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I just ordered the new MBP 16 inch Max with 64 RAM and 1 TB HD. In retrospect I should have spent $400 more for a 2 TB drive. Too late now. So…any recommendations for an external SSD drive for FCP projects?
Cheers.
Tom
You have to use the right cables to get the best performance. Samsung X5 with the Thunderbolt 3 cable is the fastest SSD I have. There may be newer drive coming out for the TB4 protocol but I haven’t seen any. For regular USB-C, which is plenty fast for most things, the Samsung T5 and T7s are very good. For size I love the SanDisks, though I wish they came in colors so you could tell the sizes apart. 2 TB in your pocket, half the size of a phone, is amazing. There are probably a lot of others, but that’s what’s been working for me.
You have to use the right cables to get the best performance. Samsung X5 with the Thunderbolt 3 cable is the fastest SSD I have. There may be newer drive coming out for the TB4 protocol but I haven’t seen any. For regular USB-C, which is plenty fast for most things, the Samsung T5 and T7s are very good. For size I love the SanDisks, though I wish they came in colors so you could tell the sizes apart. 2 TB in your pocket, half the size of a phone, is amazing. There are probably a lot of others, but that’s what’s been working for me.
"I wish they came in colors so you could tell the sizes apart"
Small self adhesive coloured labels?
I don't find the T7s hot compared to other drives. Fast enough depends on what you're doing. I can't speed test it at the moment because the only T7 I have with me has been forced into Time Machine duties. (TM has problems in Monterey.) SSDs should be formatted APFS.
Thanks Ian. That’s probably what I should do. The textured rubber grippy surface might make it difficult. The drives do get warm, though not as hot as the comparably designed Crucial SSD.
Thank you Tom. I heard the T7's can run hot and cause problems. Is the T5 fast enough? Also, once I receive the drive, just format as Mac OS journaled?
Thanks again.
Tom
Mine is formatted APFS
External SSD drive for new MacBook Pro?
