Samsung Unveils the New T7 Shield Portable SSD
Samsung’s T-series SSDs are popular storage solutions for photographers and cinematographers alike, due to their compact form factor and relatively fast speeds.
Today the company unveiled its most durable portable SSD to date, designed for travelers and outdoor content creators, the T7 Shield. This drive is a ruggedized version of its original T7 drive that’s IP65 certified for water and duster resistance, and it also has a drop resistance of up to 2.98m.
The T7 Shield is a very compact solid-state drive (SSD) that is less than an inch tall and fits in the palm of the hand. Thickness aside, it’s about the size of a credit card and weighs a scant 98 grams. The SSD is available in two sizes, 1TB and 2TB, and supports transfer speeds at the cap of USB 3.2 Gen2 standard, which is up to 1,050 MB/s read speeds and up to 1,000 MB/s write speeds. Samsung says the T7 is almost twice as fast as its predecessor, the T5, and up to 9.5 times faster than spinning magnetic disk drives (HDD).
Even with the silicone protector wrapped around the device, Samsung claims the SSD shouldn’t have any problems keeping cool during use.
The compact size and lack of active cooling are offset by what Samsung says is an optimized interior as well as an innovative surface material that prevents overheating when transferring large amounts of data. As a result, the company says that there is no performance degradation even when files of 2TB are moved at once, and heat generation is minimized. As an added bonus, the T7 Shield includes Samsung encryption software that allows users to set a password that locks the drive from access without it. It also uses AES 256-bit hardware encryption and comes with a three-year limited warranty.
The Samsung T7 Shield SSD is available with black, blue and tan silicone covers, and comes with both a USB-C to USB-C and USB-C to USB-A cable. The 1TB version is currently listed for $134.99, while the 2TB version is retailing for $239.99.
More info on Samsung’s website.
