When it comes to storing your personal data, your thousands of photos or your work files, there is no need to skimp on quality or price, it takes solid, compact size and very high transfer speeds.
In the past, I have already lost the contents of a USB key yet manufactured by a major brand. The key was overheating and it didn’t take long for it to become unusable.
Typically, USB flash drives are only used to move files between devices, not as long-term storage.
I got in Samsung trial this T7 Shield external SSD as big as a stack of credit cards. In this solid aluminum housing protected by a rubber shell, the characteristics are up to modern requirements:
- Capacities: choice of 1 or 2 terabytes
- Speeds: 1050 MB/s read, 1000 MB/s write
- Port : USB-C 3.2 Gen.2 10 Gb/s
- Weight: 98g
- Shock resistance: up to 3 m
- Water resistance rating: IP65
- Operating temperature: 0 to 60°C
Samsung
Disque SSD T7 Shield
It was designed especially for professional content creators and those who need fast local storage in any environment.
And the lists of certifications and endurance under humidity, shocks or vibrations are long enough to reassure the most demanding.
The T7 Shield SSD, like other T-Series products, uses NVMe protocols to take advantage of the USB 3.2 Gen2 interface and enable bandwidth up to 1050MB/s read and 1000MB/s download. writing.
To use it, just plug it in with the included USB-C cable to your computer or tablet.
Samsung Portable SSD Proprietary Software
If this SSD drive is solid and powerful, it is different from the software preinstalled by the manufacturer which is used to encrypt and protect access to content. On my MacBook Pro M1 computer, I was only able to get it to work once. The drive mounts without a problem, but the Samsung Portable SSD software does not detect it.
Not detected by Samsung software, but recognized by computer
In itself, this is not really a problem given the needs of each user.
Format the SSD with whatever file system you like, encrypt it with your preferred protocol if needed, and you’re ready to go. If you later want to use Samsung’s software, you can find it at this address.
Another annoying detail of this homemade Samsung Portable SSD software, its installer does not offer a function to uninstall it, at least on Mac. To uninstall, you must search and delete the application in your system and the corresponding folder in Applications Support.
In the end, you will have to choose the size, 1 or 2 TB, and the color, black, blue or beige.
Price: around $200 for the 1TB version and around $300 for 2TB on online and in-store stores.
Only regret or wish, a 20 or 40 Gb / s version that takes advantage of the full capabilities of the Thunderbolt 3 protocol already enabled by the USB-C ports of several desktop or laptop computers.
