With the rise of high-resolution music and video file formats, and the rise of solid-state drive technology, today's solid-state drives can meet the needs of many users not only in terms of storage capacity, transmission speed, etc. Compared with the previous HDD, it is much lighter, which has also led many computer brands to launch solid-state drive products that can meet the needs of mobile portability. Samsung released a mini portable solid state drive Portable SSD T7 Touch earlier this month. In addition to the size of a business card, the storage capacity can be up to 2TB. The most special thing is that this mini solid state drive also has a fingerprint recognition device. Users can store files more securely.

Samsung Portable SSD T7 Touch is packaged in all black, with a fingerprint reader and storage capacity on the box, and is compatible with Windows, Mac and Android operating system devices. C's smart mobile devices can also be used.

On the left and right sides of the outer box, there are T7 Touch's features, dimensions, weight and accessories list.

1. Three-year limited hardware warranty.

2. Support Windows 7 and above, macOS 10.10 and above, and Android 5.1 and above operating systems.

3. The read speed can reach up to 1,050MB/s, and the write speed can reach up to 1,000MB/s.

4. Provide password and AES 256-bit hardware encryption protection mechanism.

5. Breathing lighting design.

6. Lightweight all-metal shell design.

Specification Table

Features

The inner box includes a USB Type-C to Type-C transmission cable, a USB Type-C to Type-A transmission cable, and the transmission cables are all USB 3.2 Gen 2 transmission specifications and support backward compatibility. Of course, there is also the T7 Touch solid state drive body.

The size of the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Touch mobile solid state drive is 85 x 57 x 8.0mm, which is about the size of a standard business card. The shell is made of aluminum metal, and it is equipped with a matte texture coating. The AO6402L fingerprint can be seen on the front of the body. Identifier and indicator configuration.

On the front of the solid-state drive, you can see the USB Type-C USB 3.2 Gen2 port.

The actual weight of the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Touch mobile solid state drive is 57g. The editor tested this time with a 1TB storage capacity version. If it is a 2TB storage capacity configuration, the weight will be slightly heavier.

To get the full use of Samsung Portable SSD T7 Touch mobile solid state drive, it is recommended that you download the "Samsung Portable SSD Software 1.0" application from the official website to use it together. Currently, there are application downloads for both Windows and Mac operating systems.

This time I use the Mac operating system version of the application. After the installation is complete, you can connect the SSD to the computer, and the system will automatically detect whether the T7 Touch is connected correctly.

After connecting the T7 Touch, the user can choose the security mode, which are closed, password security, and password plus fingerprint recognition security. The update option in the lower left corner of the interface allows users to update the firmware of the solid-state hard drive online, and click the T7 Touch option on the left side of the screen to see the current storage usage of the hard drive.

If you did not set any security mode at the beginning, you can turn on the security mode through the setting menu, but in the mode selection, you must first set the password before you can set the fingerprint, because you need to use the password to After enabling the fingerprint recognition setting, after setting the password, the user can still change the display name and password of the hard disk.

Settings menu

Password setting

Detailed settings menu

After the fingerprint recognition security mode is turned on, you can start to set the fingerprint. The setting method is the same as that of the commercially available smart mobile devices or laptops. After repeatedly picking up and putting down the finger, you can set it, and you need to use different finger pads. After the setting is completed, you can see the opening and closing and setting options of the fingerprint recognition security mode in the menu. Users can edit the fingerprint name and add more fingerprints, which is a very convenient setting. Way.

Before the actual measurement, I formatted the T7 Touch first. Since I usually use both Windows and Mac dual-system devices, the hard disk format is ExFAT, the hard disk name is not changed, and the standard storage capacity is 1TB. .

The editor first used a MacBook Pro 16 to test the read and write performance. In the AJA System Test Lite test software, the T7 Touch's read and write performance was measured to be 916/848 MB/s (read/write), while in the BlackMagicDesign Disk Test test software, there are 890.5/828.0 MB/s (read/write) performance.

Then I also used the latest ROG G14 laptop from ASUS for testing. Like the MacBook Pro 16, it uses the USB Type-C Thunderbolt 3 port for testing. The sequential read and write performance in CrystalDiskMark is 960.80 / 900.30 MB/s , In the TxBench performance test, in the sequential Max QD32 performance test, the performance of 947.131 / 852.147 MB/s was obtained. Finally, in the AS SSD Benchmark test software, it obtained a performance score of 1,914 points and a read and write performance of 853.79/769.95 MB/s.

Of course, I also use Apple iPad Pro 12.9 and Samsung's latest Galaxy S20 smart phone. Data can be transferred under different systems, which is really convenient to use!

With iPad Pro 12.9

With Galaxy S20

Samsung's new Portable T7 Touch mini mobile solid state drive is indeed quite light and easy to carry. It is equipped with an aluminum alloy metal shell and a matte coating texture. If the black model is full of fingerprints and oil stains, it needs to be wiped frequently to maintain Cleanliness of appearance. In terms of transfer speed, although it does not have the reading performance of over 1000 as indicated by the original factory, it can achieve a performance of around 900 MB/s with the USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 transfer mode, which is quite enough for Xiaobian. Accessing RAW files or 4K video files when taking photos will not waste too much waiting time. With the dual security mode of fingerprint recognition and password provided by Samsung, if there is any confidential information in the solid-state drive, it can also be effectively protected. .

All in all, lightness, speed and safety are the main features of the Samsung Portable T7 Touch mini mobile solid state drive. However, considering the current 1TB mobile solid state drive products on the market, the price is a bit high. No other brand has been used with the fingerprint recognition security mode, so you should consider your own needs before purchasing.