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Samsung 1TB T5 vs G-Tech 1TB G-DRIVE slim SSD

sparkie7

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Which is better and which would you choose. Both similarly priced. Thoughts?

(looks like the T5 is newer, and maybe smaller too)
 
If working speeds, form factor, or ruggedness are important factors, I would favor the T5, personally.
If none of the above are extremely important, I would favor whichever is on the best sale, personally.
 
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Samsung seems to pretty much have a monopoly when it comes to SSDs. The prices aren’t much higher either, so I would just stick with Samsung for now.
 
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The Samsung T5 is much smaller than the G-Tech Slim SSD.

The Samsung is based on an mSATA SSD while the G-Tech looks like it's based on a 2.5" laptop-sized SSD.

Both are rated at the same speeds... and they're around the same price.

You can't go wrong with Samsung SSDs. I've got my eye in the T5.
 
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Thanks all. Where's the best place to get it from?

B&H are doing the 1TB for USD397.99, anywhere else more competitive?
 
Strelok wrote:
"Samsung seems to pretty much have a monopoly when it comes to SSDs."

Huh?
What?

Samsung sells a lot of SSD's, but they have no "monopoly".
Crucial and Sandisk are hearty competitors.
I have 6 SATA interface SSD's, and NOT ONE is a Samsung.
 
I have half a dozen G-Drives, including the 1TB Thunderbolt drive, which I use as a Time Machine drive with my desktop.

I went with Samsung (first time ever!) because of the form factor of the T5. The G-Technology SSD is slightly cheaper, but it's very nearly the size of their 7200rpm HDDs.

I needed portability in this particular case, which made the T5 more appealing.
 
jmoore5196 said:
I have half a dozen G-Drives, including the 1TB Thunderbolt drive, which I use as a Time Machine drive with my desktop.

I went with Samsung (first time ever!) because of the form factor of the T5. The G-Technology SSD is slightly cheaper, but it's very nearly the size of their 7200rpm HDDs.

I needed portability in this particular case, which made the T5 more appealing.
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I have a couple of G-DRIVE mini's - 500GB and 1TB and they have been ROCK solid. Tiny, powered, and not had any issues. So this is the first time I have moved away from G-tech for a portable drive solution. The Samsung is about a third smaller than the G-Tech SSD and almost half the weight!
 
One other option is the SANDISK EXTREME 900. This looks super fast – almost 2x faster than the T5, but larger and heavier. I guess if you want ultimate portability go for the T5. For superfast performance and a little bigger, go for the 900...
 
LS417 said:
Or look at Glyph's AtomRAID, much smaller than the Sandisk 900, faster as well.

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2017/09/20/glyph-atom-review-ssd-raid/
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Other reviews has reported only 630MB/s performance rather than double the T5 (of 800MB/s)

Also the link above does not warn readers of the 200% risk of failure and data loss if one of the SSD's in the RAID fails..

The T5 is still a lot smaller and lighter (as well as compared to the smaller non RAID version)
 
sparkie7 said:
Other reviews has reported only 630MB/s performance rather than double the T5 (of 800MB/s)

Also the link above does not warn readers of the 200% risk of failure and data loss if one of the SSD's in the RAID fails..

The T5 is still a lot smaller and lighter (as well as compared to the smaller non RAID version)
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630 MB/s hardly seems something to complain about, I saw that review and I think it’s the only one that had such low speeds, even after extended transfers.

I originally purchased the sandisk 900 and quickly noticed that transferring files over 4gb filled its cache and speeds dropped to sub 400MB/s. I also purchased t3 which has been great but it fell on my tile floor and the enclosure cracked, that was upsetting.

Ended up with 2x atom raids and have been super happy with them. Would probably crack my tile if dropped on it. Ssd’s have much higher mtbf than hdd’s. 200% percent of less than .1% is still a very small chance of failure. That said, I use them as video editing scratch disks and not long term backup.
 
LS417 said:
630 MB/s hardly seems something to complain about, I saw that review and I think it’s the only one that had such low speeds, even after extended transfers.

I originally purchased the sandisk 900 and quickly noticed that transferring files over 4gb filled its cache and speeds dropped to sub 400MB/s. I also purchased t3 which has been great but it fell on my tile floor and the enclosure cracked, that was upsetting.

Ended up with 2x atom raids and have been super happy with them. Would probably crack my tile if dropped on it. Ssd’s have much higher mtbf than hdd’s. 200% percent of less than .1% is still a very small chance of failure. That said, I use them as video editing scratch disks and not long term backup.
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Funny enough, the Atom RAID's have Sandisk SSDs inside them.

The T3 is part plastic/part metal/aluminium - which is probably why it cracked, The new T5 is all aluminium enclosure it may dent but it will not crack when dropped as you experienced.

If you need total portability for backups and access to your stored files in the smallest and lightest form factor - the T5 is it.

If you need instead a very fast external scratch disk, that's portable – then the Atom RAID is it. That is until Samsung release a RAID version of their T5or similar :D
 
Is a 500GB Samsung T5 SSD be worth $30 more than a 500GB G-Drive Slim (currently $150 at B&H)?
 
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