Hey Chaps! Have you ever had a Hard Drive or SSD fail??

The intro is the definition of anxiety

Great vid! Answered all my questions and more! Thanks! 🤙🏼

Thanks for this informative video. I just ordered Samsung SDD after watching your video.

Looks like a good one, nice video.

I have been looking at getting a new external SSD since I only have HDD. I will definitely be looking into this one

I'd like to seen a M.2-2280 SSD form-factor version of this, just the rugged case with controller and connector inside so you can switch out or replace the SSD anytime you want.

Well done like always

nice review ... going to get this with a 2tb

I picked the 2tb version for £130 during Black Friday and it is amazing!

Intense classical music. Building suspense. A lone SSD against the harsh abuses of mankind. And then, plottwist: it still works. 10/10 IMDb

Nice to know what you carry in your backpack, all them goodies, just you all alone down some side alley shortcut where someone may or may not bump into you 😜

Hi, really enjoyed the video and i have a question. I have a windows formatted ex hard drive and wish to buy the M1 Macbook Air. Will i be able to just simply plug and play (read and write all the files) on the Mac? Cheers!

AWESOME thanks

Great Intro!

I just ordered one today haha Hope it works great for my trip!

Hello Tom, I want to buy a portable ssd for myself either Samsung T7Shield 1tb or Kingstons XS2000 1tb or Samsung 970 evoplus +ssd gen3 emclosure or WD SN750 1tb + ssd gen3 enclosure. Could you please guide/help me Which one should i go for? And like the internal SSDs e.g, WD SN series and Samsung 970 series they have LifeSpan of TBW, Do these Samsung T7Shield Kingston XS2000 also have the LifeSpan of TBW or not?

Hi! Which file system will work for any device? im about to use it for m1 macbook, ipad, iphone, android and i will mainly move files like photos and videos, might get another one for my m1 macbook extension but for now i just got one to travel and get to store my photos on my ipad or through any laptop i will find there. I did already do guid partition and then APFS, is that ok? any idea? Thanks

Just got a heck of a deal on this drive, and I'm. Only doing it for temporary storage from my old 1TB HDD that is full of music movies and TV shows.. Until I csn get a proper raid drive. My question is how should I go about transferring those files. Obviously not all at once but is there a limit I should watch out for when transferring, say maybe 250gb a time? Or should I go lower?

Is this comparable to an iMac internal ssd? Could you boot from it and have comparable speeds to running the OS from internal?

I would appreciate your valuable suggestion tom regarding my purchase decision of portable SSD.

Ok, im convinced! I have a hdd from seagate that has all my photo back-ups, and I've had it for 10 years, no drops since im super careful. What do you thing about the longevity of this ssd?? Im mainly going to use to back up photos and videos of my samsung galaxys nothing more. Thanks

Hi does the T7 run hot or is it a cool drive like the T5? - thanks

Getting this for backing up my MacBook Air.

I just buy this one today. Is it needed to format before use? I wanna keep it in exfat as I will use it in Windows and iPad

Works with At the same with windows 11 and Mac? or only use it in one of those windows or Mac?. I have a Huawei Matebook D16 version 2022 and MacBook Pro Retina (2015)..will need some extra conector? thanks

Can I use Samsung T7 SSD for both storing documents and other media files as well as for storing Xbox games(for plug and Play)at the same time? Or it must be formatted for only one purpose either gaming or storing media?

I picked up the 2TB via Amazon Australia for 37% off the RRP. I tried the Samsung software on my MAC, running latest Sonoma, but the software doesn’t recognise the drive. Perhaps because I’ve formatted it in MAC OS Extended?

HORROR!! Invested on a Seagate HUB (3,5" inside) with 8TB of storage and it worked for about 6months even with pretty delicate operation putting it to box etc. Fortunately I had a backup of all files in original HDD and SSD drives it was meant to backup but it was quite a hassle and managed somehow to save most critical files that were only on that 8TB drive. Never had failures with 4tb drives on smaller form factor 2,5" for some reason??? Just remember that even NVME drives can fail like my Samsung 960EVO but then again it was used daily for 3years back and forth until it stopped working. Still using NVME 980PRo now and just about to expand externally with 2tb T9 Shield to see how it fits my pipeline.

