# Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD: specs and price

**Price (US):** $100 at storagereview.com (US MSRP at launch $100 (1TB); per DigitalTrends review. Newegg current retail $287.99 for 1TB.), as of 2026-06-27. A sourced, dated price of record — other retailers (incl. Amazon) may be lower. Among the 18 portable ssds we track it is #6 cheapest of 18; category median $125.
**Brand:** Samsung
**Released:** 2022-08
**Deskmark:** Bronze Deskmark — pay-blind category standing 30/100, #13 of 21 in class (independent, computed from sourced data, never for sale).
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Specifications

| Spec | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Price (US) | $100 |
| Brand | Samsung |
| Released | 2022-08 |
| Capacity (GB) | 1000 |
| Read (Mbps) | 1050 |
| Write (Mbps) | 1000 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) |
| Encryption | AES 256-bit hardware |
| IP rating | IP65 |
| Weight (g) | 98 |

## Where it stands

At $100, the Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD is #6 cheapest of the 18 portable ssds we track, where the median is $125. On the spec sheet, its write of 1000 Mbps is below the median of the 19, its weight of 98 g is above the median of the 16, and its capacity of 1000 GB is at the median of the 20. By release date, it is among the newer of the 17 we date.

## What reviewers say

Three whitelisted lab tests survive verification: Tom's Hardware (1TB verdict only; its performance-page quotes and the sustained-cache figure sit on pages the fetch did not capture, so they were dropped) plus StorageReview's 2TB and 4TB reviews. Both StorageReview runs measured near the rated 1,050/1,000 MB/s in 4-thread IOMeter (2TB: 1,041.57/1,019.62; 4TB: 1,041.5/1,017.6 MB/s), with single-thread and Blackmagic runs landing lower as expected. Both praise the rugged aluminum-and-rubber IP65 build; the 4TB review flags the 10Gbps interface as a limit versus a hoped-for Gen2x2. (Based on 3 reviews, 3 lab-tested, 2022-05-21–2023-01-31.)

Praised: Reaches ~1,020-1,041 MB/s sequential read/write in 4-thread IOMeter, essentially hitting the interface limit / near rated speed; Rugged aluminum body with rubber shell, IP65 dust/water resistance and 3m drop protection suited to content creators on the go; Maintains a high sequential write speed in a rugged, portable package; priced and designed correctly for its niche.
Flagged: 10Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen2) interface caps throughput; no Gen2x2 to push toward 2GB/s; Not a meaningful performance leap over the standard T7; Rubber shell attracts lint and dust.
Disagreement: No cross-source conflict on speed or build. StorageReview's 4TB Blackmagic run 'slightly underperformed' Samsung's quote (893.8/936.5 MB/s) while its 2TB Blackmagic run landed a touch higher (914/939 MB/s); both converged near rated speed under 4-thread IOMeter. The '10Gbps interface as a limit' point now rests on a single surviving source (4TB), since Tom's Hardware's interface-ceiling quote could not be verified in the captured text and was dropped.
Sources: Tom's Hardware (2022-07-13, tomshardware.com), StorageReview (2022-05-21, storagereview.com), StorageReview (2023-01-31, storagereview.com)

## Frequently asked questions

**What do reviewers say about the Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD?**

Three whitelisted lab tests survive verification: Tom's Hardware (1TB verdict only; its performance-page quotes and the sustained-cache figure sit on pages the fetch did not capture, so they were dropped) plus StorageReview's 2TB and 4TB reviews. Both StorageReview runs measured near the rated 1,050/1,000 MB/s in 4-thread IOMeter (2TB: 1,041.57/1,019.62; 4TB: 1,041.5/1,017.6 MB/s), with single-thread and Blackmagic runs landing lower as expected. Both praise the rugged aluminum-and-rubber IP65 build; the 4TB review flags the 10Gbps interface as a limit versus a hoped-for Gen2x2. Praised: Reaches ~1,020-1,041 MB/s sequential read/write in 4-thread IOMeter, essentially hitting the interface limit / near rated speed; Rugged aluminum body with rubber shell, IP65 dust/water resistance and 3m drop protection suited to content creators on the go; Maintains a high sequential write speed in a rugged, portable package; priced and designed correctly for its niche. Flagged: 10Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen2) interface caps throughput; no Gen2x2 to push toward 2GB/s; Not a meaningful performance leap over the standard T7; Rubber shell attracts lint and dust. (From 3 tester reviews, 3 lab-tested.)

**How much does the Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD cost?**

The Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD has a US price of $100 (US MSRP at launch $100 (1TB); per DigitalTrends review. Newegg current retail $287.99 for 1TB.), as of 2026-06-15.

**How does the Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD compare on price?**

At $100, the Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD is #6 cheapest of the 18 portable ssds we track, where the median is $125.

**When was the Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD released?**

The Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD was released 2022-08.

**What are the Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD's key specs?**

Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD (Samsung): capacity gb 1000, read mbps 1050, write mbps 1000, interface USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), encryption AES 256-bit hardware. Full sourced spec sheet verified 2026-06-15.

Source: https://www.storagereview.com/review/samsung-t7-shield (storagereview.com, accessed 2026-06-15)
Corroboration: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/samsung-t7-shield-review/ (accessed 2026-06-15)
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/product/portable-ssds/samsung-t7-shield/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, the Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD price of record was $100 as of 2026-06-15 — https://frontdeskreview.com/product/portable-ssds/samsung-t7-shield/
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