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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 2007 reviews

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98%would recommend to a friend

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Customers are pleased with the T7 Shield's overall performance, speed, portability, size, storage capacity, and sleek design. Many appreciate its compact, durable, and fast nature, as well as its fast read and write speeds. Some customers have noted concerns about the connectivity of the USB cable and the higher price point.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    recommend buy

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

    Nice design looks great on my desk. HD speed and capabilities are as advertised

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    SSD

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

    Small, portable, fast. Great storage device. Highly recommend

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fantastic

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

    Great piece of equipment. Fast. Easy to access. Reliable.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Samsug T7 4TB

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

    Works great, fast and reliable. It's also nice and small.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Well worth the $

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

    Fast, clean, waterproof and very durable and portable

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity
    Tech Insider Network Member

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great performance, solid build

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    Tech Insider Network Member
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I've owned a few Samsung SSDs in the past, and they've never disappointed. This new generation continues that legacy of great performance, with the added bonus of a new rugged build. It's slightly "rubberized" (though I'm not sure what the material is technically called), and it gives me great confidence when handling the drive. I've used this drive for multiple applications so far, and it's passed each test with flying colors. GENERAL STORAGE This is use case that almost everyone will go with, and it performs exactly as it should. Read/write speeds are quite fast, the 2TB capacity is more than enough, and with the connection port being USB-C, it interfaces with essentially any device. I've been able to move my data between my Mac, my PC, my Android tablet, and my Linux desktop with no issues. DUAL BOOTING Speaking of my Linux desktop, as someone who distro-hops as a hobby, I've experimented with a disk partition on this drive holding a Linux distribution (Mint) and the read/write speeds were so fast that if you told me I was running the OS on an external drive instead of an internal one, I wouldn't have believed you. STEAM STORAGE This is the ultimate destination of the drive for me - my PC laptop only has a 250GB internal drive, and that's not nearly enough for my Steam library. With a few clicks of the mouse, I've been able to install my entire Steam library to this T7 and game performance has been smooth and fast. In summary - Samsung SSD = good. The new T7 Shield continues that legacy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Samsung
      Posted .

      ZachG:

      Thanks for purchasing the Samsung T7 Shield SSD and for your review. I'm glad to see you are happy with the experience.

      Tough, fast, and compact. The all new rugged PSSD T7 Shield is built to endure with the space to create thanks to an IP65 rating for Dust and Water resistance

      If you should have any questions or concerns with usage or features, Samsung Customer Support is here to help.

      1) Call: 1-800-SAMSUNG (ask for Memory or press #, then 6 for Memory products)
      Available 9AM – 12AM EST (Mon-Fri)
      2) Email: samsungmemorysupport@sea.samsung.com
      3) Or visit us on the Samsung website and click on the SUPPORT link in the upper right corner of the homepage for:
      a. Chat with Us/Product Help: To begin a chat or find solutions, choose ‘Computing – Memory & Storage’ and select your model & topic.
      b. Manuals & Software
      c. Warranty Info
      d. Register a Product: For access to easy warranty support, convenient opt-in to special promos and offers, faster troubleshooting and service, and quick notification of system updates
      e. Contact Us

      The Samsung Members Community is also a great resource for getting help from Samsung moderators and customers:  https://us.community.samsung.com/

      Thanks for being a part of the Samsung family.

      - Samsung Memory Samsung

  • Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Can't connect to Android

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It does not connect with my Android device, other than that just a regular SSD

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Samsung
      Posted .

      Alpha:

      I’m very sorry for the difficulties you’ve experienced with your T7 Shield SSD. We completely understand your frustrations, and we are here to help.

      The T7 Shield is compatible with Android devices using USB-C. We would love the opportunity to investigate this for you so we can provide additional troubleshooting assistance.

      Please contact Samsung Customer Support at:

      1) Call: 1-800-SAMSUNG (ask for Memory or press #, then 6 for Memory products)
      Available 9AM – 9PM EST (Mon-Fri)
      2) Email: samsungmemorysupport@sea.samsung.com
      3) Or visit us on the Samsung website and click on the SUPPORT link in the upper right corner of the homepage for:
      a) Chat with Us/Product Help: To begin a chat or find solutions, choose ‘Computing – Memory & Storage’ and select your model & topic.
      b) Manuals & Software
      c) Contact Us

      We hope to hear from you soon.

