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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 2951 reviews

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97%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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    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best in the Game

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

    One of the best drives in the market. It’s fast and reliable.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    very good

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

    very good, fast, does not heat up, beautiful, pleasant to hold in hands

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice 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.

    Small, compact and protected. Pretty fast for the price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A great side piece

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I needed ore space for my PC. I kept hearing about SSDs coming down in price. I waited and then I pounced. it is fast and does what it suppose to do. I use it for gaming and the games just load like butter. it isn't magic so the games that take long to load still take time to load, but like 3% faster. It is easy to use. it comes with a cord to hook it up to your PC. it is a great device

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Small size and fast

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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.

    It's small and durable. It utilizes the full speed of the fast usb-c external port on a PS5 which is great for playing PS4 games or storing PS5 games.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love these drives

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

    These are my go to drives. Super fast and reliable.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    BEST TRAVEL DRIVE

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

    The drive works just as staff stated. It's fast and the protective cover is great for travel. I plan to purchase a 2T drive of the same brand and type.

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

    Small and versatile

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

    It has served its purpose perfectly. Its small versatile and fast

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product!

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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.

    Great product! Ordered same day delivery & got it set up with ease, works great & very fast

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    SS Do it again

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

    Durable and study. Great deal on purchase with no problems

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

    Can't beat a fast external drive WHEN it runs fast

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

    This upgrade replaces 3 old external hard drives. While fast, I wasn't able to get near the claims of its speed (until a new PC). It doesn't play well with older USB ports. Using it on the old PC It was actually faster using USB 2.0 over 3.0! USB 3.0: It would start fast on 3.0 (up to 350mbps) then after only a few terabytes (on large file transfers) it would slow down to 30kbps! Yes kilobytes! Sometimes it would speed up again (up to 100Mbps) but would average about 1.5Mbps! I couldn't even use file syncing software to mirror my main drive; it would lock out and freeze. USB 2.0: It would steadily remain at between 20-40Mbps and could file sync. Format By default, it is formatted as exFAT instead of NTFS, so I reformatted to NTFS. It is no longer throttling, the speeds are more consistent, but slower for 3.0 (100-200Mbps) On the new PC This one has USB 3.2, which ran about 180-560Mbps. USB 3.1 runs about 260-400Mbps. USB 2.0 runs at 40-50Mbps. Testing My results were based on the highs and lows of a large transfer of about 1tb. That being said, I also ran DiskMark and the results were always higher there compared to real-world testing. For instance, DiskMark did reach 1060Mbps for USB 3.2, so it is now reaching the right speeds. Also, one of the cords that it came with intermittently lost connection, so the USB to C cable was no good. I discovered this early on, so it is not the cause of the throttling. I am wondering if there are bad sectors in the drive or maybe an issue with the controller. I could never replicate the issue on command. It seemed to only happen when you didn't want it to. I could have sworn it still throttled a few times since reformatting, but hasn't for the last month even when retesting. I never had so many issues with a device right out of the box. Regardless, as of now, it is working and runs fast on USB 3.2. I have tried a dozen cords and ports, and everything seems to be working as intended. If I had gotten it after a new PC, I may have never run into these problems and would have given it 5 stars.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Samsung SSD

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

    Great product for price and is a work horse. Durable and easy to carry.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Overall performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome!

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

    Fast, efficient, and reliable with a good rugged feel to it. I use it to save photos and videos I edited. It transfer files extremely fast!

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

    Good quality

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

    Performs as advertised. Recommend for storing games like World of Warcraft.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Practicality

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

    Robust compact 4T external memory; speed is great; happy with the purchase with decent price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    ST71TB

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very quick for large files. Use every day. Soft body.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    T7 second to none

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

    Great product. Use as removable storage 24/7 on several servers

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent SSD

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This SSD is fast and very durable overall excellent

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Bought it twice

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love this external hard drive I bought it twice for my video and audio editing purposes. Travels well easy to use.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Another Excellent Samsung SSD

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

    I've had a great experience with Samsung SSDs in the past and this is another stellar performer. I typically edit at home but if I need to travel I grab my laptop and work drives and hit the road. I have some other-branded SSDs which have been fine but I think I may replace those with more of these for reliability as well as shock and water protection.

    I would recommend this to a friend