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Photographer and magazine editor Will Cheung needed fast, reliable memory on the move – and it needed to be compact and secure, too. With its key user benefits, Samsung’s superfast Portable SSD T7 Touch seemed perfect for his workflow ON LOCATION WITH SAMSUNG’S NEW PORTABLE SSD T7 TOUCH
WITH THE LATEST digital cameras shooting high-megapixel stills and 4K video, the image creator’s need for fast, high-capacity and totally reliable storage has never been more important. Samsung has been the world’s number-one brand for flash memory since 2002, with all firmware and components including DRAM and NAND memory produced in-house, so it was no surprise that the brand’s new Portable SSD T7 Touch is packed full with the latest technology. Its USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface enables outstandingly rapid data transfer speeds, with a read rating of up to 1050MB/s and a write speed of 1000MB/s. To give these figures some context, these read/write speeds are twice as fast as its predecessors, and 9.5 times faster than an external hard drive. What’s more, this lightning-fast performance comes in a palm-sized device so it is very compact, too. “When packing for an assignment, a full backpack is the norm,” says magazine editor and photographer, Will Cheung. “By the time I have packed a camera, a backup body, three or four lenses, filters, spare batteries and a laptop, my photo backpack is heavy enough to make it a strain to get it on my back. When I’m flying, loading it into the overhead baggage compartment can be a struggle. Speaking quite honestly, the last thing I need is a large external hard drive to take on my travels. So it is a tremendous benefit that the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Touch weighs in at just 58 grams and has the footprint of a credit card.
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“In fact, the Samsung portable drive is so light and compact that I usually carry it in my pocket for convenience. For me, that has two benefits, especially when travelling. Travel inevitably means waiting, so once I find a seat, I can get out the laptop, quickly locate and hook up the portable drive and do some editing or backing up. There’s always something to be done.” The Samsung Portable SSD T7 Touch uses an USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface and has embedded PCle NVMe technology. This makes dealing with big files – whether a batch of Raw files straight out of the
camera, working on complex, multilayered image files or editing a video project – very efficient for a smooth, frustration-free workflow for Cheung. “After a day’s shoot, I like to back up what is on my camera memory cards as soon as I possibly can. It’s not that I have had any issues with my camera memory cards, but the fact is that one day a card will be lost. The idea that I could lose what I have worked hard to capture is frightening. As a photographer, I can travel many miles, get up (or stay up) at silly o’clock and wait an age for the right light, and having all that effort go down the drain because of a technical glitch or physical mishap is enough to make me feel ill. “The thing is, I am like that with all my images – not just those of commercial significance, but also family snapshots,
“The Portable SSD T7 Touch’s lightning-fast performance makes life easier and it is a joy being able to move files so quickly”
14 DEF I N I T ION | JUNE 2020
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