB/s read. Next, the new T5. It managed an increase of speed at 486 MB/s write and 522 MB/s read. The speed bump here might not be incredible, but hey, it's a speed bump and I'll take it! Finally, I tested my old HGST-based G-Drive and it barely managed 28 MB/s write and 24 MB/s read. Wrapping it up. These T3/T5 drives from Samsung are super fast when paired with the right cable and are great for anyone who's looking for fast read/write speeds in a small, portable, and rugged package.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2019 by Patrick H. Mullins
I purchased the 500gb SSD for my Xbox One. I wasn't sure how much it would change the loading times of games so I went in not expecting too much. I was absolutely blown away how much of a difference it made. I transferred Forza Horizon 4 Ultimate Edition with all add-ons from the Xbox hard drive to the SSD. The Deluxe edition totals about 124 gb and downloaded in less than 20 minutes, where before it took over an hour to load to my external hard drive. The loading times for Horizon 4 are ridiculously long, as anyone who has played it knows, especially getting from the Xbox home screen to actually getting in your car in game. Not including the mandatory developers credit scenes you can't skip through when starting the game, the loading time decreased by over 50%. Not only that, but in-game loading times went much faster, and the game on the whole ran much smoother. I installed four games in total on the SSD so far, Forza Horizon 4 Ultimate Edition, Battlefield 5 Deluxe, Apex Legends, and the Anthem Demo, and still have over 300gb of storage remaining on the SSD, so this should hold all of the games you are currently bouncing between playing perfectly fine. Transferring games back to the Xbox or from the Xbox to the SSD take so little time that if you want to switch games over, you wont have to wait long. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to have faster loading times and smoother running games.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2019 by Chris