SamsungT7 Portable SSD, 1TB External Solid State Drive, Speeds Up to 1,050MB/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2, Reliable Storage for Gaming, Students, Professionals, MU-PC1T0T/AM, Gray

Very compact and fast transfer speeds. I have the T5 version in 256G and its been very dependable but with 4k & 8K videos these days it doesnt take much to fill 1TB let alone 256. For the quality I think its a good value for the price. The T7 &T5 are also very reliable, I have never had a lost or corrupted file. This drive fits in a pocket easily, very light and small, and is also compatible across all of my portable devices, including my Android phone, Mac Mini & MacBook Air, and my Windows laptop. I also use the same drive as my Time Machine backup drive for Mac.

I got this SSD for my sister, and it’s been exactly what she needed. She used it first to back up space from her iPad and then set it up with her new MacBook Pro. Transfer speeds are excellent—large files move quickly and reliably, making it a huge time-saver.The compact design is a plus—it’s small enough to slip into a pocket or laptop bag, and the metal casing feels durable and premium. It was completely plug-and-play with her MacBook Pro, and the included cable worked perfectly without needing any adapters.For its speed, size, and build quality, this drive is excellent value for money.

The Samsung T7 Portable SSD 2TB External Solid State Drive works as intended. Like many other SSD's, this one is fast. Not only is it fast, it is lightweight, small, carries lots of storage and feels quite durable. Noise? None. The only freezes you would get would be probably from your own computer depending on reads and writes from other storage devices, whether it be internal or external storage. This device will not freeze on you. It is purposely developed for fast reads (view data) and writes (modify data). The computer recognition will see it as any other external storage media. This of course depends on your operating system, as it may use a different file system. This device came with a firmware installer, which you can delete, and if you want it back, you can simply go search up the model number of this device and redownload the firmware. This is a very convenient product, compared to something as slow as a hard drive, this SSD will not fail you. However, do take note that hard drive's last a long time, I have a 15 year old hard drive and it's still running to this day. I am not too familiar with the infrastructure of a SSD, as data is being read and written digitally, but hard drive's are easier to understand for me personally. SSD's do last too, but not as long as a hard drive. But, I am sure depending on your scenario and uses, you may prefer speed over longevity.

I’m not the most tech savvy and wanted backup on an external drive for graphics heavy work and photos. I remember the challenge of making my last external drive compatible and especially deleting old files, so I was a little anxious trying to find a solution.In case it helps someone else, I work primarily on an iPad Pro in a design program (Affinity) and needed a backup storage solution besides the Cloud. I didn’t really want a second cloud solution to be backup and can’t use an external drive with the iPad. I also have a MacBook, which has massive storage, but can’t be backed up to ICloud, while the ipad can backup to iCloud. My workaround for immediate file saving is to create shared files which are stored on iCloud (I call them Desktop) on the ipad. Desktop is stored on the hard drive of the MacBook and gets updated via ICloud device sharing even though I can’t initiate an iCloud backup from the MacBook.Inside Desktop I have labeled files as usual and a parent file for graphic design from the Ipad, broken down into 100+ named project files and sub files. Whenever I save from the ipad, I save to Desktop (in iCloud) and then choose the appropriate file within Desktop to save. This way I have the folders on the hard drive of the MacBook as interim backup, and am working around not having iCloud backup storage available when I’m on the MacBook. The T7 comes in as secure and portable physical data storage.The T7 drive is the hard copy backup of the files shared between the iPad and MacBook, I think necessary in case of some dreadful software issue, fire, or other unanticipated loss of access. I plan to have more than one as soon as I can afford it, to rotate.Again hopefully this may help someone like me who spent some solid hours figuring out a better way to secure my data and workaround the Mac user experience.Since I am wanted to do manual backups I needed the process to be easy so I wouldn’t avoid doing them, for obvious reasons. Though we don’t need to get into it here I don’t want to use Time Machine on my Mac to back up the disk. So I had to figure out something else.The T7 is great, easy to use, no time at all to install, self explanatory pretty much. I dragged folders full of work from the desktop (yes I like to see them, don’t judge) to backup. The initial backup was very quick and painless, most files were a few seconds. The graphics heavy files perhaps took about 10 minutes? These are massive, not a problem, and may have been quicker than this, I expected it to take more time. (My last iCloud backup was over 13 hours of anxiety - I kid you not and have since deleted almost all the working files from the drawing app after saving them in Desktop so they happen more quickly now, but still, I thought this was a daylong project).I experimented with dragging an old file to the trash from the T7 disk pane, and it worked as expected. I had to read online about how to go about copying my photos library (Mac) to disk, but it wasn’t hard. I have over 40,000 images, and it took about 20 minutes as I recall, if longer probably max 25. I tested the backup by remaining in the open pane and opening the photo files, which worked. Amazingly all this data barely touches the capacity of the drive, maybe 10% or less of a TB? Minuscule, anyway. 2 TB is overkill for me, especially since old files can easily be deleted.(This may be different for a user in Time Machine because it keeps multiple versions of your backups, and maybe more settings etc. which can take up a lot of space?- not tech savvy, as I said, but I had trouble with my older system and Time Machine and being unable to delete backups which rendered my backup disk unusable, and I didn’t want to deal with this again even though it’s less convenient to do it manually).I think the T7 drive will fail before I need more space, which is a great problem to have. I’m planning to get another disk (with less storage) and use it as a failsafe backup- ideally storing it in a safe or out of the house just in case, and keeping a rotation to protect against loss.On the critical end, I’d love it and think it would be much safer for data if the user pane of the T7 was visibly different from the one on my desktop. It’s the same color, font, everything, as my desktop window (maybe that’s just how these things work?), which makes me triple check when I’m deleting or updating. Don’t do this on a Friday night after an adult beverage….I’d also love it if there was a simple tutorial available when you opened the disk up, just for ease of first use, a how to (experimented with a throwaway file deleting because it wasn’t obvious that dragging files to the trash would work) for most, and as a reminder for others. I hesitate getting one for my parents because of this. But I’m happy and will buy another, looking forward to the peace of mind it gives me.

The media could not be loaded. I’ve tested and owned quite a few external drives over the years, and the Samsung T7 easily stands out as one of the best in its category. The speed is phenomenal—transfer rates are consistently fast, whether I’m moving large video files or doing quick backups. No lag, no hiccups, just smooth performance every time.The build quality is excellent. The aluminum body feels sturdy and premium, not flimsy like some other drives on the market. It’s slim, lightweight, and compact enough to slip into a pocket, yet solid enough to inspire confidence in durability.On the design side, it’s simply beautiful. Minimalistic, clean, and modern—it looks as good as it performs. The practicality is another big win: plug-and-play on multiple devices, works seamlessly across operating systems, and doesn’t heat up excessively during heavy transfers.Bottom line: If you’re looking for a portable SSD that combines performance, reliability, and design, the Samsung T7 is a clear winner. It’s an investment that pays for itself in speed and peace of mind.

The Samsung T7 is lightning fast for transfers and super compact to carry around. 4TB gives me tons of space for photos, videos, and work files. Build feels solid, doesn’t overheat, and setup was plug-and-play. Perfect portable SSD!