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Samsung P9 and P7 Portable SSDs Announced – USB4 Speeds up to 4,000MB/s and 8TB Capacity

Samsung has introduced the P9 and P7, two portable SSDs that bring USB4 connectivity to the company's external storage lineup for the first time. The flagship P9 claims sequential read speeds of up to 4,000MB/s, roughly twice what the current T9 delivers, and Samsung is aiming it directly at production work, including 12K direct recording.

Samsung P9 and P7 Portable SSDs Announced – USB4 Speeds up to 4,000MB/s and 8TB Capacity

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Samsung has introduced the P9 and P7, two portable SSDs that bring USB4 connectivity to the company's external storage lineup for the first time.

The flagship P9 claims sequential read speeds of up to 4,000MB/s, roughly twice what the current T9 delivers, and Samsung is aiming it directly at production work, including 12K direct recording.

The launch pricing, and what retailers are already charging on preorder, also says a lot about the state of the memory market right now.

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Samsung has introduced the P9 and P7, two portable SSDs that bring USB4 connectivity to the company's external storage lineup for the first time. The flagship P9 claims sequential read speeds of up to 4,000MB/s, roughly twice what the current T9 delivers, and Samsung is aiming it directly at production work, including 12K direct recording. The launch pricing, and what retailers are already charging on preorder, also says a lot about the state of the memory market right now.

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  • The new P Series sits above the familiar T Series drives that many of us have velcroed to camera cages and dumped cards onto for years.

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