PC World - USA (2021-06)

64 PCWorld JUNE 2022

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If you’ve had your eyes on

Samsung’s fast USB 10Gbps

T7 Touch (fave.co/3wx2D1J),

but you weren’t sure it was

suitable for your rough-and-tumble

environment, your conundrum is at an end.

The latest iteration in the T7 series—the T7

Shield—is IP65 rated to withstand a wet

weather and offers additional protection

against shock (though admittedly, shock is a

bigger deal for portable hard drives than it is

for portable SSDs). This is another top-tier

USB drive from Samsung.

DESIGN

The Samsung T7 Shield is a USB 10Gbps

enclosure with an NVMe SSD inside. We’re

a bit surprised the latest version didn’t opt

for 20Gbps USB, though admittedly, such

ports are pretty rare and will remain so until

Samsung T7 Shield portable SSD:

Ultra-fast and built to last

Goodbye, fingerprint scanner, hello toughened outer skin—and speed. BY JON L. JACOBI

IMAGE: SAMSUNG