# Samsung T7 Portable SSD: specs and price

**Price (US):** $110 at newegg.com (US MSRP at launch for 500GB was $109.99 (Samsung newsroom / launch coverage); 1TB $199.99, 2TB $369.99. Now heavily discounted; Newegg lists 1TB from ~$80 as of June 2026. Prior value of $70 was below the documented $109.99 500GB launch MSRP and has been corrected.), as of 2026-06-27. A sourced, dated price of record — other retailers (incl. Amazon) may be lower. Among the 18 portable ssds we track it is #9 cheapest of 18; category median $125.
**Brand:** Samsung
**Released:** 2020-06
**Deskmark:** Bronze Deskmark — pay-blind category standing 27/100, #15 of 21 in class (independent, computed from sourced data, never for sale).
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Specifications

| Spec | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Price (US) | $110 |
| Brand | Samsung |
| Released | 2020-06 |
| Capacity (GB) | 500 |
| Read (Mbps) | 1050 |
| Write (Mbps) | 1000 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) |
| Encryption | AES 256-bit hardware |
| IP rating | — |
| Weight (g) | 58 |

## Where it stands

At $110, the Samsung T7 Portable SSD is #9 cheapest of the 18 portable ssds we track, where the median is $125. On the spec sheet, its capacity of 500 GB is the lowest of the 20, its write of 1000 Mbps is below the median of the 19, and its weight of 58 g is below the median of the 16.

## What reviewers say

Two whitelisted outlets hands-on tested the 2TB Samsung T7 (2020): Tom's Hardware (17 Aug 2020) and StorageReview (23 Jul 2020). Both call it a sleek, secure, well-cooled portable SSD, but flag that its DRAMless design keeps real-world speeds under the rated 1,050/1,000 MB/s and lagging DRAM-based competition. StorageReview measured 894/840 MB/s (BlackMagic) and roughly 1 GB/s read / 920 MB/s write (IOMeter 4-thread), below the 1 GB/s claim. (Tom's Hardware per-run benchmark numbers sit on a results page not captured by the fetch, so they were dropped as unverifiable.) (Based on 2 reviews, 2 lab-tested, 2020-07-23–2020-08-17.)

Praised: Slick aluminum/metal unibody design that is premium and highly portable; Hardware AES 256-bit encryption with optional password protection; Thermal management via ePCM and Dynamic Thermal Guard keeps temperatures in check.
Flagged: Measured speeds fall short of the rated 1,050/1,000 MB/s (StorageReview: below the quoted 1GB/s); DRAMless architecture leaves performance lagging most of the competition; Write speed degrades once the TurboWrite cache fills; Short 3-year warranty and no IP rating.
Disagreement: Both note the T7 comes in under its quoted speeds, but weigh it differently: Tom's Hardware frames the DRAMless design as a real drawback, writing that 'performance lags most of the competition,' while StorageReview is more forgiving, calling the results 'pretty good numbers for its class.'
Sources: Tom's Hardware (2020-08-17, tomshardware.com), StorageReview (2020-07-23, storagereview.com)

## Frequently asked questions

**What do reviewers say about the Samsung T7 Portable SSD?**

Two whitelisted outlets hands-on tested the 2TB Samsung T7 (2020): Tom's Hardware (17 Aug 2020) and StorageReview (23 Jul 2020). Both call it a sleek, secure, well-cooled portable SSD, but flag that its DRAMless design keeps real-world speeds under the rated 1,050/1,000 MB/s and lagging DRAM-based competition. StorageReview measured 894/840 MB/s (BlackMagic) and roughly 1 GB/s read / 920 MB/s write (IOMeter 4-thread), below the 1 GB/s claim. (Tom's Hardware per-run benchmark numbers sit on a results page not captured by the fetch, so they were dropped as unverifiable.) Praised: Slick aluminum/metal unibody design that is premium and highly portable; Hardware AES 256-bit encryption with optional password protection; Thermal management via ePCM and Dynamic Thermal Guard keeps temperatures in check. Flagged: Measured speeds fall short of the rated 1,050/1,000 MB/s (StorageReview: below the quoted 1GB/s); DRAMless architecture leaves performance lagging most of the competition; Write speed degrades once the TurboWrite cache fills; Short 3-year warranty and no IP rating. (From 2 tester reviews, 2 lab-tested.)

**How much does the Samsung T7 Portable SSD cost?**

The Samsung T7 Portable SSD has a US price of $110 (US MSRP at launch for 500GB was $109.99 (Samsung newsroom / launch coverage); 1TB $199.99, 2TB $369.99. Now heavily discounted; Newegg lists 1TB from ~$80 as of June 2026. Prior value of $70 was below the documented $109.99 500GB launch MSRP and has been corrected.), as of 2026-06-15.

**How does the Samsung T7 Portable SSD compare on price?**

At $110, the Samsung T7 Portable SSD is #9 cheapest of the 18 portable ssds we track, where the median is $125.

**When was the Samsung T7 Portable SSD released?**

The Samsung T7 Portable SSD was released 2020-06.

**What are the Samsung T7 Portable SSD's key specs?**

Samsung T7 Portable SSD (Samsung): capacity gb 500, read mbps 1050, write mbps 1000, interface USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), encryption AES 256-bit hardware. Full sourced spec sheet verified 2026-06-15.

Source: https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=samsung+t7+portable+ssd (newegg.com, accessed 2026-06-15)
Corroboration: https://www.storagereview.com/review/samsung-t7-portable-ssd-review (accessed 2026-06-15)
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/product/portable-ssds/samsung-t7/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, the Samsung T7 Portable SSD price of record was $110 as of 2026-06-15 — https://frontdeskreview.com/product/portable-ssds/samsung-t7/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl