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Review: Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD USB 3.2 Gen 2

Samsung T7 Shield on a white background.
Samsung's highly portable T7 Shield SSD with USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) promises high transfer speeds in a robust housing, Kevin Carter takes a look. What is it? This small, highly portable bus-powered NVMe SSD with a USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (10Gbps) with read/write speeds of up to 1,050 MB/s and 1,000 MB/s respectively, is almost twice as fast as SATA-based SSDs  (and 10x that of HDDs). As such it is ideal for photographers and occasional videographers. It's also a rugged (IP65 rated) drive that's ideal for replacing any old hard-disk drive for sharing across multiple devices, such as direct-to cameras (mainly but not limited to the newer Panasonic, Sony and Fujifilm models) as well as the more typical laptop-to-desktop (short to long-term storage) scenario. Starting at around £99.99 for 1TB, r

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