SAMSUNG T7 Portable SSD 500GB External Solid State Drive Speed up to 1050MB/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 Reliable Storage for Gaming, Student, Professional, MU-PC500H/AM Blue

This portable SSD is absolutely fantastic! The speed is phenomenal—up to 1050MB/s makes transferring large files or loading games incredibly fast. It’s perfect for both students and professionals, whether you’re working on projects, storing media, or gaming. The compact design and lightweight build make it easy to carry around, and the blue finish gives it a sleek, modern look. I also appreciate the durability of the SSD—it feels sturdy and reliable. The USB 3.2 Gen2 support ensures top-tier compatibility with most devices, and setup is a breeze. If you’re looking for a dependable, high-performance external drive, the Samsung T7 is a brilliant choice!

Same high quality of Samsung products 🙂

Recently I purchased two 500G SSD drives in order to create more reliable back ups for my two computers. My objectives included reasonable price, reliable brands, and USB C connections. The two drives were: SanDisk 500GB Extreme Portable SSD - Up to 1050MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GTXVG9P/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 SAMSUNG T7 Portable SSD 500GB - Up to 1050MB/s - USB 3.2 External Solid State Drive https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Portable-SSD-500GB-MU-PC500H/dp/B0874XJL6M/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Roll+over+image+to+zoom+in+SAMSUNG+T7+Portable+SSD+500GB+-+Up+to+1050MB%2Fs+-+USB+3.2+External+Solid+State+Drive%2C+Blue+%28MU-PC500H%2FAM%29&qid=1612032896&s=electronics&sr=1-1 The Sandisk was used for creating a time machine back up on my Imac; late 2017 vintage, Intel Core i5-7400, 7th Generation, 16G RAM, 500G SSD with Thunderbolt 3 ports. The Sandisk came nicely packaged. It is very small and the opening through the back of the drive makes it easy to “hang” on the back of the imac so that it is out of the way. The Samsung was used for backing up a new HP Pavillion, Intel Core i7-1165G7 11th Generation, 16G RAM and 500G SSD hard drive with Super Speed USB A and Super Speed USB C ports. The Samsung was beautifully packaged, similar to what you might expect from an Apple product. It was also very small but slightly larger than the Sandisk. The Sandisk was able to do a 129G time machine backup in 40 minutes on the mac. It became noticeably warm but performed flawlessly when connected via its USB C output to the Mac’s thunderbolt input….3.3G/minute The Samsung was able to do a 229G file transfer in 60 minutes from the HP. This was accomplished using a right click and then the "send to" command. It became very warm but performed flawlessly when connected by it’s USB C output to the HP USB C input….3.8G/minute Although neither drive performed anywhere near their rated speed, they were much faster than the conventional HDD drives I own and light years faster than thumb drives. I would give both drives two thumbs up. I prefer the Sandisk for the Mac because of the ability to easily hang it off the back. As for the Samsung, it is so nice looking and feels so good and is so nicely packaged that you would probably prefer this drive if it is going to be setting out and visible all the time. Realistically, you wouldn't go wrong with it either. Highly Recommended.

I formatted this with ExFAT, because I needed to use it with Mac, Linux, and Windows. Unlike most USB drives I have tested, this drive doesn't seem to throttle down the write speed with small files. That is very good. With 1000 samples of 10 MiB each it averaged a write rate of 410 MiB/sec and a read rate of 440 MiB/sec. I did that 3 times in succession, with the same result. That is with a USB-3 port. With large files, writing did slow down somewhat, but it's still fast. With 100 samples of 1000 MiB samples each, the write speed throttled down from 460 MB/sec to a steady rate of about 250 MiB/sec, after about 11 to 21 GB. It remained at that speed for the duration of the 100 GB test. That is still very fast, and you can fill the whole drive with a backup in a fairly short time. The read rate remained the same. I think this will be my new preferred drive. (Tested with Gnome Disk Utility UDisk 2.7.6)

As I expected from reading the reviews, the product is quite under par compared to the ubiquitous T5 series. Speeds can reach 1000mb/s however my USB ports aren't the newest gen so it's only able to reach around 500mb/s which was the speed of the T5. I would have no qualms about this SSD except for the fact that it would rarely and randomly disconnect on its own. This could have something to do with PC overheating from what I've read but It really does say a lot about quality assurance. The files aren't really affected but it is bothersome. For example, I was editing a video when it disconnected, which made me waste precious minutes taking out and putting it back in, locating project files, and I had to restart Premiere so that it would recognize that the drive is back. Honestly, it's not a bad SSD at all with its reliable high speeds and all. I just think the problem with overheating and disconnect and all that weird glitchy stuff should have been patched before release. Especially from seeing all the reviews from other people. Would I recommend this product? Perhaps, it's not bad at all. Maybe just buy a T5 instead since it's much more reliable [that is unless you have those Gen 2 USB 3.2 ports or whatever it is].