Tech · Samsung · 2023
Samsung T9
Twice the interface bandwidth of the T7, which only pays off if your machine can take it.
Overall
8.1
out of 10
Axis scores
Tech is scored on these 5 axes. The total is their plain average — nothing is weighted.
Average of 5 axes
8.1/10
- Performance
- 9.0
- Value
- 7.4
- Durability
- 8.2
- Ease of use
- 8.2
- Design
- 7.6
- Performance — How well it does the core job
- Value — What the same money buys elsewhere
- Durability — Failure and fade reports past the one-year mark
- Ease of use — Setup, daily operation, cleaning, maintenance
- Design — Build quality and how it sits in a room
Specs
- Interface
- USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
- Shell
- Rubberised grip
- Capacities
- 1 TB to 4 TB
As published by the manufacturer. We didn't measure these ourselves.
Is it for you
Buy it if
- Editing video directly off the drive
- A machine with a 20 Gbps port to actually feed it
- Large transfers where sustained write speed decides your day
Skip it if
- Your ports are USB 3.2 Gen 2, which halves the point of buying it
- You mostly move documents and photos
Gen 2x2 is the whole story: on a host that supports it, this drive roughly doubles what the T7 can do, and it holds the speed long enough to matter on real transfers rather than benchmarks.
The catch is host support. Plenty of laptops, and every Mac, top out below what this drive can deliver, at which point you have bought headroom you cannot reach.
Last updated . The scoring method is on how we rank.