New
Samsung T7
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2
Read Speed 1,050 MB/s
NAND MLC
DRAM Cache Yes
62 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong random (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong social proof (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average endurance (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has improved over time
Based on 10 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 1050 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1000 |
Hardware
| NAND | MLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung T7 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Crucial T710 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Corsair MP700 Elite | SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 1,050 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | MLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | false | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung T7 | 41.9 | 79.8 | 97.4 | 54.8 | 33 | 74.4 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 87.9 | 94.8 | 93.7 | 92.9 | 80.9 | 96.3 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 98.7 | 98.8 | 85.4 | 92.9 | 86 | 82.3 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.6 | 93.4 | 93.7 | 78.6 | 94.1 | 96.3 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 99.8 | 78.6 | 87.3 | 46.7 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.6 | 99.1 | 90.4 | 54.8 | 98.3 | 6.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
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Usage Scores
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