1. Introduction2. Samsung Portable SSD T9 4TB3. ATTO/CrystalDiskMark/AS SSD4. Throughput 5. PCMark 10 Data Drive Benchmark6. Import / Export7. Real Life File Transfers8. Closing Thoughts9. View All Pages

Samsung's latest external SSD is the Portable SSD T9, the long-awaited successor to the popular T7. With a USB 3.2 Gen 2 x2 interface it offers twice the performance of the old T7. We review the 4TB model, coming in at just over £360 here in the UK.

At launch, the T9 range consists of three capacities; 1TB, 2TB and the flagship 4TB model we are reviewing here. What's inside the T9 is anybody's guess as Samsung hasn't released any details regarding the controller or the VNAND.

Thanks to its USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 interface, Samsung quotes performance figures for the range as up to 2,000MB/s for reads across the range while the 1TB and 2TB drives get an up to 1,950MB/s rating for writes. The 4TB drive is a little faster at up to 2,000MB/s.

The drive supports AES 256-bit hardware encryption and is drop-resistant to 3m. Samsung quote power figures for the 4TB T9 as 0.67W idle power and up to 7.3W peak power

Samsung backs the drive with a 5-year warranty which is an improvement over the T7 which only got three years.

Physical Specifications:

• Usable Capacities: 4TB.
• NAND Components:  n/s.
• NAND Controller:  n/s.
• Interface: USB 3.2 Gen 2×2.
• Form Factor: external.
• Dimensions: 88 x 60 x 14mm.
• Drive Weight: 122g.

Firmware Version: FXL71P2Q.

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