T7 Shield - Blue 1TB
Rugged & reliable from…
06/27/2022 22:01
I will just right into my review of the Samsung T7 Shield 1TB portable SSD drive. It's a very simple product out of the box consisting of the drive and 2 cables, one to connect to a USB-A device (computer) and one to a USB-C device (phone).
I tested on 2 computers (desktop and laptop) and on a Samsung S22 Ultra phone. First to the desktop. On the T7 was a Windows .exe file for setup which was quick. I tested transfers with a 3.4GB file using USB-A on the computer as it doesn't have a USB-C port.. First I copied the file to a non SSD backup drive and it took 1:18:75. Then I backed up the file to another SSD portable drive which took 0:11:65. Finally I tested copying it twice to the T&. First try 0:23:16 and second try 0:18:01. One thing I noticed with the T7 was some incremental pauses I did not see on the other SSD drive. I went to the laptop and did not have the same file, so I used a larger file, a 5.4GB file. I also used the USB-C connection which the laptop had. It took 0:15:50 to copy. Doing the math, the equivalent 3.4GB transferred at 0:09:76 which is pretty fast.
I then moved on to a Samsung S22 Ultra using the USB-C cable. Samsung as a Portable SSD app for the phone. Here's where I ran into a snag. With the file explorer on the phone I could see the drive, but the app would not recognize the drive. The app was updated, so I honestly don't know the issue there. I copied a 3.9GB file from the phone to the T7 which took 0:12:48. For 3.4GB it comes out to around 0:10:90.
The drive out of the box is reliable, but being new I cannot speak to it's longevity. It is a bit larger than other portable SSD drives, and was a bit slower than the other one I used. On it's own I still feel the speed is fine, and the T7 easily bounces from computer to phone. I would recommend this product.
metalmancpa1
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Age: 64
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