Customer Ratings & Reviews

Durable and lightweight with a ton of storage!!!!!

I bought this for use away from the office so I wanted something sturdy that could stand up to being shoved in a backpack and repeatedly moved around without breaking. So far so good! An unexpected bonus is how much faster data transfers are with this device than the thumb drives I’m more used to. I would definitely buy this again.

The Samsung T7 Shield is just what I needed. It is durable, small, and easy to use.

I wasn't really sure why I'd need a mega-rugged external harddrive because I usually keep all my electronics in safe spots and treat them like invaluable devices, because the data some contain are. So Samsung comes out with a external drive built like it's ready to go to war and back...I'm certain it can do it! First impression was "Wow, this thing has some weight!" I've had other portable NVME drives that were build for normal folks, but they don't have near the heft of the Samsung T7 Shield. The body is encased in a non-slip rubber that adds grip as well as shock absorption. As a test, I knocked it off my desk onto the carpeted floor and good golly the data survived, lol. Most drives can take a small drop like that, but the way the T7 Shield is built I'd bet I could drop it on the concrete floor at work and not worry a bit. Testing the drive proved that's it's not too bad at data transfer. Read was 464MB/s and writes topped at 464MB/s also. I didn't test other USB C ports I have so it might be the limit of that particular port, which really isn't anything to be mad at. Old school USB HDD's hit around 100MB/s and most people are fine with them. This one is surely going to get some use in my "service bag" and I won't have to worry about being too gentle knowing the T7 can take a few rounds ring and come out still standing.

Ever since I bought and attached the drive to my phone (s22) my phone has not been working correctly.

Didnt do what i hoped it would. Will probably end up returning it.

First of all, it looks just like the pictures. It is a lovely shade of blue, not too bright but a nice deep color of blue. Second, the marketing statements about it say it's mighty tough and ready for the rough and tumble. Well, it accidentally fell off my desk hitting a tile floor. Not only did it hit the floor, it bounced off the side of the table where the printer sits. It ended up between the desk and printer table, a spot that gets a bit dusty and has a collection of the dog's fur. Not the best for electronics. I picked it up, wiped it off, plugged it in and starting transferring files. So yes, its pretty rough and tumble and doesn't mind a bit of dust. I wasn't able to transfer files at first. Stopped into the Geek squad and they said to use file explorer, click on the T7 and then choose format. Changed it from the delivered NTFS format to exFAT and viola I'm dragging and dropping files. I use this to copy files from my PC so I have a backup. The speed is fine for my use, no issues.

portable, easy to use, and smooth. Transfer speed is very fast. Can be used with a blackmagic 4k easily

Works great for backing up my iMac and is fast. I have had it only a couple months but have had no problems.

Great backup, works easily with plenty of available space.

EXCELLENT! BEST PORTABLE SSD I HAVE USED! ALSO…. IT IS WEATHER RESISTANT AND SHOCK RESISTANT!

Great product, rugged design, does exactly what its suppose to do. Will probably by again for same deal

Nice little compact size. Easy to setup and use. Fast transfer speed. Would purchase again

Very good and high quality ssd can handle heavy games such as cod and star citizen

This product works just as I had hoped and is helping me to back up important memories for safe keeping. Worth the price.

Great external SSD! Pretty fast! The design also looks pretty cool!

Works great. Fast transfers. Includes 2 cables for USB C to A. Case is rugged.

Love this. It's small and compact. Plenty of space for videos and pictures.

The Good: - Pretty good speeds. hooked straight into my PC Mobo, I can't achieve the speeds on the box of 1,050 MB/s (sustained), but I usually get around 100 MB/s, which helps transfer large swaths of data fast. - Colors, more than just 1. At least if you get the 2TB version. If you get the 4TB version you are stuck with Black. Hey something a little more pleasing to the eye, Beige or Blue. - Slim Profile, well it is an SSD - Outer shell has a texture that imparts some friction on table surfaces and hands. Should help with mitigating slippages and drops. This also probably helps contribute achieve the IP65 cert - Comes with a USB A to USB C cable, and a USB C to USB C cable. Helps a lot if a computer someone has does not have a USB Port The Bad: You HAVE, HAVE to use the cables provided in the box. Using any other cable might just make the drive not work with a computer (I was using a Paracable Paraflex USB-C cable before I used the one in the box). And the cables are short (~6 inches for the USB-C to USB-C cable). So if you want to have some reach outside of a device or computer, you're pretty much out of luck. Using any other cable seems to make data transfer slow and buggy as heck (getting Error 0x8007045D constantly, stopping data transfers). But as soon as you use the cables provided in the box, the SSD comes to life and works as expected. It's just a shame that you HAVE to use these short cables included in the box and nothing else, which means you better put these cables together with the drive in a bag, or put everything back in the box when you are done. Because if you don't, and you lose one or both of the cables included, you may as well throw the drive in the trash, because it effectively won't work with any other 3rd party USB-C Cable.

Fast and easy transfers of large MP4 and MOV files. Easy install. Nice small ruggedized SSD. Happy.