Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD Review - A Revision of an Old Favorite

VIDEO INDEX:
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Price
00:50 - Color Options
01:00 - Build Quality
01:58 - Encryption Compatibility
02:47 - Durability
03:44 - Port & Cables
04:53 - BlackMagic Disk Speed Test
06:20 - Crystal Diskmark Test
07:18 - Compatibility & Encryption Info
07:55 - Game Consoles
08:25 - Default Format
08:39 - Conclusion

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[spyevil]

Great job on your reviews good Sir! Yours is like one of the most unique review channels that I've seen. Ever. Not too flashy and hyperactive. Just calm, clean and articulate way of explaining things. It's very calming.

[GaryBeltz]

If that thing came in brown you could almost mistake it for 4 KitKat bars stuck together lol

[saikshorts]

Really informative review, covered all important aspects which i was looking forward to know about.

[jasonhowe]

Lon as someone that runs xbox series x and ps5, if using either 5400 rpm and I dare state 7200 rpm hard drives on next gen you will not be playing last gen title off of them it will be ssd only whether it be a single drive or a nas setup

[jeramybearamy]

What file system was the drive formatted to? These drives are discounted right now, but I'm using a MBP M1 Pro and am trying to figure out why there's a bottleneck on these machines.

[vanceg]

Got this for my 256 GB SSD Lonovo IdeaPad 3 laptop to play Steam games. Really fast game loading so far and like how it doesn't slide around on the desk.

[Troy_Campbell]

Curious how a Crucial X8 compares to Samsung and Sandisk...the Crucial looks to be a bit cheaper in price.

[azizs]

Why on Mac OS is much slower? How can I improve that? What if I reformat it to APFS?

[davidcollins]

So it should work to play videos on a TV if encryption is off?

[diannechmidling]

I'm trying to back up my HP Business Model PC. I'm not tech savvy. I plugged the Samsung T7 to my laptop using the USB-C and USB-A cable. Now what? It doesn't appear to be doing anything. I did follow the installation process.

[MYLIFE-hqje]

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 ?

[matt-]

Really informative Lon, if I can ask you: Will my 8th Gen iPad with it’s lightning jack recognise this? I’ve had so much trouble getting it to comply with any external SSD’s and I am presuming its down to the lightning port. Thank you.

[CB-hnpr]

I have had a horrible experience with Sansung T7 if you leave them w/o using for a few weeks/months. The write speed goes to near zero, below 2 MB/s. I has this problem with ALL my T7 shield, WRITE speed BELOW 2 MB/s, and the speed does NOT improve with time. However, the READ speed is OK. I bought all of my T7 at different times, and from different stores. This is terrible, how can a SSD have this flaw? Is there anything that can be done ? Thanks in advance.

[xXpSeDx]

Just bought this drive. Trying to use it with my laser machine which runs windows 7. Can't figure out how to get windows to recognize the drive.

[stuartyoung]

Can this ssd Samsung T7 shield go with a Samsung galaxy s7plus tablet please let me know thanks Stuart

[steffdia]

Is this plastic magnet dust or is it matte plastic.

[vishalkripalani]

Does this work in rear seat entertainment like bmw 7 series or s class have for watching movie ?

[Bamsambam]

Does it this work the Blackmagic video assist 12g? Thank you!

[numberIII-thgr]

If you transfer an actual file you get 820MB/s on macOS

[A.M.A.D.E.U.S.]

My computer wont recognize my samsung t7 shield drive. Honestly pretty pissed, i cant find any thing online that has my exact issue and tech support just straight up didnt know how to help and told me to try it on another computer and ended the chat.

My issue is my computer makes the dinging noise like a drive is plugged in but doesnt show up in the drive section, and the only place i can find the drive is in the devices and printers section in the control panel and the device manager but no where i can actually open the drive to get the footage off. Anyone know how to access it or at least any ideas? 🙏