SPEED DEMON Incredibly fast, the Samsung Portable SSD T9 can transfer a 4GB file in as quickly as two seconds
using the portable drive on the same host device and left to idle, the battery life is extended by more than 30 minutes compared to competitors’ products.* For extra peace of mind, the Samsung Portable SSD T9 comes with Samsung Magician software installed. This offers performance benchmarking, security functions, firmware updates, a health status check in real time, data migration, PSSD software and a card authentication tool. It’s also tested to be compatible with devices including PCs, mobiles, TVs, game consoles and cameras – all thanks to using a dedicated PCB design rather than an M.2 SSD. All this technology is designed to give worry-free performance – that’s exactly what the Samsung Portable SSD T9 delivered on Danson’s pilot project. “Luckily, we didn’t test the portable drive’s impact capabilities, but it’s good to know it’s protected against drops up to three metres and has a five-year limited warranty,” beams Danson. Not having to worry about hardware means Danson is free to do the job at hand – working with his interviewees to draw out amazing stories. That’s what Forty Minutes With is all about. *Power consumption results based on Samsung internal testing, conducted under controlled conditions. Idle status defined as eight minutes without I/O operations.
the upgrade to the Samsung Portable SSD T9. It’s faster, holds up to 4TB of data and is secure. “I’ve had huge success with Samsung memory in the past, so I was certain that the Samsung Portable SSD T9 would be even better. And it was, giving everyone faith that it was the ideal hardware for the project,” says Danson of the portable drive, which proves compact at just 122g and 88x60x14mm. With a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 interface as well as a choice of two cables – one to connect to a USB-C or Thunderbolt drive and a second for legacy USB-A devices – the portable drive is fast to connect and recognised instantly. There were no big delays waiting for footage to be ingested thanks to the incredibly quick 2000MB/s transfer speeds, as the Samsung Portable SSD T9
is blazing fast. With Samsung’s TurboWrite technology enabling a buffer size of up to 180GB, maximum performance is maintained for longer when transferring large files or encoding/decoding video. That was crucial with the massive files from the cine camera. Heat management is a key factor when using large video files as this can lead to performance drops or even the device failing. But there’s no such worry with the Samsung Portable SSD T9. In addition to Dynamic Thermal Guard technology, it has been built with thermal materials such as silicon and aluminium to keep things cool. Since the hardware and firmware is developed exclusively for the Samsung Portable SSD T9, it consumes 0.67W idle power and peak power up to 7.3W when connected by USB-C. In testing, when
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