Samsung T5 vs T7 SSD Review

In this video I Review the Samsung T5 and T7 Fast External Solid State Drives.

TIMECODES
0:00 Samsung T5 & T7 SSD Introduction
0:17 T7 Unboxing
1:04 T5 Specs and Performance
2:43 T7 Specs and Performance
3:43 T5 vs T7 What's Different?
5:15 Speed Test
5:42 Summary

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Important difference between the two drives is the fact that T7 is an NVME storage with integrated USB C plug (single PCB inside), while T5 is basically an mSATA drive (860 EVO) plugged into an adapter card for USB connectivity. My concern is when the USB socked is damaged or in any other way rendered non functional, it is possible to recover the data (and the actual storage module) from a T5 rather easilly (2 philips scelrews under a sticker and another 2 to release the mSATA module), while it is entirely out of scope of a regular or even a tech savy user to tecover even only the data from a T7. Worth keeping in mind when purchasing. Still a best practice to keep good and regular backups of important data though.

[ldlink]

Nice video, I noticed after watching it that you are a newer channel, keep em coming, this was very well done.

[TomBabula]

I got the T7 Shield on sale and I love that it indeed reads/writes very fast for its class. Fingerprint reader would be nice but I move between Linux and Mac, so I only just encrypt sensitive data before putting them on the unencrypted exFAT format. It is also nice being able to access it from my iPhone.

[raghadal_samawi]

Perfect review ever ; clear, short, simple, high quality
Thank you .

[MrOnlyforcommenting]

I just got my T7 1TB grey. Was comtemplating whether to go for T5 or T7 but knowing T7 was release 2 years ago. I feel T7 will be slightly more future proof. I wont be surprise T9 will be releasing soon later this year. Its about time.

[viaggi]

Thanks for keeping the video short and on point. Great job.

[LeRoyaltyMediaProductions]

Interesting added information, the T7 SSDs are NOT compatible with the BMPCC 4K or the 6K cameras. For my BMPCC 4K, I use the T5 500GB and 1TB SSD drives.

[TigerCarpenter]

nice review!
I went for T7 rather than T7 Shield because I'm afraid the rubberized casing would prevent the heat from dissipating
I wonder if I need to reformat it to ext4 or should I just use it with preformatted file system.

[champjjallday]

I am planning to only use an SSD for editing sports photos and videos, and then moving the raw and edited files onto a larger HDD for storage purposes. Many recommend having both but recommend against using the HDD for actual editing etc due to slow speeds, crashing, etc. I plan to get a larger TB for the HDD, with the SSD only being used to temporarily store whatever im working on. What size would you recommend getting for the SSD? Will 500GB be enough, or should I go for the 1TB? Looking to save money hopefully, since I'll have to save up and purchase both lol. Thanks!

[junito]

You need to post more videos…You deserve way more subs !! 👍🏼

[ztvztv]

Hi, should i buy a t7 for my ps4 as external or samsung 870 evo to change the hdd inside, what do you recommend me

[kinho]

Do these drives work with getting video files off of action cameras? In particular the insta360 RS one,

[ElvinMarco]

The quality of the video is great! You def deserve more subscribers !

[tomaszwaszka]

What about copying larger files (100 GB or more). Is the transfer going down?

[vinodvc]

Planning to buy one. Thanks for the review.

[fuzzjunky]

i have a bunch of T5's, not one has ever given me any problems. love em

[SeanMiller]

Thank you for a great comparison video. 👍👍

[super-papa]

Do the internals of this model (T5) bang against the aluminum case when lightly tapped with your fingers? Or is it just my luck?

[paulperry]

How do you format if you don’t have a Mac I only have an iPad Pro any help you can give would be much appreciated

[Jesusicky]

the 3:31 finger sensor sucks. if too cold doesn’t work, too hot doesn’t work, if my hand is a little clammy doesn’t work. oh don’t try to many times it will lock you out. yeah i returned it. it blows. i prefer the ssd t5, maybe i’ll look into to the T9 now