If you’ve been looking for a new digital storage option, Samsung has a deal on the 8TB Samsung T5 Evo portable SSD for just $500. With that much storage, it’s perfect for large digital game libraries, raw video and photo files, raw and rendered digital art, and other important programs and documents you may need to take on the go. And you won’t want to wait to take advantage of this deal, even with Amazon’s Big Spring Sale around the corner.
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With a truly impressive amount of storage space, you’ll get read and write speeds of up to 460 MB/s each, letting you transfer large files more quickly than a traditional hard disk drive. With support for USB 3.2, you’ll get more reliable data transfers, which means you won’t have to worry about possible data corruption due to interruptions.
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Along with great read and write speeds and more reliable data transfers, the Samsung T5 Evo–> also features 256-bit AES encryption to keep your personal data and sensitive information safe from unauthorized access.
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Its outer casing is drop- and shock-resistant and can withstand falls up to six feet, making it perfect for on-location photographers and other mobile professionals who need a tough storage drive for offloading raw photos from camera storage or transferring important projects and documents between their home office and mobile work location.
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How I rated this deal
I give the Samsung SSD deal a 5/5 Editor’s deal rating not because it’s the lowest price I’ve ever seen on the 8TB version (it was almost 60% off around December 2024), but because it’s an excellent value for such a high-capacity SSD. For about $60 per TB, you can get enough storage space to back up your entire desktop, laptop, digital game library, and online photo albums and have space left over. It’s also a great value for a somewhat rugged SSD, with a case that can withstand drops up to 6ft, but doesn’t add a ton of weight or bulk.
While the listing for the Samsung T5 Evo portable SSD does not have a countdown timer, it is labeled as a limited-time sale. That means that Samsung may have only approved a certain number of units that can be sold at this price, and stock may not last.
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