A report in June suggested that NAND prices could finally be going down again which means cheaper SSDs may be expected. However, so far, it does not seem to have materialized. Flash deals here and there are still going live from time to time. For example, Samsung today is offering its T7, T7 Shield, and T5 Evo external portable SSDs for great prices. These apply to both 4TB and 2TB variants so you can pick your pick (buying links towards the end of the article).
As you may have guessed from the names, the T7 is the faster of the two and offers up to 1,050 MB/s of speed compared to 460 MB/s on the T5 Evo. So if are after higher speeds, spending the extra amount is most certainly worth it, provided you are not held back by the USB interface. Speaking of which, the T7 requires USB 3.2 Gen 2 while the T5 Evo needs USB 3.2 Gen 1.
The T7 also has a rugged variant called the T7 Shield and it too is available for sale today. While SSDs are far more resilient to drops compared to mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs), it may still be better to opt for the Shield version either way as they are both priced the same.
On Windows, they support exFAT and NTFS file formats while on Mac, it supports HFS (Hierarchical File System) too.
Get the Samsung portable SSDs at the links below:
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SAMSUNG T7 Portable SSD, 4TB External Solid State Drive, Speeds Up to 1,050MB/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2, Reliable Storage for Gaming, Students, Professionals, MU-PC4T0T/AM, Gray: $279.99 (Amazon US) || $279.99 (Samsung US Store) || $279.99 (Newegg US)
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SAMSUNG T5 EVO Portable SSD 4TB Black, Up-to 460MB/s, USB 3.2 Gen 1, Ideal use for Gamers & Creators, External Solid State Drive (MU-PH4T0S/AM): $199.99 (Amazon US) || $199.99 (Newegg US)
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SAMSUNG T7 Shield 2TB, Portable SSD, up to 1050MB/s, USB 3.2 Gen2, Rugged, IP65 Rated, for Photographers, Content Creators and Gaming, External Solid State Drive (MU-PE2T0K/AM, 2022): $149.99 (Amazon US) || $149.99 (Samsung US Store) || $149.99 (Newegg US)
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SAMSUNG T7 Portable SSD, 2TB External Solid State Drive, Speeds Up to 1,050MB/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2, Reliable Storage for Gaming, Students, Professionals, MU-PC2T0H/AM: $149.99 (Amazon US) || $149.99 (Samsung US Store) ||$149.99 (Newegg US)
If these do not interest you, you can also browse through Amazon US, or Amazon UK to see if you find some great deals we missed. You can also go visit the Deals section of our articles to see if there"s something you fancy.
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Although we"re bringing this Samsung related news to you, please be aware that they may have among the worst customer service track records of the major manufacturers.