Customer Ratings & Reviews

My favorite external hard drives! Small and easy to transport when I'm on the go, and I've dropped a few of them and they've all survived the drop too (though I don't recommend dropping them, lol). I use them to store high-res JPEGs and RAW images and they work great in combination with my Macbook Pro.

Purchased a 2TB T7 to replace a 500GB Samsung T5 portable SSD which was running out of space. Runs a bit warmer and is a bit longer but thinner than the T5. It also seems to be a little pickier with USB cables than the T5 (T5 never had an issue with my USB C to A adapter or any cable but my T7 does not work well with it although included cables work fine). Crystal Disk Mark speed test shows speeds as advertised but only for smaller files. For larger files the speeds seem closer to the T5. The T5 and T7 are both fast enough for me and you really can't beat the form factor for convenience of these drives. One thing to be aware of, the Samsung T7 and T7 touch series use new software, which is different from the old version still required to use with the older drives. I now have both the Samsung SSD Software (original for my T5 which I still use) and the new Samsung SSD V1.0 software for my T7 on my desktop PC, Microsoft Surface and all my phones. I am not sure who at Samsung thought this confuaing naming convention or requiring different apps was a good idea but it is confusing, eapecially when I cant read the full name of the app on my phone and have to guess which one I need to launch. If I had known they require me to use two different (but similarly named) apps to unlock the drives, I might have stuck with the T5 for now so I am deducting a star from my review. Hopefully Samsung can make it so all of their drives use the same app.

This is the best hard drive I bought this year. It is super fast and holds a lot of movies & tv shows

I was looking for extra storage to place old files and photos off my computer. I was so had a lot of photos I wanted to keep. This 1 terabyte helps me do just that! It’s small and can be stored anywhere. Great job Best Buy!

Perfect for my needs. You can reformat the drive any way you’d like and even split the format. It’s perfect for music projects and catalogues. Plenty of space for documents and can even be used as a back up for your laptop. Very easy to use I have about five of these devices.

Using this incredibly fast storage device with my Macs has made life much easier. Setup was a no brainer and reading from and writing to this device is done in the blink of an eye. I’m moving 10GB files in seconds. Device is tiny yet sturdy and doesn’t run hit most at all.

The device is Fast and reliable, easily transported. I use it on several devices at home. Also use it as a Network USB storage in my Netgear Modem/router.

The most durable and reliable hard drive. I use this for my photography business and swear by them. Super durable and small and compact perfect for traveling. I recommend this for any photographer new or experienced.

Such a great everyday carry for shooting video quick download speeds and super easy access

You have a Tesla and still running that original thumb drive? Upgrade to this , Less issues and more storage works flawlessly

Super fast ans small factor. I have 2TB version to edit 4k/60 and 30 videos off disk without using Proxies in DaVinci and it handles it really well. If you have new Mac M4 or a PC that has the newer USB standard then get the new faster version that is 2000MB/s because this one is only 1050Mb/s, my M2 Pro Max does not have the new x4 USB so I got this one and I am very happy.

no issues works great. Works just like a disk drive but smaller and has just as much storage and much faster than a disk drive.

This is a great little SSD drive. It's compact, fast and (so far) reliable. This is the second one I bought to use as a Time Machine backup for a Mac.

This drive lives up to its advertisement. It's the same size as a credit card but only thicker. It's lightening fast. Even on my 10 year old desktop I tested it and using the USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C to C cable (I have a PCIe Type C USB Card installed) the read/write constantly exceeds 725mbps. Using the USB 3 connection it consistently tested at 425 mbps. Could not be happier. One side note. The cables that come with it are very short, maybe 6 to 8 inches. I purchased a 3ft USB Type C to C cable. Be sure it is rated at "10Gbps" to get the highest speeds. I didn't pay attention to the speed when I bought my cable and got one rated at 480mbps and had to exchange it. Also, if you want to maintain the higher speeds only use cables 3 feet or shorter. Based upon research, once you get a longer cable the speed starts to slow down considerably.

So far this SSD has been great. its extremely portable. i use it with my docked Rog Ally to work on some personal projects. It was a great purchase.

Samsung has made a great little ssd here! This thing is smaaaall. I use it as extra storage for my Sony PS5 and it is fast enough to run games directly from it. Great bargain if you need reliability, speed and big storage amounts.

Unbelievably small and lightweight. Seems pretty fast. Having two different USB cords is a plus as my MacBook is pretty old. I would recommend this very portable hard drive. I just wish solid state wasn’t so expensive.

Great external portable storage. Now I can store all my stuff in one place. Easy to access it and use it.

When bench testing, the drive read & wrote at advertised speeds using MacBook Air M4. Under sustained, heavy loads, the drive gets warm, but never did it get too hot to comfortably touch. Note that I did not install the included software. I formatted it for use with MacOS Time Machine and it works fine. The price at Best Buy was very competitive. Shipping was nearly instantaneous. One odd thing is that the manual never mentions when the LED should be illuminated, flashing or off. Occasionally, when I know it is writing or reading, there is no light or the light is solid. Even when the computer is off, sometimes the LED is lit. Beats me!

Exactly what I was looking for. Shipping was super fast. No issues. Easy to use