The Black Friday deals are in full swing over at Samsung US. While the company is selling everything from smartphones to washing machines, the Samsung storage solutions caught our eye.
Starting with microSD cards, the EVO Select is the value option with a 1TB card costing $80. These are rated A2, so you can run apps from them. They also have transfer speeds of up to 160MB/s (read).
Samsung EVO Select microSD card
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A2 U3 V30, 160MB/s read
up to $20 off
128GB – $14 at Samsung US 256GB – $18 at Samsung US 512GB – $33 at Samsung US 1TB – $80 at Samsung US
The Samsung Pro Plus microSD card comes with an SD adapter, which is great if your laptop has an SD reader instead of a microSD reader. The Pro Plus series is faster with up to 180MB/s reads and up to 130MB/s writes.
Samsung Pro Plus microSD card
A2, U3, V30, 180MB/s read, 130MB/s write
up to $30 off
128GB – $19 at Samsung US 256GB – $27 at Samsung US 512GB – $50 at Samsung US
The Samsung Pro Plus also has full-size SD cards, which run at the same speed (up to 180MB/s read and 130MB/s write). If you’re getting a 512GB card, the full-size one is cheaper. Otherwise, you’re better off with a microSD (remember it comes with an SD adapter).
Samsung Pro Plus SD card
U3 V30, 180MB/s read, 130MB/s write
up to $34 off
128GB – $20 at Samsung US 256GB – $31 at Samsung US 512GB – $32 at Samsung US
Another way to store data is with a portable SSD like the Samsung T5 EVO, available in 2TB, 4TB and 8TB variants (though only the latter two are discounted). This connects over USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) and can achieve sequential read and write speeds up to 460MB/s. It’s tiny (102g) but tough with drop resistance up to 6ft.
Samsung T5 EVO Portable SSD
USB 3.2
up to $225 off
4TB – $230 at Samsung US 8TB – $430 at Samsung US
A faster but pricier option is the Samsung T9 portable SSD. With a USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 connection (20Gbps), it offers sequential read speeds of up to 2,000MB/s. It’s not much larger than the T5 (this one is 122g).
Samsung T9 Portable SSD
USB 3.2 Gen2x2
up to $220 off
1TB – $135 at Samsung US 2TB – $200 at Samsung US 4TB – $330 at Samsung US
If you have a computer with an NVMe slot, you can upgrade the internal storage too. The Samsung 990 EVO (M.2 2280) has a PCIe 4 x4 or 5.0 x2 interface for up to 5,000MB/s sequential read and up to 4,200MB/s sequential write speeds. It does up to 800K/700K random IOPS and is rated for 1,200TB Total Bytes Written (TBW).
Samsung 990 EVO NVMe SSD
PCIe 4.0 x4 / 5.0 x2
up to $105 off
1TB – $70 at Samsung US 2TB – $135 at Samsung US
The Samsung 990 Pro is faster with up to 7,450MB/s sequential read and up to 6,900MB/s sequential write speeds. This one has 4GB of LPDDR4 DRAM on board, which boosts the random access to 1,600K/1,550K IOPS. It’s more durable too with 2,400TB TBW. The form factor is the same, M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD.
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe SSD
PCIe 4.0 x4
up to $195 off
1TB – $100 at Samsung US 2TB – $170 at Samsung US 4TB – $270 at Samsung US
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