Big Capacity, Small Performance - Samsung T5 Evo Review

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Timestamps:
0:00​ - Introduction
0:27 - Samsung T5 Evo Overview & Specs
2:32 - Encryption & Software
3:05 - Performance in Light Use
4:15​ - Performance in Heavier Use (OS Drive, Video Editors, etc)
4:50 - Gaming Performance
5:30 - Sequential Performance
6:36 - Pricing & Final Thoughts
9:08 - Sponsor Spot
9:40 - Outro

Disclosure:
- This product was provided by Samsung for the purpose of testing. As per my own guidelines, they don't get any say about anything in this video or any of my other reviews. It's not sponsored by them, they also didn't get to preview this video beforehand, or any other nonsense like that. My reviews reflect my own views, nothing more, nothing less.
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#Samsung #T5Evo #SSD

[arthropodstopic]

thank you for explaining all the tests

[reynold]

Man I hate the bot comments on youtube videos now days. Thanks for the content anyway 🙂

[amigatommy]

Have 2 old T5s with 1Tb. Fast and rock solid.

[TheGameBench]

I would love to see some more affordable options for internal 8TB m.2 drives. I just want some faster storage options, that don't need to be extremely fast, to make them a bit more affordable than the current price point of $1, 000.

[johnnysparkleface]

Superb presentation. This SSD's appeal to me is it's capacity, the main downside for me is the speed. Given it's hefty pricetag, I'll probably wait and see if a faster 8TB comes along. That's the plan, but I am an impulse buyer so....🤔

[cryzophoenix]

Great content and great video, love the shots and the review :)

[damaliamarsi]

Not a very technical review. Interested in knowing TBW, type of nand, how long it can maintain its stated write speed, cache memory if any, etc. Not at all a bad overview, but I notice the makers do not offer much information about these drives on their product pages which makes me very hesitant to buy one. The overall quality of the basic review though was phenomenal and I liked it for that. Please do not hate me for being honest here, but I transfer 4TB per day (use the drive to move large projects back and forth via sneaker net) and really interested to know how long this will last in TBW?

[jeremyf]

I’ve been looking to back up all my files to keep in a lockbox at the bank that I update each year. All my family photos, documents, and person work files are mostly digital.

I’ve been eyeing the 8tb Samsung 870 Sata so I’m curious how this compares in price. Thank you for you coverage of SSDs and storage in general.

[robertcochran]

Thank you for posting this excellent product review. The testing is really thoroughly done and I agree with all your conclusions about this device.

[KG_BM]

the only channel I comment and like for the algorithm

[hontam]

Finally, an affordable (we hope) high capacity drive!! Took them long enough.

That said, I bought a Cooler Master Oracle enclosure to quickly transfer data between multiple locations. But now that's done, it's just sitting there without a purpose. Any recommendations on m.2 drives that would pair nicely with it, to use as another external SSD?

[churblefurbles]

Rubberized coating so often turn into an oily sticky mess, a bad idea.

[mkhlfrncscfrrr]

Interesting, I need this just for archive purposes. Thank you!

[jasonnovak]

It seems like you'd be better getting an 8tb Samsung 850 QVO drive and putting it into an enclosure for half the price (about $340 atm on Amazon), though a little more chunky

[JackieLombardi]

Your videos bring me so much comfort 💖💖 And you're always so pretty

[theillusionzone]

@Techtesters Excellent video, does the low read/write speed mean that I cannot watch movies directly from this external SSD?

[Isaac-ghku]

I was surprised Samsung is reviving the T5 series with the T5 EVO. I thought the T5 series was permanently discontinued since I could not find other T5 SSDs in the Samsung official online store.

[jaymacpherson]

The humidity specified as “non-condensing” brings me a chuckle as ambient temp will affect whether condensation occurs at a given humidity. Quite the notable qualifier.

[TazzSmk]

Samsung will have to seriously push their prices to make it a compelling buy,
if 4TB Samsung 990 Pro gives 7GB/s r/w, they gotta make this T5 Evo cost no more than 1/10 of the price/capacity, something like 40€ for 4TB T5 Evo doesn't sound likely at all though

[XX-kudn]

Could you please review the Seagate firecuda 540 2tb one thanks!