The Samsung T7 1TB Portable SSD is Samsung’s pocket-sized external drive, about the size of a few stacked credit cards, in a Titan Gray aluminum body. Read speeds reach 1,050 MB/s and writes reach 1,000 MB/s over USB 3.2 Gen 2, which Samsung says is roughly 9.5 times faster than a traditional external hard drive. It includes password protection and 256-bit AES hardware encryption. The aluminum shell handles drops from up to 6 feet, and the box includes both a USB-C to USB-C cable and a USB-C to USB-A cable.
Head over to Amazon to get the Samsung T7 1TB Portable SSD for just $219, down from its usual price of $275. That’s a $56 discount and 20% off.
A hard drive with plenty of expandable storage for all your files and documents
A solid-state drive has no moving parts, so the T7 is much faster than an external hard disk drive. Because an SSD has no fragile moving parts like those in external hard drives, the T7 will survive a drop off a desk that would kill a mechanical hard drive.
Samsung rates the solid aluminum body for drops of up to 6 feet. This drive’s speed comes from PCIe NVMe technology paired with a USB 3.2 Gen 2 connection, a 10Gbps link. To reach the full 1,050 MB/s, your computer and cable must support USB 3.2 Gen 2. If you’re using an older laptop with a USB 3.0 port, you’ll see much slower file transfers than the rate on the box suggests.
Security uses 256-bit AES hardware encryption, and you set your password using the same Samsung-developed application that handles all the other functions. That means encryption happens at the drive level, not in software on your computer. Even if someone could access the drive, your files would remain unreadable.
Samsung Magician includes tools for managing passwords, updating firmware, and monitoring drive health on both Windows and Mac. Because a device like this can produce a lot of heat due to its size and speed, Dynamic Thermal Guard monitors the drive’s temperature and manages performance accordingly, so long transfers stay steady instead of dropping off partway through.
The drive is compatible with PC, Mac, Android phones and tablets, and gaming consoles. With two cable types included in the box, you won’t need an adapter when you’re trying to connect it to an older computer. Available storage capacity ranges up to 4TB, depending on how much space you think you’ll need. The Samsung T7 1TB Portable SSD is $219 right now instead of $275, and Samsung backs it with a three-year limited warranty.
