External storage needs have exploded as file sizes balloon with 4K video and high-resolution photos that exceed what internal drives can handle. Samsung recently launched their T9 portable SSDs with improved durability features but the performance gap compared to the T7 is minimal for most users while the price difference is substantial.
That makes the T7 SSD the smarter choice for anyone prioritizing value without sacrificing speed or capacity. Prime Big Deal Day has pushed the 2TB Samsung T7 down to $129 from its usual $187 price, which marks an all-time low that makes premium portable storage genuinely affordable. This Prime-exclusive offer expires tonight, giving members just hours to grab what remains the most popular external SSD on the market.
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True Speed and Capacity that Matter
The Samsung T7 PCIe NVMe technology can read at up to 1,050 MB/s, and write at up to 1,000 MB/s, translating to transferring a 50GB video project in just under a minute. Compare that with slower external hard drives plodding along at 120 MB/s and you know why creatives have left spinning platters behind. It makes the T7 roughly twice as fast as Samsung’s own previous T5, which is a significant leap that affects your workflow every time you transfer large files.
The 2TB size is just the sweet spot for the average user and offers enough storage room for full-scale libraries of videos, massive collections of photographs or complete sets of computer games without requiring frequent housekeeping. With 2TB, you never have the hassle of rotating files around or determining which ones need deleting as new material arrives. Samsung sells the T7 in capacities as high as 4TB, but the 2TB is the best-value-per-gigabyte at current price points.
Built-in direct video recording abilities turn the T7 from just storage into a production device: Plug it into compatible cameras or smartphones and capture Ultra High Definition 4K video at 60 frames per second directly to the drive. You can use the iPhone 17 Pro’s ProRes video mode to shoot directly onto the T7 and skip the phone’s small internal storage and allowing you to capture multiple hours of professional quality video without clogging up your phone.
The T7’s solid aluminum unibody construction provides shock resistance with drop protection tested up to 6 feet. This metal chassis serves double duty by acting as a heatsink that dissipates the heat generated during sustained high-speed transfers, preventing thermal throttling that could slow performance. The compact design measures roughly the size of a credit card and weighs just 0,13lbs/58 grams.
Universal compatibility eliminates the typical hassles of formatting drives for other systems: The T7 is compatible with Windows PCs, Macs, Android smartphones, and gaming consoles via the USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface without a hitch. Samsung ships the drive with both the USB-C to C and the USB-C to A cable, providing the capability of plugging into both new and old devices without scrambling for adapters. The drive comes shipped in the exFAT format, which is read-compatible on virtually all contemporary operating systems without reformating.
At a price of $129 in the 2TB version, you pay approximately 6 cents per gigbyte on storage that reads the data at almost ten times the speed that the mechanical drives read the data. Keep in mind, this Prime Big Deal Day price ends tonight.
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