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Samsung’s fast and versatile T7 Shield Portable SSD even forgives environmental influences such as water, dust or a drop of up to three meters.
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Samsung’s IP65-certified T7 Shield Portable SSD also protects data physically, for example from drops, moisture or dust. The Korean manufacturer is aimed at both professional content creators such as photographers and cameramen as well as outdoor enthusiasts, multi-device users or professionals in harsh environments.
Samsung’s T7 Shield is available in credit card format with a rugged, rubberized casing in blue, beige, and black colors. The SSD is delivered to the customer with a read/write speed of up to 1050MB/s on the USB 3.2 Gen 2 port and in a storage size of 1TB or 2TB. The low thermal conductivity of the shroud ensures good performance even at higher temperatures. If the T7 shield gets too hot, dynamic thermal protection automatically reduces speed to keep the temperature below 60 degrees Celsius.
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The SSD can be connected to a variety of devices such as PCs with Windows 7 or higher, Macs with OS X 10.10 or higher, tablets or smartphones with Android 5.0 or higher, as well as game consoles and cameras of TV. This means thrilling videos in 8k or 12k image quality are possible even in storms on the high seas, Samsung promises.
“Our new portable SSD is a high-performance all-rounder,” summarizes Daniel Maric, IM Storage Product Manager at Samsung Electronics GmbH. “Whether you are a professional user who works with different devices every day, outdoor friends, professional photographers, creative people or craftsmen: thanks to the IP65 certification, the T7 Shield not only protects data from water and dust, but also offers very good write and read speeds of up to 1050MB per second.”
The T7 Shield is now available in black, beige and blue colors and with a storage capacity of 1TB and 2TB. The recommended retail price for the Samsung T7 Shield is 149.90 EUR and 279.90 EUR for the 2 terabyte version, VAT included.