The Samsung T5 1TB portable SSD is on sale for $72 off at Amazon

Not having external storage for your laptop is like ignoring Apple when it says to back up iCloud: You’re safe if literally nothing goes wrong, but if anything crashes or your internal memory fills up, you’re screwed.

The Samsung T5 is one of the best portable SSD devices on the internet and is the one everyone wishes they could afford. Today, it’s $72 off — and its lowest price on Amazon ever.

Don’t let its pocket size fool you — the T5 packs 1 TB of storage, faster read/write speeds than its predecessors, and AES 256-bit hardware data encryption into that compact body. (That’s the same kind of data protection that the NSA uses. So.) 

Mashable’s Ray Wong writes:

Compared to the previous T1 and T3, which maxed out at 450 megabytes per second (MB/s) for read and write speeds, the T5 boasts 20 percent faster speeds of 540 megabytes (MB/s). Faster is always better when it comes to storage.

It’s fast AF and I was able to transfer 15GB batch of files using the latest 2017 5K 27-inch iMac to and from the T5 in just around 30 seconds, 7 seconds faster than with the T1. The extra speed may not seem like much but when you’re transferring tens of gigs of data, they add up.

YouTubers, video editors, and anyone else who works with huge 4K files will appreciate the T5’s hustle, especially when it’s wallet-sized and can fit right in the laptop bag. For people who keep important stuff on other devices, the Samsung T5 comes with multiple USB-C and USB-A cords to connect seamlessly with smartphones and tablets.

Mashable’s only complaint about the T5 was that it was pricey — but now it’s at its lowest price ever on Amazon. Regularly $249.99, you can save $72 and get it for $177.99.