Who can benefit from the Samsung T7 Shield portable solid-state drive (SSD)? I think—everyone. I use my portable SSD not only as a backup for my computer but also to save and organize all the photographs I’ve taken from my phone or camera, as well as all my important personal documents. Using it is a safe and reliable way to store and organize your files digitally. Learn more about how the Samsung T7 Shield portable SSD can help you organize things and enter this contest for a chance to win one for yourself.

We sent Chris Loblaw Samsung T7 Shield portable SSD for a review. Read his review.

What is an external SSD?

External solid-state drive technology is a fast and reliable storage solution that can store thousands of gigabytes worth of files. Many computers nowadays have SSDs as an internal storage device, but the problem with relying on your own computer’s storage drive is that it can slow your system down as you max out its capacity. So if you’re the type that requires ample storage capacity to save your work, projects, or anything that you want a digital copy of, a dedicated external SSD is definitely a must-have.

Go digital with the Samsung T7 Shield

External SSDs are a lifesaver. Many people use SSDs to back up their computers, so they won’t lose their data in case their device gets damaged or stolen. Many professionals like photographers, videographers, and other digital creators rely on digital storage to save their bread and butter, to safe keep all their life’s work. Gamers use external SSDs to boost their computers storage capacity, so it can handle games that comes in large files.

I think anyone can benefit from using external SSDs, like the Samsung T7 Shield. There are a lot of things around us that are better kept in digital form. Use your external SSD as a backup for your important documents, like birth records or university transcripts, and other memorabilia that you want to keep for a long time. You can also use it as a digital filer to keep your tax documents, invoices, and receipts. For students, an external SSD is a good place to save a digital copy of your term papers, readings, and projects. This way you’re sure to always have a copy of them for a long time, with less the clutter.

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in two different ways:

  1. Tell us why you need a Samsung T7 Shield portable solid-state drive and what types of files you would most like to back up so they never get lost or stolen.
  2. For up to two (2) additional entries, create a public post on a social media channel (one entry per channel!) telling your friends and followers that you are entering to win a Samsung T7 Shield portable SSD from Best Buy; include the hashtag #BBYSamsungT7Shield, so we can find your post, and include a picture of the Samsung T7 Shield prizes like that shown here or above. Then return here and tell us in a comment below, on which channel you posted it and the name of your channel (since many people use pseudonyms) so that we can check and verify your entry. You can use any social media channel (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc) but the post must be public so we can verify it is there. Add one comment below for each social media channel for up to 2 contest entries.

What you can win 

At the end of this contest, we’ll randomly select two winners to receive a Samsung T7 Shield portable 1TB solid-state drive (SSD).

This contest runs from July 11th to July 25th.

Remember you can enter in two different ways. There are two Samsung T7 Shield portable SSDs to be given away, so share this contest with family and friends who you think need that extra boost in their digital storage capacity.

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Chris Nasaire
Chris is constantly on the lookout for new tech that can make day-to-day productivity fun and easy—from the latest coffee machines to high-performing laptops. Outside of his exciting role as an editor at Best Buy Canada, he writes short fiction and travel stories, with some of his work appearing in local literary magazines.

691 COMMENTS

  1. I need the shield for backup of my home PC. Going to an external drive would be good. The files would be mostly photos and vids that can’t be replaced.

  2. I need it ’cause I only have 800mb left on my computer. I’d backup my photos, videos, and music files.

  3. Samsung makes it easy to secure your files behind a password on the T7 shield as well as the strong performance metrics . Which makes it an amazing device to carry around with great security.

  4. I would love to back up my best shots and speed at games, in other words, my perfect aims. Now for the regular stuff, photos/videos the most.

  5. I always back up all my documents folders on a USB key once a month and keep that key in my bank’s safe. If I ever get hacked up, loss will be minimal as I simply will wipe my hard drive and reboot from scratch.

  6. I need the Samsung T7 Shield portable solid-state drive because I’m consolidating documents, images, videos and backups from internal and external drives from 2 recently retired and antique computers. Time to get into 21st century storage !

  7. I could use a Samsung T7 Shield portable solid-state drive to store all my photos, autocad drawings and personal files, and as a remote computer backup device.

  8. I need a Samsung T7 Shield portable solid-state drive to back up all my files and pictures in a secure location

  9. Samsung T7 Shield portable solid-state drive would be used as my primary backup device for my computer.

  10. I don’t trust backing up to a “cloud” so I would love the Samsung T7 Shield portable solid-state drive

  11. I’d need this drive to do backups of our family photos, we have an older hdd and it would be much easier to keep up to date if backups didn’t take 6 hours to run!

  12. Definitely will backup my pictures, we have traveled to a few places in the world and want to make sure we never lose those pictures!

  13. I’m a graphic artist, so besides all my work and client work, all my photos from stock photo labs

  14. I love photography and making videos so I am always running out of hard drive space. The files I would back up are all the scans I have of my grandparents photos and the rest of the family phots,

  15. I would use a Samsung T7 Shield portable solid-state drive to back up and save all of my music files, personal photographs, and performance videos.

  16. I need a Samsung T7 Shield portable solid-state drive because I need to transfer all my photos and files from my old computer

  17. I need a Samsung T7 Shield portable solid-state drive to increase my memory of my laptop so that I could take and store more pictures of higher quality of my granddaughter.

  18. I really need a Samsung T7 Shield portable solid-state drive because I love taking pictures and could use a lot more storage than I currently have.

  19. I really need a Samsung T7 Shield portable solid-state drive because all of my old drives are not solid state and I need to back up all of my precious computer files!

  20. I need a SSD for photos and for school work. Definitely can’t afford to lose an assignment without a backup!

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