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spend hours copying stuff off and then the client spends similar amounts of time transferring the files their end. We can actually generate the data far quicker than we can deliver it.” MATURING TECHNOLOGY Available in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB capacities, Samsung’s Portable SSD X5 drive uses cutting-edge Thunderbolt 3 technology and is designed for Macs and PCs with Thunderbolt 3 ports. The portable drive uses this ultra-modern interface and manages a read speed of 2,800 MB/s and write speed of 2,300 MB/s. These speeds are five times faster than the current USB 3.1 and more than 25 times faster than an external HDD. Apart from the transfer speeds, Samsung’s Portable SSD X5 inherits key features from the Samsung Portable SSD T5 drive. It has a full-metal body with a glossy finish, while a shock-resistant internal frame and rugged metal housing means the portable drive can withstand accidental drops of up to two metres. In addition to this, new cutting-edge features include a non-slip bottommat and the Dynamic Thermal Guard technology, which safeguards
WHENWE PREVIOUSLY ASKED Cinelab London, one of the few remaining film labs in the UK, to test out Samsung’s Portable SSD T5 drives we didn’t expect the company to rethink its business model of drive distribution to its many film clients. In effect, Samsung’s Portable SSD T5 increased the throughput of film content. But when Cinelab heard about Samsung’s new Portable SSD X5, it wanted to test it for a different part of the business. However, we must first understand how Cinelab works. Adrian Bull, managing director of Cinelab London, explains: “Our clients send us their rushes and send us a drive so we can send the scanned files back to them. Modern scanners produce files that are around 75MB per frame. For a day’s rushes, you could be looking at around 2TB per day, especially when you’re dealing with uncompressed DPX files.” Although Cinelab use all the modern interfaces, it is the drives that sit behind them that are its Achilles’ heel. “You can
Samsung’s Portable SSD X5 from overheating, by maintaining optimal operating temperatures, while a mechanical heat sink minimises overall heat inside the drive. TRANSCODING Samsung’s Portable SSD X5 drive has also enabled Cinelab to look at its transcoding processes. When Cinelab began its film business back in 2013, it was important to offer the widest choice of film for its international business. This is why it offers the biggest scanning frame of 65mm, all the way down to 8mm.
IMAGES Samsung’s Portable SSD X5 manages a read speed of 2,800 MB/s and write speed of 2,300 MB/s – five times faster than USB 3.1.
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