159 Mbit/s sound approx. what an HDD will reach (Reading)
Writing is always slower than reading, your HDD is most likely your bottleneck (there could be other factors, but as mentioned thats probably because of the HDD)
Cashback is via the Samsung website (probably), so you get money back. Therefore, cashback is never deducted from the price, at most if you buy it directly from the manufacturer.
Thanks for the question, I'm very curious to see what comes out of it! Unfortunately I can't help, but I have exactly the same problem with exactly the same device (T7/4 TB). So far it looks like a warranty case to me ...
Since the specifications of the compatible SSDs mentioned show that they are even narrower and the pictures tend to show wider ones, I would be pretty confident. On the other hand, I would think twice about buying something where the manufacturer doesn't manage to provide exact technical data such as the minimum and maximum size of the compatible SSDs...
Is again a great offer as the SSD prices have risen again and again in the last 3/4 years, I already have some of the Samsung T7 and so far no problems.
The Community is made for enquiries concerning the ownership and use of the products. If you have any complaints or other questions, we invite and thank you to contact the customer service directly. Thank you in advance :) https://helpcenter.digitec.ch/hc/fr/requests/new
Hello friends. I have large video files which I need to back up so was very happy when this came out. I have an Aurora R9 Alienware PC (USB 3 and 3.1 gen 1 and 2 x gen 2 ports so not a spec issue). I ordered this about a week ago and all week I have been trying to get ‘reasonable speeds’ (not looking for the max which is stated because we all know this can be impacted by a number of things!) but I do not get more than 159Mb/s and that was only once which allowed me to transfer some files over. I know am back to what I was getting originally which is in the region of 30-40 Mbp/s! I have changed drivers, reinstalled drivers, enabled better performance with write cache but still no change?
I am transferring from a 7200 rpm HDD to this SSD but I cannot believe the HDD is the bottleneck?
I have done various speed test and crystal disk test which show much higher read and write speeds but that is not shown with actual transfers!
My files are large 3-4 and over gb so not mini files which can impact the speed.
any help or guidance please on what could be wrong? I genuinely do not want to return this but spending 2-3 hours (if I am lucky) transferring files is not good.
Thank you vielen danke
In principle, this SSD should work on the Mac without any problems - I have one on it myself at the moment. I would not use any help software from the manufacturer but format it directly with the hard drive utility. Under Sequoia it is even easier - click on "Erase drive" with the Ctrl mouse button. Of course, this only works if it is displayed... I would try it with another USB-C cable, restart the computer, attach the SSD and then, if it is still not displayed, start the hard drive utility. It should be visible there. If this is not the case even after changing the cable, I would return the SSD. In the hard disk utility, it makes sense to set the display option to "All devices". Then select the SSD at the top device level and "Delete" with format APFS and scheme GUID...
T7 and T9 are currently closer in price than when I bought my T7. I would probably go for the T9 today. However, in most cases, depending on the USB controller or the status of the interface on the computer, the data rate in practice is more likely to be between 300-800 MB/sec. than 1000/2000 MB/sec. even if the T7 or T9 could do that. As a basis for decision-making, you could first check the extent to which these speeds are supported by the computer using a suitable tool / manual or product link to the hardware manufacturer.
