Samsung T9 Portable SSD ZDNET's key takeaways Samsung's T9 SSD comes with capacities of up to 4TB, starting at $139 and ranging up to $399.
It offers blazing-fast transfer speeds up to 2,000MB/s, stays cool, and is about as portable as you can get.
It's not exactly cheap, and the rubberized build attracts dust and lint. $419.78 at Amazon $319.99 at Samsung $419.99 at Best Buy more buying choices
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Samsung's portable SSD T9 is one of the fastest and most durable external SSDs I've used, designed for professional creators who need reliably speedy transfer speeds and an ultraportable build for both PCs and Macs.
The T9 is available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB configurations, and is compact, measuring just half an inch thick. It's coated in a rubberized material that's durable enough to be tossed around, while supporting 256-bit encryption and advertised read and write speeds of up to 2,000MB/s. These speeds are fast enough for advanced use cases, such as running games directly from the drive.
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The SSD comes loaded with Samsung's Magician app, which is full of utilities related to managing the SSD, including at-a-glance statistics like available space, operating temps, and a "Drive health" meter that shows a holistic assessment of the device's abilities based on metrics such as power cycles and data units written.
You don't need to use Samsung's app; however, the drive is ready to go out of the box, a simple plug-and-play device that comes with its own USB-A and USB-C cables. This is a nice touch that adds to the overall premium impression.
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