I used T7 for Time Machine in my new MacBook Air. It will back up a full computer, but isn't showing the individual files the way the previous backup device did (my book).

I recently got one, just worried that if I stick it onto my Mac will it leave glue on the SSD, as well as long term use will the external rubber get sticky and all that.

Wow you have a beautiful cat!

When's the xps 13 plus review coming?

Tom i had asked you forca buying suggestions Whether i should buy T7 shield 1tb or Kingstons xs2000 1tb for my personal use but you have not yet replied ky comment. It is possible perhaps you may not have read or seen it yet.

I think if you enable write caching, then you'd have better transfer speeds. I'm wondering if this is how crystal disk mark is testing things. I don't like this option as you'd almost certainly lose data if you don't use the remove safely option in windows and you don't know when the buffer in ram is written to the disk with it enabled.

Would you recommend this as storage for steam games?

I have a portable HDD is really slow 🐌 I just got the T7 2TB today I can't wait to use it for transfer some files

Great cat!

How do I format the sad without a Mac computer I use an iPad Pro , do I have to get it formatted on a computer before I can use it, any help would be much appreciated

I got usb 3.2 gen 1 slots on my pc but this drive only writes for me at 330mb/sec, shouldn't it be quicker then that? I know its not gen 2 to reach that max speed of 1000 but 330 seems a bit low?

Hello,can you please tell what laptop is the white one please?

Can I use the T7 as a video/movie player on my TV?

6:36 speaking of horror stories, i've lost very precious data 3 years ago because of an HDD, it was completely fine, and all of a sudden, i got a BSOD, and what do you know ! i lost every bit of data i had after restarting ! i tried several recovery programs, but that was in vain, i still can't explain what happened back then, because the HDD was working fine, well i was pretty pissed to the point of crushing the latter to tiny pieces anyway :)

Can i use this SAMSUNG T7 SHIELD SSD as primary drive to my macbook air 2015? My macbook is only 128gb while my external ssd drive is 1TB

Is it worth purchasing a 2 or 3 year data protection plan when purchasing?

Hope i can have one T7 for my study

Is it worth to pay extra from 1TB to 2TB for MacBook Or just get an external drive?

I recently purchased a new Samsung T7 Shield, and it seems to say that it supports oui 5.1, but can it supports 5.0? (I'm just afraid to update)

Im a club DJ, run Serato, have been looking for a super fast rugged SSD drive that will survive in the wild of steamy clubs, drunk people and drinks lol... this looks like the one for me thanks! hopefully a good step up from my little WD passport drive..

So still they dont have tge tech to have 6tb or 8 tb on that same size compact factor of ssd? This year 2024?

Hi mate , great video

Please give us heart's, Don't be greedy, Love from Karachi Pakistan ❤️.

love the video, so just to be sure, this is exactly the same speed as the normal t-7? it is not slower?

I had a hard drive fail when I dropped it taking it out of my bag. It was my 2tb wd passport non ssd. I had hundred of TV shows and movies on it plus work related files, and was my back up of all other external hard dives I had. Luckily I had 99percent of the files on other hard drives. I bought 2 orange bumper for my other external drives, incl a 4tb Toshiba HD as a back up of back up of a back up then completely lost track of where everything was. I since bought a 1tb Samsung t5 3yrs ago for 400 quid and that is my main back up. Having said that I REALLY do need to clean out my 4 pcs, multiple external hard drives and ssds, and Google drive, one drive and icloud, and samsung drive, all of which I own. Definitely I will purchase the rugger Samsung. My t5 is smooth like a greased pig.

Oh trust me I had an external HDD and somehow it would still spin but none of my computers could read from the drive and it would give me an error and my friend said it’s probably dead

Are the T7's reliable?

Is it reliable for usage with Samsung smartphones?

Is it compatible with Samsung Crystal 4k smart TV?

What is the TBW on that disk ?

Does anyone know, can I plug them into the Mac with USBC or Does it have to be the USB cord? which one??

