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The samsung p9 tag on WindowsForum.com follows discussion of Samsung's Portable SSD P9, the company's first USB4 portable drive, rated for roughly 4,000MB/s reads and 3,800MB/s writes. Coverage centers on what those headline figures mean for Windows users moving large files, including disagreements among reviews about sustained write behavior over long transfers. Threads also touch on the host-side requirements for reaching USB4 speeds on a Windows PC, since the drive's performance depends on the port and platform it connects to. The tag suits readers comparing the P9 with Samsung's cheaper P7 or weighing an external SSD upgrade.
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    Samsung Portable SSD P9: USB4 Speed, Sustained Write Disputes and Windows Port Requirements

    Samsung's Portable SSD P9 is the first USB4 portable drive from the company. It is rated for 4,000MB/s reads and 3,800MB/s writes, and the reviews disagree most about how it behaves under very long writes. That disagreement matters more than the headline speed for anyone who moves large files on...