LaCie Portable SSD vs. Samsung T5 Portable SSD

The LaCie Portable Solid State Drive and Samsung T5 Portable Solid State Drive are two very similar external storage drives.

You can check out this comparison guide at Seeking Tech to check out what the major differences are between these two SSDs.

Quick Summary

When compared to the LaCie Portable Solid State Drive, the Samsung T5 Portable Solid State Drive is more lightweight in addition to being smaller in length and width. The LaCie Portable is slightly thinner, however.

Out of the box, you can only use the LaCie Portable SSD with USB Type-C ports. With the Samsung T5, you can use either USB Type-C or USB Type-A ports.

On the other hand, the LaCiIe product is the only one of the two to come with a one-month subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps in addition to Rescue Data Recovery Services.

These two external storage drives are identical when it comes to USB interface speeds, maximum sequential reading speed and warranty coverage length.

Unless you are interested in the aforementioned Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps and/or Rescue Data Recovery Services, we recommend getting the Samsung T5 Portable over the LaCie Portable due to the smaller size and more connectivity options.

You might also want to take a look at how the LaCie Portable compares to the Samsung T7 with this guide. Furthermore, you can see how the Samsung T5 stacks up against the WD_Black P50 with this link.

LaCie Portable SSD vs. Samsung T5 Portable SSD Comparison Chart

You can check out our comparison table for the LaCie Portable and Samsung T5 Portable below.

Capacity Options

When it comes to capacities, the T5 from Samsung is the only one of these products to offer a 250 GB capacity option.

You can find a breakdown of the available capacity options for both below:

LaCie Portable:

• 500 GB
• 1 TB
• 2 TB

Samsung T5 Portable:

• 250 GB
• 500 GB
• 1 TB
• 2 TB

What’s in the Box

With the LaCie Portable, you can only connect to a USB Type-C port right out of the box. With the Samsung T5 Portable, you will be able to connect to USB Type-C and USB Type-A ports.

On the other hand, the LaCie Portable does come with a one-month trial for the Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps in addition to Rescue Data Recovery Services.

You can check out the content included with both products below:

LaCie Portable:

• LaCie Portable Solid State Drive
• USB Type-C cable
• Quick Install Guide
• One-month Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps plan
• Rescue Data Recovery Services

Samsung T5 Portable:

• Samsung T5 Portable Solid State Drive
• USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable
• USB Type-C to USB Type-A cable
• Quick Start Guide and Warranty Statement

Weight

The LaCie Portable weighs a little bit more when compared to the Samsung T5 Portable.

You can find the weight specifications below:

• LaCie Portable: 82 grams
• Samsung T5 Portable: 51 grams

Dimensions

When it comes to physical size, the LaCie Portable is longer and wider than the Samsung T5 Portable. However, the T5 is slightly thicker.

You can find the measurements, which is displayed as Length x Width x Thickness, below:

• LaCie Portable: 93.5 mm x 79.0 mm x 9.1 mm
• Samsung T5 Portable: 74.0 mm x 57.3 mm x 10.5 mm

Interface Speed

The LaCie Portable Solid State Drive and Samsung T5 Portable Solid State Drive have the same interface speed, which is up to 10 Gbps (or up to 1250 MB per second).

As a result, you should expect very similar transfer speeds.

Maximum Sequential Read Speed

The LaCie Portable and Samsung T5 Portable are also identical when it comes to maximum sequential reading.

Therefore, you should expect very similar loading speeds.

You can find the sequential read speeds for each of the capacity for both of these SSDs below:

• 500 GB LaCie Portable: Up to 540 MB per second
• 1 TB LaCie Portable: Up to 540 MB per second
• 2 TB LaCie Portable: Up to 540 MB per second

• 250 GB Samsung T5 Portable: Up to 540 MB per second
• 500 GB Samsung T5 Portable: Up to 540 MB per second
• 1 TB Samsung T5 Portable: Up to 540 MB per second
• 2 TB Samsung T5 Portable: Up to 540 MB per second

Drop Resistance

Both of the portable SSDs in this comparison offer a drop resistance of up to 2 meters.

Warranty

The LaCie Portable Solid State Drive and Samsung T5 Portable Solid State Drive each comes with a 3-year warranty.

Resources:

• https://www.lacie.com/www-content/datasheets/pdfs/lacie-portable-ssd-DS1996-3-2103US-en_US.pdf
• https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/global.semi.static/T5_2019_brochure_Simulation.pdf