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The drive works with USB 2.0, but you need it USB 3.1 Gen 2 to get the most out of its performance. It’s important to note that the T5 features USB 3.1 Gen 2 that has the top speed of 10Gbps, not to be confused with USB 3.1 Gen 1 (often referred to as USB 3.0) which is half as fast.
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Like most portable drives, the T5 is bus-powered, meaning it draws power from the host computer via the data cable. The T5 has one USB-C port but includes both a USB-C to USB-C cable and a USB-C to USB-A cable, allowing you to use it with new computers that have USB-C (or Thunderbolt 3) port as well as those with the regular USB-A port. Samsung T5 portable SSD’s hardware specifications USB-C with real USB 3.1 speed Samsung T5 portable SSD: Hardware specifications Interface Still, though, like all storage devices, you’re supposed to handle it with care. I threw it a few meters in the air and let it drop on a hardwood floor a few times, and it was fine. Samsung says the drive can withstand drops from up to 2 meters (6.6 feet). Keep in mind that if you forget the password, your data is no longer accessible.
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You can use an included software utility to encrypt the drive and enable its password-based protection. The T5, too, has built-in hardware 256-bit AES hardware encryption. The T5 comes in black (1TB and 2TB capacities) and blue (250GB and 500GB capacities), whereas the T3 has a two-tone silver and black look. Appearance-wise, the two are different only in colors. The T5 looks almost the same as the T3 and shares the same features. Samsung T5 Portable SSD: Compact and sturdy design

If you need to move a lot of files around very quickly, between multiple devices, and you need the drive to be as portable as possible too, then the Samsung T7 SSD is ideal.
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The versatility of this drive shouldn't be underestimated either – it works with Windows, macOS, Chrome OS and consoles, and you can even get at your files by connecting an Android device. Every external drive involves some trade-offs, and this SSD gets them just about right. Other drives may be slightly cheaper if you compare the storage amounts but there's not much in it and while bigger HDD units offer a lot more space for your files than this drive does, they're also a lot larger in size and often require their own power supply too. There's a lot to like about the Samsung T7 SSD and virtually nothing bad to say about it.
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You can encrypt files on the regular T7 SSD too, but using your fingerprint is more secure than trying to remember a password (which can be guessed or hacked by a third party). It's also worth mentioning that there's a more expensive Touch T7 SSD model available from Samsung – the key difference is a fingerprint sensor on top of the drive, which unlocks the stored files so they can be accessed. That's a respectable price for the amount of storage you get, but you can get a cheaper per-gigabyte price if you shop around – you are paying extra for this ultra-compact form factor and the SSD technology built into this drive.

Samsung says that it's built some special thermal management into the T7 SSD to help keep temperatures down, and we didn't notice the drive getting hot at all during our time with it.
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To give you some idea, transferring around 5GB of data from a Windows computer (with USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports) to the Samsung T7 SSD took around xxx seconds in our testing – this is a speedy drive that won't leave you waiting around for long when it comes to getting your files moved across. The actual real transfer rates that you're going to get will vary, depending on what you've got the Samsung T7 SSD plugged into and the sort of data you're moving across.
