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expiredHyoff posted Jan 25, 2023 04:02 AM
expiredHyoff posted Jan 25, 2023 04:02 AM

Costco Members: 2TB Samsung T7 Portable External Solid State Drive SSD

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$150

$220

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Costco Wholesale has for its Costco Members: 2TB Samsung T7 Portable External Solid State Drive (MU-PC2T0K/WW) on sale for $149.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Hyoff for finding this deal.

Note, must login to your Costco account w/ an active membership for pricing to showcase at checkout.

Features:
  • 2TB Capacity
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 Interface
  • PCIe NVMe Technology
  • Read Speeds up to 1050 MB/s
  • Write Speeds up to 1000 MB/s
  • 256-Bit AES Hardware Encryption

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  • About this deal:
    • This offer matches previous Front Page deal that earned 39+ thumbs up
  • About this product:
    • Limited 3-year warranty
    • Includes:
      • Samsung 2TB T7 Portable SSD
      • USB Type-C Cable
      • USB Type-C to Type-A Cable
  • About this store:
    • Costco Wholesale return policy here

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Costco Wholesale has for its Costco Members: 2TB Samsung T7 Portable External Solid State Drive (MU-PC2T0K/WW) on sale for $149.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Hyoff for finding this deal.

Note, must login to your Costco account w/ an active membership for pricing to showcase at checkout.

Features:
  • 2TB Capacity
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 Interface
  • PCIe NVMe Technology
  • Read Speeds up to 1050 MB/s
  • Write Speeds up to 1000 MB/s
  • 256-Bit AES Hardware Encryption

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer matches previous Front Page deal that earned 39+ thumbs up
  • About this product:
    • Limited 3-year warranty
    • Includes:
      • Samsung 2TB T7 Portable SSD
      • USB Type-C Cable
      • USB Type-C to Type-A Cable
  • About this store:
    • Costco Wholesale return policy here

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mike808
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In addition, as we get older, fingerprints degrade and become unusable for these devices. So these devices with fingerprint resders are not as helpful in practice with the 55+ crowd, and the recognition gets worse the older the person is.

Always setup multiple fingers for backups if one doesn't work, as well as from a backup person. Don't end up like a locked M1 that loses your data forever and is just e-waste at that point.

To me, that makes the use case tor this to be short-term secure data transport from one location to another (e.g. courier doesn't have access), not secure offsite backup storage. Or, secure occasional use data . Unfortunately biometrics aren't magically better because there's no password to remember.

Also, US Customs (CPB) can force you to unlock biometric devices as your constitutional rights (4th & 5th amendments) are suspended within 100 miles of any border, on land or coastline.
macpro
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Best not to use the thumb or index finger for fingerprint readers. Those fingers get so much wear and tear and the fingerprints are subject to cracking.

Also, this time of year, if you don't moisturize your hands, the cracking is more severe.
RamesesThe2nd
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I recently tried Samsung T7 Shield and Crucial X8. Crucial X8 is faster for first 250 GB and then crawls down to HDD levels. T7 is not as fast as x8, but it has much better consistent write performance and therefore it is much faster than X8 for larger workloads (saving large files). I ended up getting a NVMe SSD with an external enclosure and it is faster than both X8 and T7. On paper all these can do 10 Gbps, but IRL the performance is not even half as good most of the time.

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Jan 25, 2023 05:13 AM
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kaleyodaJan 25, 2023 05:13 AM
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Is this also in warehouse?
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Jan 25, 2023 05:21 AM
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Hyoff
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Jan 25, 2023 05:21 AM
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Quote from kaleyoda :
Is this also in warehouse?
Yes. The booklet says it is available warehouse + online. Warehouse pick up is also available for this item.
Jan 25, 2023 07:05 AM
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HrshycroJan 25, 2023 07:05 AM
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Quote from kaleyoda :
Is this also in warehouse?
Haven't seen them in warehouse yet, but there's still a few days to go for them to get them in or down off the racks.

