My honest feedback is that it works great for the devices it is compatible with. I would have loved an interchangeable interface cord that functions with my MacBook, iPhones, and Camera. The speed, durability, and the amount of space for the price are a fantastic deal based on 1TB comparisons. Overall I would recommend it!

I bought the Samsung Portable 8 TB SSD because I have a lot of Samsung portable drives, and I wanted a bigger drive for my desktop. I bought two of the Samsung drives. The first one, I keep my files and pictures on. The second one, I use as a backup to the first. The second one I configured as an Apple Time Machine backup. So far, they are working perfectly. When I travel with my laptop, I disconnect my first drive and carry it with me. I didn't want a NAS, and the large desktop drives were too big, and I couldn't take them on trips as easily. I find the speed of the drives to be good for me. I have no complaints.

Very fast transfer speeds, solid build, light, and extremely dependable. Nothing else I could ask for from a product like this. I trust it.

I purchased this item in October 2024 and paid $490 (on sale at the time). I have no idea why it is now $1200 for the same exact thing. That said, 8 TB is 8 TB even though this is definitely not the fastest drive on the planet. If you want speed, get the sandisk extreme SSD. If you want massive capacity that will cost you half of a mortgage payment, this is your drive.

Works great. Expensive but worth it. It's small durable and light weight. Is easy to carry around. Lots of storage. I love it so far.