Samsung 500GB T5 Portable Solid-State Drive (Gold)
Compact and Fast
Compact in size; plug and play ready; much faster that the non-ssd drives I also use. Will very likely stick with SSD drives going forward. Costs a bit more, but worth it for speed, size and reliability.
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Excellent!
I just wish they made these with 4 - 6 or more TBs. I use this to video edit smaller projects before backing them up on the BLACKBX PRO/10TB/7200/USB2/3 USB-C 3.1. I love that I can take it anywhere and use with my laptop when visiting clients.
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Perfect Accessory for BMPCC 4K
Bought this to finally upgrade from using SD cards. Have had it for about a week now, and took it on several shoots already, one lasting 6 hours, and no hiccups. Haven't experienced any issues with dropped frames, or corrupted files. Would buy again!
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These drives are amazing!
The transfer times are incredible in comparison to mechanical drives. My on-location transfers for run-and-gun shoots have become significantly less of a headache. Great size to easily slip into a pocket too. My only wish is that they came in a larger capacity.
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Fast, reliable external drive.
I am a digital tech and these are the new industry standard for backups. They are incredibly fast compared to the Lacies that everyone used for ages and work great as a go-between drive to transfer someone a very large folder of files quickly. Thanks for a great product Samsung.
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Very small portable SSD
Fast, small, portable SSD. It looks slick and performs well. I dropped it a couple of times and still works fine :)
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Excellent little unit
I bought this SSD for three purposes: a third backup for certain critical files (about 200GB), a fast scratch disk for Photoshop when working with large and complex images (200GB or so), and as a way to move a Windows virtual machine off my built-in SSD so as to free up space (about 150GB). With 1TB there's plenty of room left over. Its speed through my MacBook Pro's USB-C ports is such that there is no noticeable performance degradation of tho... Show More
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Love it.
I have been looking for a while for an external SSD with good write speeds. The T5 exceeded my expectations.
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Peace of mind for your data
The T5 is an essential item in my bag. As an independent filmmaker and photographer, my camera gear is replaceable but not the moments I have captured, so I get my peace of mind by having this little piece of indispensable tech with me always on planes, trains, automobiles, rickshaws, boats and pack donkeys. Fist-bump!
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Not for the BMPCC6k
This is a great form factor and the drive works fine. Many people get these for shooting with the BM pocket cameras. Seems to work well for the 4k but shooting 6k raw hasnt worked reliably for me.
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Solid inexpensive storage for you BlackMagic Cinema 4k Cam
If you are considering using this with the BlackMagic Cinema 4k, it is the way to go. Especially if you are using the new BRAW format. Our film club finds the 12:1 Raw format produces about 100GB of footage for a 10 hour shoot. Approved by Blackmagic and cheaper than SD. the way to go if you are bringing these devices together!
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Generous B&H Customer Service
Can't beat the price and quality customer service here. Storage is reliable and efficient. This device is very compact, fast and apparently shock-drop resistant. B&H was able to outline my needs and promptly provide me with generous, budget-friendly support.
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Perfect for my BMPCC6K
I primarily use it with the BMPCC6K. It's small size is great and never had any problem when recording huge file sizes from the camera.
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Solid, Fast and Reliable.
Love this drive! Purchased it for my BMPCC 6K and have been absolutely blown away by the capacity, speed and reliability of this drive for the money. Great solution and will buy another.
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It works! Hooray!
Comes pre-formatted for Windows, easily formatted for Mac using Disk Utility. We use it as a Time Machine disk for an iBook.
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Small, durable, fast
This T5 is a great little SSD. It's fast. I use one of these to host my Lightroom and Capture One photos. Editing from these drives is snappy. I can't tell any difference between this and my internal SSD when editing RAW files. It's also very small and well constructed. The drive slips easily into a pocket, and the metal casing is reassuring. I haven't dropped it, but it feels like it could withstand a drop with ease. I own three of these drives, each used in a different way, but each one has been put through its paces and seems reliable. The T5 is my go-to external SSD at the moment.
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Connection is bad
I spent a lot of money on four of these. DO NOT BUY THIS SSD. At least with USBC connection it is horrible. If you move the computer 3 inches to show someone something on your computer it disconnects. Then I called Samsung to complain about the product and after 7 agents I just gave up.
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Great Small size
I found this Samsung to be the perfect external hard drive . Its small size and large capacity really thrilled me.
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Had the 1tb and got the 2tb too!
Great working product. I use it as my main working drive with heavy use and it works great
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It is small, quick enough and red.
It is small, speedy enough and red. So, what's not to love.? It comes with UBS C and regular USB cables. It is formated for Windows but no problem reformating for my Mac. And, did I mention, it is red?
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Solid and dependable
I record directly on to this now instead of using larger sized memory cards and its become a necessity when shooting in anything 4K or larger.
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Reliable, fast, spacious.
Woah! nothing more to say about the amazing performance of these drives. Use them daily to edit multiple video projects and do on the field backups. Nice color!
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Great SSD, as usual.
I end up buying Samsung SSD drives. I like that have color options, so I can differentiate different projects by drive color. The Samsung seem to be physically smaller and esthetically appealing than similar offerings from competing brands. They do not feel to hot, like another brand drive I have. Maybe it would be nice if they had a hole on the casing to secure them with a clip or lanyard.
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Fantastic hard drive
Very durable and inexpensive for the quality. Small and portable, and the 1 TB storage is great! Fits will with camera cages.
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