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Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 42 reviews

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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88%would recommend to a friend

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Customers love the Geek Squad Certified Refurbished T7 Shield 2TB External SSD's portability, finding it ideal for travel and easy to use. Its performance is praised for its smooth operation and reliability. The robust build quality and compact size are also frequently highlighted as positive aspects.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    works well with my iphone 15 pro max

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    good refurbished deal. on my iphone 15 pro max, write speed test number is close to those from macbook pro, read speed is bit slower

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works like a charm

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I really like this SSD, runs fast and looks good. Ifs perfect for PS4 gaming and a lot more cost efficient compared to the “gaming SSDs”

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Drives did not work at all (I bought 2)

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought 2 - Returned 2 Both drives didn’t work. Tried on multiple computers with multiple cables (On the positive side - Returning them to my local Best Buy was very easy)

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Build quality, Portability, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast & Rugged SSD!

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome portable drive! Super fast and rugged looking. . I use it exclusively for editing & transferring videos on an iPad Pro (with measly 256gb internal) and it is fast enough to edit the 4k video files directly from the drive itself. The caveat is to reformat the drive with 1 partition. You will delete any preinstalled software or security methods. After that, you’re all set!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability, Speed, Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Dusable case, very fast.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very durable and excellent speed. Lots of storage space.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Speed

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Great now after reformatting it twice

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great, small & fast. I couldn’t get it to be recognized by my windows computer til I hooked it up to my tablet & reformatted it. Then my computer recognized it & I reformatted it like my regular ssd. They really need to fix that. Just for that I knocked 2 stars for that mess. But runs great & super fast now. Smh

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Build quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great drive: Needs to be initialized

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The drive I received was 100% like new. That included the drive itself, 2 cables, and the packaging. I appreciate the $50 savings over new. Note the drive needed to be initialized before it was recognized by my computer. Download Samsung Magician software to do this, as it has a lot of other features to support this drive. To initialize the drive, you will need to choose a format and partition the drive before it will show up for use. This is likely the source of many of the negative reviews here. I also updated the firmware right away. My drive showed a total of 1.8TB of data having been written when I received it, which is the actual capacity. This is probably because Best Buy wiped the drive before re-sale. Samsung Magician can also test the drive, benchmark it, confirm it is genuine, track total data write history, and monitor the working temperature, among other features.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good for Android devices, but idk about pc or mac

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Software is broken. Windows glitches. I do not suggest using this or the T5 for a storage space on windows pc's because once I did it and afterwards my pc would not connect to them... (hard resets might fix this issue but it did not work on my pc). If you want this SSD for an android device then go for it!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Value and Security

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got the 2tb storage which gives me a lot of room to save important files lile photos and videos. You can add password on it for additional security.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed
    Best Buy Employee

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for Photographers

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    Best Buy Employee
    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    As a photographer I’m always moving files. It makes the process quick and easy

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good storage

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works well and is durable. I like the design and color. Easy to see and tough enough for my travel.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best bang for buck

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    A great product I use it on the daily and able to properly store videos and any extra unwanted maybe little less unimportant data on here.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    My Samsung refurbished external SSD

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    it's fast and easy use. At first I had difficulty of using it on my Mac Book, and I realize that it's formatted to a Microsoft computer. I just plugged it in and reformat it to my mac book. easy!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Build quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good get

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So far so good, bought this refurbished unit and it is working well and getting the job done.I like the materials and I enjoy the product.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best SSD

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These are great and rugged - I have several with no issues

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for videography

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent purchase for my needs - I'm a videographer that needs to capture long events - the Samsung t7 shield has been my go-to for a while now, and it has always given me the ability shoot video and directly edit the project on the drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I think it’s a great choice to extend storage in different devices. I am using it with my laptop and iPad to work on some video edits.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very easy to use and straightforward, no issues using it at all.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice product

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    When I got this as a used item, I knew something doesn't really adding up. So, I decided to check it out and I was right. The data is still inside there, but it wasn't been removed after the previous owner returned this item. I flushed all of the data from it, and everything works like it was all new.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast drive!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works perfectly after initial format, very fast and compact.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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