If i use this drive on my 2012 imac with usb 3.0, will the transfer speeds be less than 540mb/s?

Your iMac has USB 3.0 which is also known as USB 3.1 Gen 1. That has about half the theoretical maximum transfer rate of USB 3.1 Gen 2, which is the interface used by this drive. On the upside, it is still fully compatible with USB 3.0/3.1 Gen 1 and while the transfer rate you’ll experience will be lower than if you had a computer with Gen 2 USB, it really isn’t that much slower in actual use. If you’re moving from any spinning platter drive to an SSD regardless of the interface you were using with the platter drive, you will see a HUGE performance improvement using this external SSD drive.

Should the cable go in smoothly, or does it kind of snap in and need some pull to come out? Just got mine and wondering if that is normal.

The first one I got the cable did not fit well and Samsung replaced the drive. The second one has been fine

I just bought i want to use with an imac and a pc should i plug it in when i get it to imac first and if i do can i drag pc files to it after?

I would do a clean format of it on the imac first, you can choose exFAT (it will work on both PC and mac) or you can choose Mac OS Extended (HFS+) which is more stable than exFAT, but you will need software on your PC to read/write to the drive. If the PC is your main machine I would just choose exFAT.

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Hard Drive	1 TB Portable
Number of USB 3.0 Ports	2
Brand	Samsung
Series	Samsung T5
Item model number	MU-PA1T0B/AM
Hardware Platform	PC;Mac;Android OS
Item Weight	1.8 ounces
Product Dimensions	0.41 x 2.91 x 2.26 inches
Item Dimensions LxWxH	0.41 x 2.91 x 2.26 inches
Color	Black
Flash Memory Size	1000 MB
Hard Drive Interface	USB 3.0
Hard Drive Rotational Speed	540 RPM
Batteries	1 Lithium Ion batteries required.
Manufacturer	Samsung Electronics
ASIN	B073H552FJ
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer	No
Date First Available	August 15, 2017

SamsungT5 Portable SSD 1TB - Up to 540MB/s - USB 3.1 External Solid State Drive, Black (MU-PA1T0B/AM)

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