Samsung PSSD T7 Touch: Portable storage comes of age

Portable storages have come a long way. Just a decade ago, buying a one terabyte portable storage device was a big deal. Firstly, it would cost a bomb, and secondly, it was nowhere near ‘portable’. Most storage devices would be the size of a mini brick, and weren’t easy to carry. They were heavy tablets. 　

But soon external storage drives started shrinking, but their price tags did not. In the meanwhile, Hard Disk Drives found a snappier rival in Solid Slate Drives (SSDs), which are faster, smaller and more powerful. Laptops and other devices started sporting SSDs, still costing a bomb. Still, not many wanted to take the SSD to the portable market for many reasons. One key factor was the rise of the cloud and the advancements in broadband tech.