Samsung SSD T7 Portable External Solid State Drive 1TB, Up to USB 3.2 Gen2, Reliable Storage for Gaming, Students, Professionals, (MU-PC1T0T/AM), Black

I need to do alot of file transfers of locally stored data and had purchased a Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 SSD and installed in into a Sabrent M.2 NVMe external enclosure. This solution was wonderful because it was complete overkill but guaranteed that the SSD wouldn't be a bottleneck. The only issue I had was it's not inherently secure. I could use software encryption but that would slow down the transfer dramatically, especially since many of these transfers are from old systems that don't have much processing power, over to new systems. When I heard Samsung was going to release the T7 Touch I was very excited but obviously skeptical. How fast would it actually be, would the fingerprint sensor work on any device without needing to install software, how accurate is the fingerprint sensor, how fast does it find a match and unlock, etc... I'm happy to confirm that the fingerprint reader is indeed fast, accurate and allows for multiple fingerprints to be enrolled. (Can add friends, family, coworkers, etc.) I currently have four fingers registered so I can easily unlock it when it's plugged-in on either side of me. The reader can... well read... from any orientation so you don't have to line it up straight. The SSD can be backwards and register you just fine. Also it only takes about a 1.5 to 2.0 seconds to unlock. Lastly and most importantly, everything is saved onboard and no software is needed, *After the initial setup*, to access the data. You can plug it into any device that is capable of reading it and unlock it without any headaches. It's not disclosed if this SSD uses TLC or QLC Flash Nand and it doesn't offer a TBW limit with it's warranty, only that it has a 3yr warranty which is 2yrs less than their typical 5yrs offered on most of their TLC SSDs. So I have no idea how long it will actually last with my specific workload but If I can actually get a solid 3-years out of it then I will be impressed. Lastly, this thing is very thin and very light... something my Sabrent enclosure was not lol. I loved the solid block of aluminum but it was quite-cumbersome in the pocket sometimes, especially when kneeling or needing to lay-down to access something that's hard to reach. All-in-all I've been very pleased this past month with my purchase and have since 'secure-erased' the 970 Evo Plus and added it as a secondary SSD to the one I'm already using in my desktop.

Personally, I haven’t had any issues with this External SSD. I had initially worries about all of the bugs and compatibility issues I’ve seen in review, but I guess I lucked out. I use this drive to switch between devices quickly for both work and recreation. Photo/Video: I was able to backup all content for work and quickly transfer files. Take a photo on my phone, use the drive to transfer in seconds, pop the drive over to my laptop/tablet, and edit there. I have had no issues transferring between Apple and Android. This has also been great with family photos. Wiped about 50Gbs of family photos in 10min, and back onto another drive and computer in another 10min. Gaming: My laptop has limited space and I prioritize keeping my work files on the device, so I keep my game library/save files on my SSD. Watched a few tutorials about how to make my SSD the default locations to save my games and launch from. Desktop shortcuts can be used to do this as well. Now I’m not as tempted to start a game of CIV 6 during lunch. When I do have time, all I do in plug in the drive, and run my games off that. Security and Compatibility: So far the fingerprint scanner has not caused any issues. Tested with my boyfriend and family, and it has not accidentally unlocked. The device has displayed consistent speed across all devices.

Not all knowledge is equal when generating reviews less than protection for this product. The drive is compatible in either an Mac operating system or Windows operating system. Competitors offer the same drive size but the writing speed (data transfer rate) for 6K or 8k is IMPORTANT for video captures. The difference is formatting the drive as brand new and removing the security feature for full access use in the video production world. One can purchase a 5 foot Type C to Type C USB cable, slip the drive in a pocket, and connect directly to a phone/camera for continuous 2 hour recording in the field. Professionals mount it to a rig for the professional look so customers don't question abilities of performing the job. No need for additional images of videos for the review. Most wouldn't know the difference by just looking at. Would have to be a full support tech to know the solution. In which after 20 years of support, it is clear the challenges are deriving from the users.

Great for backing up all my photos and videos from my old laptop

To start, the software on the small partition installed perfectly and setup was a breeze. No issues on Windows 11. The drive is fast, I get a solid 5gbps on USB 3.1 though the drive is capable of 10gbps on USB 3.2. One annoying issue however... You cannot relock/secure the drive once unlocked with unplugging it. I feel the software/firmware of the drive should allow an option to relock it with another fingerprint scan. I'm thinking maybe this wasn't implemented because people could accidentally lock it during file transfers, but the software could have the option. Other than that, it's a solid buy.

As excellent as expected

Used the product as both a backup SSD for my MacBook Pro and also to store some downloaded videos of online classes I took. Speed of backup is impressive, 100+ GB backed up in an hour, and downloads were quick only limited by my download speed. Device gets quite warm when in use. Very good SSD. The only downfall is that I am yet to find the software download for the SSD for MacOS, I can only find exe for windows, so as of yet I am unable to take advantage of the “touch” fingerprint security. Update: found the software for macOS on the site, once again good product, good speed, feels solid, and the size allows for backups as well as additional file storage.

This is a great little solid state storage device. It's small, you could put three of them in your shirt pocket. It's simple to use, not a lot of confusing options, pretty much a straight forward external hard drive. It comes complete with two USB cables so you can use it with USB-C if you have it or just use your older style USB port. The fingerprint reader works unfailingly so you can be the only person who can access your information, but you could allow another persons fingerprint to be used as well, your choice. Optionally you can just use a password, but that's not as secure. Interestingly this plugs into the USB port on my Samsung Smart TV and I can watch any MP3 based videos. Probably you can listen to MP3 music too but I haven't tried that. If I had it to do over I'd spend the extra money and get the largest capacity version, I got the 1 TB model and it's about a third filled already. I'll probably never fill it, but I'd like to have all the space I can get.