Samsung T5 EVO Portable SSD 8TB, USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Solid State Drive, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 460MB/s for Gaming and Content Creation, MU-PH8T0S/AM, Black

Had to leave this review. This is the by far one of the best external hard drives (SSD) ever. I have had it a little over a year and a half and it's super portable. Hard to believe 8TB fits on such a compact device. Well worth the money if you need the portability and space. Perfect for daily use while using other larger memory for backups.

I use an external computer drive to store media files for use with my iTunes music and video library. This SSD, at the new price point, is great value for so much storage with the amazing access speed and reliability advantages over any hard disk device, which is what I am replacing. I also like that I can easily plug it into any of my other devices, such as phone or tablet, to use the media or to share very large files between the devices. SSDs are clearly now at a price-storage point where fully abandoning hard disks is easy. The fact that I have put many such devices through the wash and dry cycles when I left them in a pocket is just the cherry on top (but I would note that although pretty small compared to disks, it seems unlikely I would leave this one in a pocket).

Though Its Slower Than Most USB SSDs At 460MB/s (10 Gbps and 20 Gbps Drives), Its A Massive 8 TB Drive That Has A Sustained USB 3.2 Gen 1 Speed Of (5 Gbps). Attracts A Lot Of Dust On Its Surface, But Its Solid & Well Built. Its Still A Lot Faster Than Conventional Hard Drives & Worth Every Penny. I Can Recommend This For Data Storage & Transfer, But Not For 4K Video Editing.

Very reliable, SSD so it doesn't heat up, very easy to use and the size is great. The design is great also. Just plug in and you're ready to go. I have over 2000 movies and pictures on my drive with room to spare.

I thought this was a great way to travel with my music and movies, but after a few months of dormancy, it started to unmount itself and new files, regardless of size, took long periods of time to transfer. It always worked better with a direct USB-C connection, but that didn’t help. I tried it on two computers at two different times with the same result.

After juggling a chaotic collection of smaller drives, I decided it was time to get serious about my backups. Enter the Samsung T5 EVO Portable SSD, a sleek little powerhouse that finally lets me keep everything—files, docs, images, you name it—in one secure spot. The 4TB capacity is a game-changer for anyone tired of the "where did I save that?" game. Sure, it’s a bit of an investment, but peace of mind doesn’t come cheap. Plus, with lightning-fast read speeds, accessing my data is smooth and seamless. My only fear? Misplacing this black beauty—because losing the drive is the one thing even Samsung can’t fix!

The samsung ssd works well, but is limited on speed by design. The interface is USB 3.2 gen1 so it is limited to similar speeds to a sata ssd, 450MB/s is the highest I have seen and under normal use it is more around 200MB/s. It runs cool even under high load due as much to the slow interface speed as anything. I have read some reports indicating issues with disconnecting and drive stability issues but have seen no issues in my use and considering it is 8TB the first time I filled it up (averaging 90MB/s) it was running as fast as it could for over 24 hours, no disconnects, no errors, good CRC test at the end (which also took about 8 hours due to interface speed) It is plug and play on PC and Mac and has more than enough space to backup even the highest Mac laptop spec. If there is a negative to take away the ssd uses QLC NAND so it does have an inherently shorter lifespan but for most users that should not be reached under normal use.

In limited use, this drive is blindingly fast, extremely compact, runs on bus power (i.e., power provided by the host), and works with Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, etc. Can't really think of anything bad to say, though black, while basic, is also boring. A nice, deep blue would have been cool.