SAMSUNG T7 Shield 4TB, Portable SSD, up-to 1050MB/s, USB 3.2 Gen2, Rugged, IP65 Water & Dust Resistant, for Photographers, Content Creators and Gaming, Extenal Solid State Drive (MU-PE4T0S/AM), Black

So far So Good! Love the portability of this device. Held ALL my important files, photos & important docs from my old expiring computer. Was fearful of loosing my years of recipe collecting & my most valuable photos...I made an excellent choice in this purchase. Easy to use (transferring files was a breeze).

I am using this to do incremental backups on a daily basis. It is unbelievably fast and has been reliable so far. Others have bought one after seeing mine. Its just way better than a mechanical drive.

Rugged, small, and fast. The footprint of the drive is about the same as a credit card. You can easily fit it in your pocket. Its super fast and great for storing your data in the field or while traveling.

Feels quality with the new version. rubber and metal. Awesome build quality. I tested this HD and Im getting around 400 up and down. Im not getting 1050 at all. And on Youtube people are complaining about it. I bought it because I had to. And thought Samsung was and is superior to other brands.

In debating between this T7 Shield, the T7 Portable Ive been eying, and another SanDisk Extreme drive, I opted to go with the one on sale, since performance should be similar enough: an NVMe drive with USB 10 Gbit/s connectivity. At first I was a little unimpressed with the performance of the drive. But then I realized, I was connecting this to a Mac with the drives factory EXFAT formatting. In my experience Macs dont perform as well as Microsofts own EXFAT drivers built into Windows, and the difference can be a couple hundred megs on the sustained writes. Reformatting it as APFS required converting the disk from legacy MBR to GPT (easily done, if you Google how to in Disk Utility, or trivial if you just reach for a Linux box). After giving the drive a Mac native file system, performance was now on par with what I expected. Since my goal was to use this as a Time Machine drive, I didnt bother testing this under my Windows machine but expect performance would have been solid with Microsofts native EXFAT support. In terms of ruggedness, it looks like a fairly standard NVMe/USB assembly was wrapped up in hard plastic to be suitably sealed from the elements. If there was a plug for the USB port, I wouldnt be surprised if I could drop this thing in a pool and dive in after it. The lack of such protection for the port is probably why the drive is rated IP65, for dust tight, spritz it with water proof, not chuck it in the pool proof (IP67?). Where the hard plastized/rubber casing shouldnt chip and nick like a typical enclosure would from being bounced around, I wouldnt suggest pitching it out the back of a moving truck or out of a helicopter in flight. The plastic is hard enough that being carried around in a bag or used in a less than gentle workplace shouldnt be a problem. I bet it would be great for getting out in the world and doing photography in fairly remote places. For my purposes, the drive is expected to see see harsh treatment in the form of being tossed in a bag with other tech and deposited on a desk. So Im less in need of the durable enclosure than I am appreciative of the NVMe performance. But its nice to have a drive I know can take the rigors of travel. Much like my SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD and my old Transcend hard drive. Compared to the T7 portable that has a more normal enclosure, Id say get which ever one is cheapest or that looks good to your tastes. But if you actually do need dust, water, and drop resistance, go with the T7 Shield ;).

I like the speeds garnered from this SSD.

Read and write speeds are very good. Size is perfect and also the rubbery body provides the friction to hole it perfectly.

It is a great external ssd and the price can not be beaten. But I do not know who is able to reach the advertised number. I have Intel 13th generation i9- 13900k CPU and z690 motherboard. It is the latest PC you can get. I tested the write speed on different USB ports. You can not reach the limit of 3.2 gen 2 speed which is ( 10gbps/about 1000mb/s). It reaches consistently around 640-680mb/s. So even I plug it into USB 3.2 gen2x2 (20gbps), it still caps at that speed. So do not bother with if you have the 3.2 gen 2x2 (20gbps) port or not. If you plug into USB 3.2 gen1 ( used to be called USB 3.0, 5gbps), it will drop to 300ish mb/s. So you do need a 10gbps USB port to fully reach its potential. But again it wont reach the advertised 1050mb/s. 650mb/s is a lot less not close. It is still amazing that it is faster than 2.5 inch SSD and you can editing video directly on it with plenty fast speed.

This 4TB portable storage device is an outstanding option for anyone in need of a reliable, fast, and durable solution. Many YouTube reviews showcase its impressive speed capabilities, making it a top choice for on-the-go storage/or quick local backup storage (do some research). When purchasing, ensure you have the appropriate connection port, IE: as a minimum USB of 3.2 Gen 2 for optimal performance. Additionally, if you require a longer cable, be sure to use the correct one to maintain optimal speed and functionality. Remember up-to 1050MB/s does not mean that is what you will see. On my Laptop, I average around 900MB/s and I bought my laptop pre-pandemic, I am satisfied with the speed of the drive.

Veloz, perfecto para trabajos de montaje video directamente desde el SSD.