Good deal, I think I'll be picking one up at this price, plus it's from Costco.
Jan 25, 2023 08:46 AM
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rawkusxJan 25, 2023 08:46 AM
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Pretty cool. Wonder hold long the reader will last
Last edited by rawkusx January 25, 2023 at 01:25 AM.
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Jan 25, 2023 11:24 AM
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mrintroJan 25, 2023 11:24 AM
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Meh, had problems with this the other day, wasn't recognizing my finger.
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Jan 25, 2023 12:50 PM
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PatjJan 25, 2023 12:50 PM
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Wowsers... hopefully another method to access...
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RamesesThe2ndJan 25, 2023 01:24 PM
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I recently tried Samsung T7 Shield and Crucial X8. Crucial X8 is faster for first 250 GB and then crawls down to HDD levels. T7 is not as fast as x8, but it has much better consistent write performance and therefore it is much faster than X8 for larger workloads (saving large files). I ended up getting a NVMe SSD with an external enclosure and it is faster than both X8 and T7. On paper all these can do 10 Gbps, but IRL the performance is not even half as good most of the time.
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macproJan 25, 2023 02:53 PM
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Quote from mrintro :
Meh, had problems with this the other day, wasn't recognizing my finger.
Best not to use the thumb or index finger for fingerprint readers. Those fingers get so much wear and tear and the fingerprints are subject to cracking.

Also, this time of year, if you don't moisturize your hands, the cracking is more severe.
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Quote from macpro :
Best not to use the thumb or index finger for fingerprint readers. Those fingers get so much wear and tear and the fingerprints are subject to cracking.

Also, this time of year, if you don't moisturize your hands, the cracking is more severe.
In addition, as we get older, fingerprints degrade and become unusable for these devices. So these devices with fingerprint resders are not as helpful in practice with the 55+ crowd, and the recognition gets worse the older the person is.

Always setup multiple fingers for backups if one doesn't work, as well as from a backup person. Don't end up like a locked M1 that loses your data forever and is just e-waste at that point.

To me, that makes the use case tor this to be short-term secure data transport from one location to another (e.g. courier doesn't have access), not secure offsite backup storage. Or, secure occasional use data . Unfortunately biometrics aren't magically better because there's no password to remember.

Also, US Customs (CPB) can force you to unlock biometric devices as your constitutional rights (4th & 5th amendments) are suspended within 100 miles of any border, on land or coastline.
Last edited by mike808 January 25, 2023 at 07:21 AM.
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ernschinJan 25, 2023 03:33 PM
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Does anyone know of this would be good for Xbox XS backup drive. To store games on while plugged in?
Jan 25, 2023 03:48 PM
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vasudev9Jan 25, 2023 03:48 PM
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Ehhh. I just bought this a few days back . Does Costco do a price match?
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3pinephrineJan 25, 2023 03:50 PM
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Quote from mike808 :
In addition, as we get older, fingerprints degrade and become unusable for these devices. So these devices with fingerprint resders are not as helpful in practice with the 55+ crowd, and the recognition gets worse the older the person is.

Always setup multiple fingers for backups if one doesn't work, as well as from a backup person. Don't end up like a locked M1 that loses your data forever and is just e-waste at that point.

To me, that makes the use case tor this to be short-term secure data transport from one location to another (e.g. courier doesn't have access), not secure offsite backup storage. Or, secure occasional use data . Unfortunately biometrics aren't magically better because there's no password to remember.

Also, US Customs (CPB) can force you to unlock biometric devices as your constitutional rights (4th & 5th amendments) are suspended within 100 miles of any border, on land or coastline.
I thought that they could only force you to enter a password but not biometrics? Or is it the other way around?
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Quote from RamesesThe2nd :
I recently tried Samsung T7 Shield and Crucial X8. Crucial X8 is faster for first 250 GB and then crawls down to HDD levels. T7 is not as fast as x8, but it has much better consistent write performance and therefore it is much faster than X8 for larger workloads (saving large files). I ended up getting a NVMe SSD with an external enclosure and it is faster than both X8 and T7. On paper all these can do 10 Gbps, but IRL the performance is not even half as good most of the time.
Actually, it's more than half as good most of the time if you buy the right ext SSD like the T7 Shield or Sandisk Extreme v2. Just don't buy QLC drives like the X8. You just have to know what you're getting.
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3pinephrineJan 25, 2023 03:52 PM
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Quote from RamesesThe2nd :
I recently tried Samsung T7 Shield and Crucial X8. Crucial X8 is faster for first 250 GB and then crawls down to HDD levels. T7 is not as fast as x8, but it has much better consistent write performance and therefore it is much faster than X8 for larger workloads (saving large files). I ended up getting a NVMe SSD with an external enclosure and it is faster than both X8 and T7. On paper all these can do 10 Gbps, but IRL the performance is not even half as good most of the time.
Thanks. I was curious about the Crucial X8 vs the Sandisk SSD that was on Amazon a few days ago. I'm assuming the Sandisk beats the Crucial too then? How does it compare to this Samsung?

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Quote from vasudev9 :
Ehhh. I just bought this a few days back . Does Costco do a price match?
They let you return crap for ever so what do you think, haha.
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