What decides whether the Samsung T7 is the right portable drive: the USB port it needs, the speed you will actually get, how well it survives knocks and weather, and how it compares with the obvious alternatives. Facts come from the reviews listed at the bottom; capacities come from our comparison.
Who it’s for: Everyday backups and moving files between computers: small, light, and fast enough to saturate any 10 Gbps USB-C or USB-A port. Skip it for: Video work that needs more than about 1,000 MB/s — a 20 Gbps drive such as the T9 is twice as fast on a matching port.
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), USB-C |
| Rated speed | Up to 1,050 MB/s read, 1,000 MB/s write |
| Protection | Aluminum shell, drop-rated to 2 m; no IP water/dust rating |
| Security | AES 256-bit hardware encryption with optional password |
| Size | 85 × 57 × 8 mm, 58 g |
| Capacity | Seq. read | Seq. write | Warranty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 TB | 1,050 MB/s | 1,000 MB/s | 3 yr |
Every Samsung T7 capacity in our comparison, smallest first.
| $/TB | $/GB | Price | Capacity | Interface | Gen | Read | Write | NAND | Warranty | Cond. | Product |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $228.94BEST | $0.229 | $228.94 | 1 TB | External | USB | 1,050 MB/s | 1,000 MB/s | — | 3 yr | New | Samsung T7 1TB Portable· 3rd-party· ships laterAmazon ↗ |
It reaches its rated speed on any USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) port, USB-C or USB-A, including Thunderbolt and USB4 ports. On an older 5 Gbps port it runs at about 450 MB/s.
More on USB speed labels: portable SSDs compared.
Samsung T9: Samsung's 20 Gbps drive, twice as fast on a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port.
SanDisk Extreme Portable: the other popular 10 Gbps drive, with an IP55 rating.
We show retail prices only while we can refresh them at least every 24 hours. Portable SSDs follow the same NAND market as internal drives: contract prices are forecast +15 to +20% for 4Q26 — see the SSD price chart.
Facts on this page come from:
Where reviews disagreed we state the majority figure and note the other.