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

Features

• 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.

Wireless Type 802.11a

Number of USB 3.0 Ports 2

Brand SAMSUNG

Series Samsung T5

Item model number MU-PA1T0B/AM

Hardware Platform PC;Mac;Android OS

Item Weight 1.8 ounces

Product Dimensions 0.41 x 2.91 x 2.26 inches

Item Dimensions LxWxH 0.41 x 2.91 x 2.26 inches

Color Black

Flash Memory Size 1000

Batteries 1 Lithium ion batteries required.

Manufacturer Samsung

ASIN B073H552FJ

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer No

Date First Available August 15, 2017

Customer Reviews 4.7 out of 5 stars 3,810 ratings 4.7 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank #2 in External Solid State Drives

abunda_amazon_reviews ?????? this hard drive is a piece of wood. I am not comparing it to a piece of wood. I actually opened the box and a piece of wood slides out. I don’t know what to say I am just laughing. Wood not recommend. Tree-mendous effort went into this scam. If you are looking to branch out into carpentry this is a good place to start. Good riddance.;;Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2019;;1.0 out of 5 stars;;It’s wood.;;MJ;;;Device works great, but reformat and use OS native encryption and password protection instead, the Samsung software on my T1 stopped working after a MacOS update and never worked again, data was permanently lost.;;Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2017;;4.0 out of 5 stars;;Device works great, but reformat and use OS native encryption and ...;;Mike;;;I was actually surprised at how small and light the drive was when I got it. I'm using it on a 2017 13" MacBook Pro and have it formatted with APFS (Encrypted). While I'm not seeing the quoted average "up to" speeds of 500+ MB/s, they are still impressive (see screenshot). I use this drive for my video editing (scratch disk and saving). It works great for Final Cut Pro and ScreenFlow Pro.;;Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2017;;5.0 out of 5 stars;;Fast, Compact, Silent, and Portable.;;Jon Henshaw;;;Opened the Samsung drive box to find a deck of playing cards, which fit perfectly in the box. Not kidding. I was astonished. I was upset enough to contact Amazon support rather than simply do a return and an investigation was opened.;;Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2019;;1.0 out of 5 stars;;Open your box as soon as you get it;;zentinel;;;Started this review after failure of 1st of 3 of these I have but somehow never published it. Probably waiting to see what Samsung warranty would do. Just reformatted and returned it. I've treated that one with a little suspicion/caution. But then the 2nd of the 3 failed!! Again, completely invisible to the computer except in Disk Management. I don't remember if disk 1 was there. However, unlike with disk 1, this time I was able to recover the contents of the drive using EaseUS sw happily! Since I could access it as a blank drive in Disk Manager, I initialized & formatted (slow) & then wrote a few large files to it including a few movies. The movies played back fine & the files were readable. Fingers crossed it won't happen again. FWIW, disk 1 has now performed reliably for 6+ months. I still love this drive for its compact size, light weight and fast access. I don't love that 2 of 3 failed completely just a few months after I started using them. It's a reminder to duplicate everything on a 2nd drive and maybe a 3rd. Even carrying 3 of these is still smaller than a portable hard drive so I probably will not go back to the seemingly more fragile but ultimately more reliable portable disk drives when traveling!;;Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2018;;3.0 out of 5 stars;;NOT RELIABLE - failed completely in just 5 months - lost data but could reformat!;;photogo;;;I slapped this on my PS4 and left it there. Load times are vastly improved. Loading screens really bothered me. No more!!! I’m the first one in game on fortnite. Grand Theft Auto loads too quick for me to get a drink from the kitchen. I’m absolutely amazed with the total 180° in load times. Only thing I regret is debating for years whether or not to get one! 6 month update. Yeah I appreciated this. Good buy. Downloads are faster. Loading screens are quicker. In game runs smoother. Year update. My cousin doesn’t have the capacity to understand the benefits of a SSD. He must “one up” everyone. Example: I buy a 50” television, he must go buy a 51” for a cheaper price the next day. I told this guy about the SSD. He goes and buys a 4 TB HDD for 50 bucks. The problems he has been having are astronomical. The games crash. The load times are wack. The corrupted data. But... the ”mines bigger and way better than yours” is still valid to him. Pffft! okay buddy, you keep believing that. I’ve read online that World War Z and NBA2K have obnoxious load times. I don't see it? What are they talking about? 😉;;Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2018;;5.0 out of 5 stars;;I’m absolutely amazed with the total 180° in load times;;Lu;;;I got the Samsung T5 SSD 2TB for my Mac Pro tower. At first it was fine. They, every few days it would randomly start "disconnecting" or "ejecting" while copying files. The problem is that it would not mount after that. This required reformatting the drive each time. Disk Utility along with Disk Warrior both report "hardware failure" issues. But those warnings to away once the drive is reformatted (extended, journaled) again. Then, a few days later, it would eject while copying and not mount again - thus requiring another reformat and erasing everything on the drive. I'm using Mavericks (not High Sierra). I reformat and she works again... until the next time...;;Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2019;;1.0 out of 5 stars;;Does not play well with Macs;;Snowdog;;;Kinda stinks knowing how much I paid for the 1TB version of this, and how in a year or two the cost of such a thing will probably be half of what I paid for it, but at least this little thing is a pleasure to use in the meantime. It comes with two USB cables, one standard USB to USB-C, and the other is just USB-C to USB-C - so no matter what type of connections you have, you're covered. The cables even come with velcro straps attached. I work in IT and I keep this thing with me everywhere I go, and it's always loaded up with a few useful tools. It's incredibly small, doesn't weigh much, but still feels durable in the metal housing. Great product.;;Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2018;;5.0 out of 5 stars;;and it's always loaded up with a few useful tools. It's incredibly small;;Brian