SAMSUNG | ADVERTI SEMENT FEATURE
The arrival of the Samsung Portable SSD X5 is perfect timing for the increase in high-resolution video in the professional video world. While the new standard connection of Thunderbolt 3 has dovetailed perfectly. If you have a Thunderbolt 3-enhanced workstation, then a Samsung Portable SSD X5 is a perfect partner*. *The Samsung Portable SSD X5 is compatible with Thunderbolt only and the T5 is compatible with USB 3.1
thinks he’s found his perfect media partner for speed and form factor. “Speed is important to us; the faster everything around us performs, the more efficient we can be with our time and the less compromises we need to make,” explains Joe. “We are constantly transfering projects from one device to another, sharing hundreds of gigabytes of footage, and the Samsung Portable SSD X5 drive has made this process at least twice as fast for us.” He adds: “Whereas previously we would tend to use our external (USB 3.1 Type-C) SSD drives for transferring files or use them as portable ‘working drives’, we now find ourselves editing projects straight from the Samsung Portable SSD X5 drive, which is hooked up to our workstations, due to its ability to keep up! It’s a seriously impressive device at a relatively modest price.”
enough capacity to fit multiple projects on and in a form factor that is still very manageable and highly portable. I’m always a fan of tools that don’t hog my limited desk space,” adds Joe. SPEED KING The Samsung Portable SSD X5 read/write speeds of 2800/2300 MB/s are 5.2x/4.5x faster than a portable SSD with SATA interface and 25.5x/20.9x faster than an external HDD. The Samsung portable drive also lets you transfer a 20GB 4K UHD video from your PC to the drive in just 12 seconds. All this speed in a form factor that measures only 119 x 62 x 19.7mm, weighs just 150g and – perhaps more importantly for mobile recording and editing – is self- powered. For Joe and his CVP marketing videos, speed is probably the most important element in production and he
MORE INFORMATION: samsung.com/uk/ssd
MAY 20 1 9 | DEF I N I T ION 43
Powered by FlippingBook