I bought today from best buy, and for some reason out of box have slow speeds? I use a linux system

In Tablet s7+ can we use ssd t7shield of 2tb ? It it compatible??

The T9 does not work with iPhone 13. Does not show up in files with power source along with the Apple lightning to usb 3 camera adapter.

this ssd is it already formatted for Mac ?

Does anyone know the tbw value of that.

Can this connect to an iPad mini 6?

Hi! What ZenBook are you using in the video?

Does it work for iPhone 13?

Please Let Me Know If This SSD is Compatible With iPhone 14 series. 😊

I’m debating this for the BMPCC 6K G2

It’s support iPad mini 6?

💯 must buy

Nice infomercial - where is the objectivity?

just got my Sandisk rugged ones cz these does not have 4tb versions yet.

can i transfer from my iphone?

Interesting review, but, if you are going to spend the money anyway, and I did, I decided to amp it up, and go for max bangs per buck. Samsung 980 PRO 1TB M2 NVMe drive, which came from the local pc store, and a Simplecom SE509 (or similar) aluminium housing, also from a local pc store. 980 PRO T is rated at 7000 MB/sec read and 5000 MB/sec write. These are purely regular mnfr rated numbers, but content transfers are completed in the real world typically between 3000 and 3500 MB/sec using USB C transfer ports, which is respectable. If you want to take this solution into the bath to play with, or run over it with your SUV, do not buy this solution, you will break it. Otherwise, it works well, approximately the size and weight of a modern chunky car key, maybe even smaller and lighter, made of aluminium, and with speed to burn. It is more difficult to check actual write speeds, but, stands to reason, it will resolve any out of camera requirements, the choke point would more likely be the camera. You will need to spend 2-3 minutes with a screwdriver, to get the M2 drive into the drive case, but no biggie. Pricing seems to be reasonable, speed is a blinder, read or write, durability is good, providing you are in regular human habitation environment. Just saying, there ccould be a plan B.

I just got a T7 , its not really fast on a pi4 with omv.

Do these have password protection?

Already have the t7 touch

Just got one. 2tb on sale on Amazon

GOOD CONTENT

We need a 4tb version of this.

Dumb question time: Can i use this to transfer files from my iPhone to my computer? What kind of adapter would I need? Or are these better for "cameras" only?

Will this work on ps5

Just bought one from amazon 2Tb model T7 Shield - backup of Mac mini m1 usb-c - usb-c with CCC from Bombich - getting reported transfer rates of circa 600MB/s - it seems fairly usable - *but* it seems to get super hot just in the backup ... not sure if its my setup that's different or if this is "normal" usage / heat issues..... - lets see how long it lasts compared to the T5 and T7 ssd's from Samsung that I have....

Does it work on Android?

everyone who was sponsored seemed to like it, while those of us who paid, seem to be getting a lot slower performance

Introducing Samsung SSD soap edition

Can you game from it?

Is the fingerprint reader on the T7 Touch worth it or should I get the T7 Shield?

if u have mac m1-m2. the max speed is ~700mb/s read and write. don't expect more than that. Why you don't show that to us?

Hi, did you notice usb-c on this SSD is not firmly plugged when you use the cable comparing to other USB-c ports (computer, smartphone, etc) ? You can remove it so easily that you need to be very cautious not to move the cable while transfering data. Don't know if it is mine or if it is common on the T7 Shield. Could you plus check yours pls ?

Cool

What kind of physics is being used in the intro? 😂

The tech chap....... more like the tech chad

I wanted to see the security settings, protected by password. You didn't show that...

I love mine except for I got mine with a lose connection to the ssd but aside from that it is awesome for video editing

this drive is awful, the port on it isnt secure at all. The slightest does and the wire falls out. I sent mine back. The older T7 is way better and more secure. Look up reviews, i wasnt the only one w this issue.

t7 and t7 shield price differencce is 30 euros. Is it worth it?

Sorry it's not clear, do these SSD still work after you've banged them and dropped them ? You show the action footage, but not the damaged SSD plugged for proof that it still works after all the mishaps :) :)