Samsung T9 Portable SSD Discounted 33% During EOFY Sale
The Samsung T9 portable SSD is on sale for AU$369 (down from AU$549) on Amazon during the end-of-financial-year sales period. The T9 delivers read/write speeds up to 2GB per second, making it one of the fastest portable SSDs available, with tested speeds between 1,700-2,000 MB/s for reads and 1,300-1,900 MB/s for writes. The discount represents significant savings for users needing high-speed external storage for backup or working with large files across devices.
The Samsung T9 portable SSD is currently available at a 33% discount on Amazon during Australia's end-of-financial-year sales, priced at AU$369 for the 1TB model compared to Samsung's retail price of AU$549. The device is positioned as one of the fastest portable SSDs on the market, capable of delivering read and write speeds up to 2GB per second. TechRadar's testing confirmed read speeds between 1,700-2,000 MB/s and write speeds between 1,300-1,900 MB/s depending on workload, representing a significant improvement over previous generation portable SSDs. The T9 features Samsung's Dynamic Thermal Guard technology to prevent overheating, AES 256-bit encryption for security, drop resistance up to 3 meters, and a compact design weighing 122 grams. The sale price works out to approximately 37 cents per gigabyte of storage.
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The Samsung T9 is one of the fastest portable SSDs we've tried — and it's 33% off for EOFY
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