      - Samsung Memory Samsung

  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Reliable rugged SSD

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

    We have used Samsung SSDs in our business for some time, and have found them reliable, fast, and in the case of the ruggedized Shield drives extremely resistant to damage when transported. We have never had problems with any Samsung SSD and have standardized on them for backup and data transport.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance
    Tech Insider Network Member

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great performing drive

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    Tech Insider Network Member
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I’m doing bar studies right now, so I needed a way to have my study aids and videos everywhere I went. I thought about a USB drive, but prefer the reliability and speeds of solid state drives. The Samsung T7 Shield was a great option for me, so I went with it. One of my main reasons for going with the T7 is, like I said, solid state drives are far more reliable than the old portable hard drives with moving parts. I had an old WD portable hard drive that quit working on me after only a few times used. The thing looks new, and practically was new. I tried a few things to try to fix it, but nothing worked. So, I went with the T7. As soon as I received the T7 shield, I moved close to 1tb of data (videos, audios files, and docs). The wiring speed were great. The drive did get a bit hot, but I didn’t have any issues getting all of my files saved to the drive. As for security, you have the ability to setup a code so that only you can access it. Just make sure not to lose your code, as there is an explicit warning of not being able to recover if you forget. Overall, I am very happy with my Samsung T7 shield. The rugged protection is great. It is water resistant and dust resistant. I would highly recommend the T7 shield.

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

    Great portable drive

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

    Was new to Samsung hard drives. Own 3 now. Great for backing up and editing photos Have recommended multiple times

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Quick yet small ssd drive

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

    This a great/quick external ssd drive. The size of this drive makes it easy to carry around and bring out whenever needed.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good ssd

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

    I travel for work and bring a gaming laptop with me to have something todo and it works great having games on it would recommend purchasing if your traveling and need something safe to store.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Technically Challenged

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

    Just what I needed with plenty of space and easy to transfer.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed
    Tech Insider Network Member

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Speedy and tiny

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    Tech Insider Network Member
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This little thing surprised me. I was expecting a pretty fast hard drive that would be fairly close in size to my collection of other portable hard drives I have lying around. The box for this one threw me off because when I opened it, it's so small. Don't let that fool you, though, it packs a punch. Setup was non-existent for me. I plugged it in and it showed up in Windows immediately. There are installers preloaded on the drive for Windows, Mac and Linux but I didn't care to add anything to my system when the drive was working just fine on it's own. The box comes with a USB-C to C cable as well as a USB-A to C cable in case you're using it on a system without an available USB-C port. The drive feels pretty nice with a nice rubbery texture that makes it feel rugged and well built for such a small device. I liked the status light was multiple colors instead of the normal single white or green or blue light like I'm used to. I tested copying some folders with a bunch of small files as well as some larger files and both were very impressive. The drive pretty much kept up with the internal drives the files were being copied from. I don't really know what else to say. It's a hard drive. It's a really fast hard drive. If you're looking for a large sized external drive that acts like it's connected to a super fast internal interface then this is probably what you're looking for. I can see this coming in handy for video editors that want to be able to take their files with them when they're using multiple workstations or anywhere that may need to work with large files and transfer them between computers quickly. Or even if you just want extra space on your computer but you don't want to crack it open to add any internal storage.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Samsung
      Posted .

      swemoney:

      Thanks for sharing your review of Samsung’s T7 Shield Portable SSD.

      This SSD is designed to transfer massive files in seconds. USB 3.2 Gen 2 and PCIe NVMe achieve soaring sequential read/write speeds of up to 1,050/1,000 MB/s, allowing you to edit directly from the drive. The high-tech rubber exterior with Dynamic Thermal Guard controls heat to maintain steady performance for even giant projects.

      If you ever have any questions or concerns with usage or features, Samsung Customer Support is here to help.

      1) Call: 1-800-SAMSUNG (ask for Memory or press #, then 6 for Memory products)
      Available 9AM – 12AM EST (Mon-Fri)
      2) Email: samsungmemorysupport@sea.samsung.com
      3) Or visit us on the Samsung website and click on the SUPPORT link in the upper right corner of the homepage for:
      a. Chat with Us/Product Help: To begin a chat or find solutions, choose ‘Computing – Memory & Storage’ and select your model & topic.
      b. Manuals & Software
      c. Warranty Info
      d. Register a Product: For access to easy warranty support, convenient opt-in to special promos and offers, faster troubleshooting and service, and quick notification of system updates
      e. Contact Us

      The Samsung Members Community is also a great resource for getting help from Samsung moderators and customers:  https://us.community.samsung.com/

      Thanks for choosing Samsung!

      - Samsung Memory Samsung

  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good storage unit that is ssd.

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

    It is a fast and rugged device the exceeded my expectations. Look at the transfer rates before you buy, this a good one.

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

    Samsung - T7 Shield 2TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Rug

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

    Rugged and ready to get the job done. I was so tired of backing up my data on a flash drive then you end up losjng it. With this product, it takes the thinking out of it. Plug in device, download or up load and thats it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works well so far!

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

    This seems good so far. I just tested it once and it works well. It's nice and small and seems sturdy.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast & small 2TB SSD

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

    Easy to like--this SSD is small and fits easily in my notebook bag and provide amazingly fast 2TB storage wherever I go.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    T7 4TB SSD

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

    Quick, stores stuff. I use it for work to store large video files (~100gb each)

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best you can buy

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

    Love this drive fast reliable and easy to use. and it is rugged too.

    I would recommend this to a friend