I need to do alot of file transfers of locally stored data and had purchased a Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 SSD and installed in into a Sabrent M.2 NVMe external enclosure. This solution was wonderful because it was complete overkill but guaranteed that the SSD wouldn't be a bottleneck. The only issue I had was it's not inherently secure. I could use software encryption but that would slow down the transfer dramatically, especially since many of these transfers are from old systems that don't have much processing power, over to new systems. When I heard Samsung was going to release the T7 Touch I was very excited but obviously skeptical. How fast would it actually be, would the fingerprint sensor work on any device without needing to install software, how accurate is the fingerprint sensor, how fast does it find a match and unlock, etc...
I'm happy to confirm that the fingerprint reader is indeed fast, accurate and allows for multiple fingerprints to be enrolled. (Can add friends, family, coworkers, etc.) I currently have four fingers registered so I can easily unlock it when it's plugged-in on either side of me. The reader can... well read... from any orientation so you don't have to line it up straight. The SSD can be backwards and register you just fine. Also it only takes about a 1.5 to 2.0 seconds to unlock. Lastly and most importantly, everything is saved onboard and no software is needed, *After the initial setup*, to access the data. You can plug it into any device that is capable of reading it and unlock it without any headaches.
It's not disclosed if this SSD uses TLC or QLC Flash Nand and it doesn't offer a TBW limit with it's warranty, only that it has a 3yr warranty which is 2yrs less than their typical 5yrs offered on most of their TLC SSDs. So I have no idea how long it will actually last with my specific workload but If I can actually get a solid 3-years out of it then I will be impressed.
Lastly, this thing is very thin and very light... something my Sabrent enclosure was not lol. I loved the solid block of aluminum but it was quite-cumbersome in the pocket sometimes, especially when kneeling or needing to lay-down to access something that's hard to reach.
All-in-all I've been very pleased this past month with my purchase and have since 'secure-erased' the 970 Evo Plus and added it as a secondary SSD to the one I'm already using in my desktop.
| Hard Drive | 1 TB Solid State Hard Drive |
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