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Samsung Shield T7 is a beefy version of our favorite portable SSD, offering IP65 rating water and dust resistance and a durable rubber casing plus consistent data transfer speeds. As part of the company’s latest round of discounts on its various storage devices, the 1TB and 2TB versions of the drive are priced lower than usual at Amazon, Best Buy and Samsung’s own online store. The first one boils down to $80that equals its all-time low, while the latter is for sale for $130, which is the best price we’ve seen outside of a very brief drop to $120 this past August. For reference, the 1TB model has stayed at this price for the past few weeks, but it’s still around $10 below the average rate we’ve seen in recent months. Meanwhile, the 2TB model has typically retailed for around $150 of late.
The T7 Shield isn’t the only good portable SSD in this price range, as other USB 3.2 Gen 2 drives like the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD and WD My Passport SSD you can squeeze a bit more performance and have warranties longer than five years (Samsung offers a three-year warranty). But the speed differences aren’t huge, and while all SSDs are more durable than older HDDs, the T7 Shield’s rugged casing should give you extra peace of mind if you often take your laptop on the road and need to transfer or back up data. file security. For many, the best option is whatever is cheapest at the time; Right now, that’s the T7 Shield.
Samsung has some other notable deals on storage gear. He 256 GB Samsung Evo Select It’s down to $19, which is the all-time low for a fast and reliable microSD card. If you don’t need that much space, the 128GB ProPlus The microSD card is slightly faster and starts at $14. And while the lightning-fast speeds of a PCIe 4.0 SSD like the 990 professional aren’t necessary for most, the 1TB version of that drive is available for as low as $100 for those building a high-end PC (only Make sure its firmware is up to date).
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