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Samsung's page names Magician for management","warranty_years":"Five (5) year limited warranty. The LED component is warranted for 5 years of typical use, 4 hours a day at 40 C or below. The datasheet is global and names no market","dimensions_mm":"88 x 60 x 14 mm, the same for all capacities","weight_g":"122 grams. Footnote 2: exact weight may vary by capacity","in_the_box":"Product line-up table box contents: Samsung Portable SSD T9, USB Type-C to A cable, USB Type-C to C cable, Quick User Manual & Warranty Statement","cables_included":"One USB Type-C to C cable and one USB Type-C to A cable. KitGuru says the C to C cable is USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 and the C to A cable is USB 3.2 Gen 2x1. No cable lengths found","cable_detachable":"The cables are separate items in the box and the drive has a USB-C port","spec_sheet_url":"Samsung Portable SSD T9 2023 Data Sheet, Revision 1.0, hosted by Farnell. Samsung's own PDF link was not found","variants":"Three capacities. Read is up to 2,000 MB/s on all. Write is up to 1,950 MB/s on 1TB and 2TB and 2,000 MB/s on 4TB. Base is the 2TB model"}},{"url":"https://www.samsung.com/us/memory-storage/portable-ssd/portable-ssd-t9-usb-3-2-2tb-black-sku-mu-pg2t0b-am/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["manufacturer_url","status","colors","model_numbers"],"notes":{"status":"Samsung US page lists the 2TB T9 (Black) for sale. Its current price is not used","colors":"Page title reads Portable SSD T9 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (Black). Model codes end in B for black","model_numbers":"US model codes MU-PG1T0B/AM, MU-PG2T0B/AM, MU-PG4T0B/AM"}},{"url":"https://www.samsung.com/uk/memory-storage/portable-ssd/portable-ssd-t9-2tb-black-mu-pg2t0b-eu/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["compatible_platforms","security_features","software_name","cables_included","cable_detachable","drop_test_height_m","model_numbers","colors"],"notes":{"compatible_platforms":"Specifications row OS Compatibility reads Windows, macOS, Android. The page also names gaming consoles, smart TVs and cameras as host devices without naming a console, so only the three operating systems are stored","security_features":"The drive can be secured with an AES 256-bit encrypted password. Encryption row reads AES 256-bit hardware encryption","software_name":"Management SW: Samsung Magician Software, Samsung Portable SSD Software 1.0","cables_included":"It also includes a USB-C to C and a USB-C to A cable","cable_detachable":"Includes a USB-C to C and a USB-C to A cable, so the cable is not fixed","drop_test_height_m":"Up to 3-meter drop resistant. Based on an internal free fall shock test","model_numbers":"UK and EU model code MU-PG2T0B/EU","colors":"Colour: Black"}},{"url":"https://image-us.samsung.com/SamsungUS/samsungbusiness/solutions/industries/government/msrp-price-sheets/06052024/Samsung_Memory_Storage_MSRP_Price_File_May_2024.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["gtins","model_numbers","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"Samsung US memory MSRP price file, May 2024: UPC 887276664545 (MU-PG1T0B/AM), 887276664538 (MU-PG2T0B/AM) and 887276664521 (MU-PG4T0B/AM). The sheet's prices of $174.99, $299.99 and $549.99 are later list prices, not launch prices, and are not used","model_numbers":"US model codes MU-PG1T0B/AM, MU-PG2T0B/AM and MU-PG4T0B/AM, described as T9, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB","variants":"UPC per capacity for the US codes. No UPC found for the /EU and /WW codes"}},{"url":"https://www.guru3d.com/story/samsung-announces-portable-ssd-t9/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["launch_price_usd","release_date","variants"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"MSRP $139.99 (1TB), $239.99 (2TB) and $439.99 (4TB), US, excl. sales tax. Available worldwide on 3 October 2023. StorageReview lists $140, $240 and $440 on the same day","release_date":"Available to consumers worldwide on 3 October 2023","variants":"Launch price per capacity"}},{"url":"https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-announces-t9-portable-ssd","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["announce_date","release_date","status","in_the_box","compatible_platforms","seq_read_mbs"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Samsung Electronics America announcement dated 3 October 2023","release_date":"Announces the release of the T9 on 3 October 2023, in 1TB, 2TB and 4TB","status":"Announced as released and available","in_the_box":"Comes with USB Type C-to-C and C-to-A cables","compatible_platforms":"Compatible with PCs, cameras, smartphones, tablets and game consoles across Windows, Mac and Android OS","seq_read_mbs":"Up to 2,000 MB/s sequential read and write on the USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 interface"}},{"url":"https://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/samsung-portable-ssd-t9-4tb-review/all/1/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"4TB row measured values. CrystalDiskMark 8 default sequential (QD8 T1, SEQ1M Q8T1) read 2,021 MB/s and write 1,871 MB/s, from the benchmark chart. 4K Default (QD1 T1) from CrystalDiskMark 7 on the same chart: read 35.06 MB/s and write 83.27 MB/s, stored as measured_random_read_q1_mbs and measured_random_write_q1_mbs. Review dated 3 October 2023. The test host is not named on the page. KitGuru says Samsung published no controller or V-NAND details, so those fields are empty"}},{"url":"https://www.storagereview.com/review/samsung-t9-portable-ssd-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date","launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"release_date":"Review published 3 October 2023, the launch day","launch_price_usd":"Backed by a 5-year warranty, the T9 goes for $140 (1TB), $240 (2TB) and $440 (4TB)"}},{"url":"https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-announces-t9-portable-ssd/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["predecessor"],"notes":{"predecessor":"Samsung's T9 release calls the T7 the previous model of the T9."}}],"fields_filled":25,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}