High speed USB-C to USB-C for Samsung T5 to BMPCC4K?

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Todd Groves

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High speed USB-C to USB-C for Samsung T5 to BMPCC4K?

PostMon Jun 24, 2019 8:13 pm

Can someone recommend the best cable for recording to Samsung T5 from BMPCC4K?

Thanks in advance.
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Re: High speed USB-C to USB-C for Samsung T5 to BMPCC4K?

PostMon Jun 24, 2019 10:48 pm

Someone on Facebook apparently had an issue with high res files and thought that the cable wasn't fast enough. So, I thought I'd check here.
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Re: High speed USB-C to USB-C for Samsung T5 to BMPCC4K?

PostTue Jun 25, 2019 12:44 am

Todd Groves wrote:Someone on Facebook apparently had an issue with high res files and thought that the cable wasn't fast enough. So, I thought I'd check here.


Max write speed is below 350 MB/s.

When you need something faster try the Transcend ESD350 https://www.transcend-info.com/Products/No-1006
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Re: High speed USB-C to USB-C for Samsung T5 to BMPCC4K?

PostTue Jun 25, 2019 1:35 am

The 1TB Samsung T5 max write speed is 540mb/s. That should be fast enough.
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Re: High speed USB-C to USB-C for Samsung T5 to BMPCC4K?

PostTue Jun 25, 2019 2:20 am

Todd Groves wrote:The 1TB Samsung T5 max write speed is 540mb/s. That should be fast enough.


Sustained write speed is what is relevant - not max write speed.
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Re: High speed USB-C to USB-C for Samsung T5 to BMPCC4K?

PostTue Jun 25, 2019 5:00 am

Robert Niessner wrote:
Todd Groves wrote:The 1TB Samsung T5 max write speed is 540mb/s. That should be fast enough.


Sustained write speed is what is relevant - not max write speed.


Is there another SSD you could recommend? Would the Samsung T5 be sufficient for most situations?
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Re: High speed USB-C to USB-C for Samsung T5 to BMPCC4K?

PostTue Jun 25, 2019 5:48 am

Australian Image wrote:If you shoot BRAW, the Samsung T5 is absolutely fine for every option. I have two T5 1TB versions and they work fine.


Good to know. Thanks.
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Re: High speed USB-C to USB-C for Samsung T5 to BMPCC4K?

PostTue Jun 25, 2019 9:51 am

I've only ever had 1 dropped frame with my Samsung T5s (1 and 2TB) and it was using Q0 filming some very fine grass.Other than that they have been rock solid.

What would be really great though is to be able to use the new NVME portable drives which give write speeds in excess of 1000 Mbs. The camera just doesn't recognise the drive and I assume it a simple driver issue? They also draw more power so I guess it could also be a hardware limitation?
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Re: High speed USB-C to USB-C for Samsung T5 to BMPCC4K?

PostTue Jun 25, 2019 12:28 pm

I don't pretend to know how it works... but if the drive is attached via USBc then surely it's just a driver to interface with the datastream? it's a USB interface not PCIe,
:? But as I say I don't know - but I'm sure there are people here who do. :D

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