The 7 Best Samsung External Drives (2023 reviews)

Best With Windows:

Buy: Samsung Backup Drive

Best For outdoor activities:

Best For mobile:

Best For ipad:

Best With USB C:

Buy: Samsung New Drive

Best For Backup:

Best Overall: Samsung original Drive

The samsung original drive's material feels more premium than its price would suggest. They feel painfully slow by comparison to the super-speedy Samsungs. Its portable design, blazing fast transfer speeds of up to 540 mb/s, shock resistance, and secure encryption make it the best portable ssd on the market. It is fast and it is responsive. It has an installation program to safely transfer files to said items and even place a password to keep your files safe. It comes with two standard cables.

This drive comes with a hardware-based secure log-in system, and when you plug it in you'll see a choice of emulator/"activator" interfaces for login to your PC or Mac or device. It is perfect for adding extra storage without any installations. The hard drive itself doesn’t have a battery so it only functions when physically connected to your laptop.

Why We Like This:

Lightweight, fast, portable, space saver, software is easy to use after initial setup
Very compact and lightweight for travel
Delivers what they promise

Best With Windows: Samsung Backup Drive

The samsung backup drive is capable of outshining several other products featured in this list in overall features for the price point. It’s great to load in to games faster and a big rip. The rose gold, metallic red, deep black and alluring blue* aluminum finishes offer you even more color choices across different storage capacities. It has no moving parts and a sturdy metal body, so it can handle drops of up to 2 meters. The tiny case of the drive is metal and extremely well assembled. It's fast and works like a dream.

The pre-installed software also locks the drive so no one can access it without a password, which is a great security feature. It takes less time to move PS5 from the ssd to the console, than to download it to the console. They’re easy to reformat for Mac or Linux use.

Why We Like This:

Works wonderfully and harmoniously across computers
Great fast storage with encryption options
Very lightweight and can be password protected

Best For outdoor activities: Samsung External Drive

The samsung external drive has killer features for the price point. Whether you have games, movies or sensitive data with you, the Samsung portable ssd t7 shield gives you incredibly fast access times in a durable format. It is lightweight at only 98 grams and the compact dimensions of the rubber housing ensure that the external ssd fits almost in any pocket. Thanks to the robust rubber housing, the T7 Shield can also withstand drops from heights of up to 3 metres. It allows the t7 shield to be used flexibly.

The robust Samsung T7 Shield is water and dust resistant (certified to industry standard IP65), is ideal for outdoor activities and is shockproof up to 3 m drop height. It is compatible with PC and mac as well as smartphones, tablets, smart tvs and game consoles via usb type-c and type-a ports. It provides optional password protection based on AES.

Why We Like This:

Bit hardware encryption and performance optimization with the free samsung magician software
New and hot release

Best For mobile: Samsung External Drive

The samsung external drive's superior materials makes sure that it ages well with use. Whether you're storing critical business documents, games, or movies, the portable SSD t7 touch gives you speed and security in a palm-sized package. The light, pocket-sized Portable SSD T7 delivers fast speeds with easy and reliable data storage for transferring large files, including crucial business documents, games, or movies. Embedded PCIe NVMe technology delivers blazing fast sequential read/write speeds of up to 1, 050/1, 000 MB/s*, respectively, making the T7 2x as fast as the previous T5 model.

The T7 touch features an LED square that illuminates to keep you informed of what your SSD is doing at a glance. Roughly the size of a credit card and only weighing 2 oz, the t7 fits comfortably in the palm of your hand and is light enough to take your files on the go. The T7 comes embedded with software to help you set up a password to get the latest firmware updates for your PC, mac, or android devices.

Why We Like This:

Transfer massive files within seconds with the incredible speed of usb 3.2 gen
Transfer in a flash, secure with a touch
Transfers files nearly 9.5x faster than hard drives
Ssd with fingerprint and password security

Best For ipad: Samsung External Drive

If you often find yourself scrambling for convenient and suitable drive, this product should be your first option for buying. This 4TB portable storage device is an outstanding option for anyone in need of a reliable, fast, and durable solution. It's Fast For A Large Portable Drive. It has an IP65 rating for water** and dust* resistance, with dynamic thermal guard to manage heat control. It comes with the same internal hardware.

It's very rugged thanks to the rubber exterior. This option also makes it a "backup" boot drive for your personal computer, should something go wrong with its internal main (boot) drive. It's pretty much plug and play. The Matte Shell looks and feels nice but it is a dust magnet. This makes it easy to take with you whenever you leave home.

Why We Like This:

256 hardware encryption (need to install software to use) for data and privacy protection
Wonderful portable ssd for mac and windows operating system computers
Good investment for long term

Best With USB C: Samsung New Drive

If you often find yourself scrambling for convenient and suitable drive, this product is your solution. Whether you're storing critical business documents, games, or movies, the portable ssd t7 gives you speed and durability in a palm-sized package. Not only is it very thin, small, and light, it is also blazingly fast. DTT technology enhances product safety and reliability by preventing the t7(t7 touch) from reaching an excessively high temperature. It is super light and the colors are very nice. It is very fast and is great for Youtube video editing in Adobe Premier. It takes almost 10 minutes to back up the files for a single project. It is also blazingly fast plus it is about the size of a credit card. It is small, lightweight, and Portable.

Why We Like This:

Shock-resistant and withstands drops from 6ft
One of the new comers and featured product

Best For Backup: Samsung External Drive