Here are the parts for the NVMe External Drive featured in this video: Crucial NVMe M.2 SSD: geni.us/crucialnvme Plugable NVMe Enclosure: geni.us/plugablenvme Mac software I use: Parallels (use Windows on your Mac): crtd.tech/parallels CleanMyMac (clean and optimise your Mac): geni.us/cleanmymacx (use code CREATED10 for 10% off software)
Other RUclipsrs: You can buy a macbook pro 16 for just 2499$ etc. CT: Many people can barely afford the base model Macbook Air and have to save up for months just to be able to buy one. This is a real human, real RUclipsr.
But macs are free. You just have to buy a used one that is a year old for about 2/3 the price of a new one then a year later you sell it for about $100 more than you paid for it and then buy another and repeat every few months or every year and never pay for a mac again. I have been doing this since 2003 and not only do I have top of the line macs in my home but I also have thousands of dollars on top of the free macs from the continuous flips. Don't buy new macs just buy a used one and snipe a good price when you want to buy it then when you sell take your time and charge a bit over market value to make up the loss of value during the year you owned it. The first time I wanted a mac I bought and sold about 10 times in the space of a few weeks until I had enough money made to get the mac I wanted for free. Then I thought about it and wondered why I should stop so I kept doing it albeit at a lower pace and made beer money every month with only a few hours of effort. I recommend everyone do this.
@@Cyril29a did so with zotac zbox 1060en, later nvidia shield k1 and at least even with logitech k810.. allready joked 2 friend: when i need money again i will plan 2 buy some stuff.. ;)
@@Cyril29a u are absolutely right man - it is possible 2 make easy money.. u only have 2 b a bit smart.. your idea with the apple program is really smart as.. ;) congrats.. i usually did it like: i wanted something new - checked the market on ebay, amazon and ebay ads.. got knowlegde about high, low and average prices.. bought 1 for me.. continued watching the market, bought cheap ones and sold them for more.. often it was good 2 buy at ebay or ebay ads and sold them on amazon.. really easy 2 do and good money..
or you can just buy something like an ASUS Zephyrus G15 and get more for your money. Sure it won't have the creature comforts of the Mac but it competes with it damn well.
@@niko1even But it has no resale value. You totally missed the point. Buyin a PC is throwing your money away after a year or two, buying a mac gets you 100% of your money back if you buy and sell it using the system I outlined. What is the point of this comment?
I have a 15” MacBook Pro with an SD card reader on board. I have purchased a microSD card adapter that fits into the card reader so that there is no protrusion. I use it with a Samsung 256 GB microSD card. I have migrated my Photos folder onto the card, freeing up 100 GB of disc space. I also use the Horos DICOM software, and have selected the microSD card as the default database folder for my patients’ cineangiograms.
The Crucial and Plugable prices have increased substantially since you made this video, they're now $230.99 and $49.95. I was going to buy them until I saw the increased prices.
Very nice video, lovin' this channel lately. Ps: for those people who need that extra speed (depending on the nvme ssd you buy it could be even faster than the included on the mac) there are Thunderbolt cases. I have one from Orico and with a Silicon Power nvme ssd and it performs outstanding.
How fast is this setup for you? I have a Samsung EVO 970 in the same ORICO enclosure and I can get around 900Mb/s out of that on my new Mac Mini M1 with 16Gb memory and 512 Gb internal drive mounted through Thunderbolt port. The internal drive is doing around 2800Mb/s read/write.
@@Leo_Vulkan I realize now that we don’t have the same ORICO casing. My ORICO case is only maximum 1000 Mb/s. So that’s the bottleneck in my setup. Thanks for bringing this fact to my attention. On the other hand I probably don’t need higher speed than that anyway since I don’t do video edition but photography editing in Capture One and Affinity mostly.
I'd say get a Thunderbolt enclosure. Yes more expensive yet the RW speeds are close to the main Mac speeds. I will try to do a review on this WAVLINK TB3 around 120€ in Europe tax included. I put in a Crucial as you did and read speeds are around 2300 write around 1800. The thermal pads will help a lot.
Awesome videos bro, I’m getting a new Mac book soon and I know exactly what to expect from your videos. Such great content for a relatively small (50k is a s*** ton but you know what I mean) channel. Can’t wait to see you up there with the top channels mate. Keep it up 👌🏽👌🏽
Can you compare the tests of this NVME with Samsung T7 for extended use. Also with different enclosures and cooling pad too. Great video. Will check if it's available in India.
any m2 nvme is twice as fast as that shitty and overrated and over recommended by mac users samsung t7, i don't understand why so many people recommend that one, and is way more expensive than getting an m2 ssd nvme + case
Love my 2 t7s but I'm here to learn and my storage is very important for my company. Why is this option better? I would love to be informed. Speed is not a priority for me but reliability is. Great video and thank you for the content.
I think this enclosure isn’t compatible with Apple SSD’s. The actual connector of the original SSD is a bit different from the ones on the normal NVMES 2.0
You can buy Thunderbolt 3 external enclosures which you can use with the same M.2 drives you mentioned and then you have the same transfer speed as with internal drives.
You missed an important ssd to compare: Samsung T7 It is the successor to the T5 and has speeds comparable to what this nvme m2 can achieve via thunderbolt. Again, T7 also employees an NVME drive internally. That is why. Just letting people know that you can directly buy the T7 and it's a little more expensive then the T5. I personally use it and love it
There are also Thunderbolt enclosures that will go to 1800-2200mbps if you need speeds closer to the internal ssd. I’m using one from TekQ that gives real-time playback with 4k raw.
You also could get a Samsung X5, the way I went, which gives about 1800 write and 2600 read with my 2019 iMac. OK it’s about double the price of the solution in the video but that’s a lot of speed for an external drive
PCIe Gen3 SSD's do not really need cooling when used with USB 3.2 Gen2 connections, so what case you use should not matter in terms of cooling. However, if you are running them in Thunderbolt, with larger file transfers, you will want to use some thermal pads in whatever enclosure you have that drive inside.
MKe sure you buy the right size enclosure for your M.2 SSD. You can buy drives in 2240, 2260, 2280, etc. Those numbers dictate the length of the drive. Just make sure your enclosure matches those numbers.
Thank you so much for this video! Are you still gonna make that video about testing different types of enclosures? I would be really interested in that
I use six external usb-c and thunderbolt drives on my iMac and ran into a massive heat problem which could be easily solved by taking a laptop cooler i’m placing the drives on it now and run them all at about 35 to 38 Celsius. So for at home or if you’re using a desktop Mac that’s a pretty cheap and working solution
Thanks for making this content, I have really enjoyed these Mac videos and hope to get one in August with the new rumored airpods. Congrats on 50k keep up the good work! Definitely will do this when I get one!
I have a Samsung 980 PRO with a theoretical read speed of up to 7000MB/s (BTW, in your video you call the unit "Megabyte" but it is actually "Megabit", 1/8th of a Megabyte). I connected it via a Thunderbolt 3 enclosure to my Mac mini M1. Getting a solid 2500MB/s read & write, which is pretty much the same speed as the internal SSD. Mind-blowing, as it makes the Mac mini so much more attractive as a desktop computer, by allowing to expand the available storage later on.
Great video. Would love a detailed comparison against the other storage options, considering the speed vs cost vs life span. Also. How would you store multiple nvme ssd cards while not using the external enclosure?
Each in a separate antistatic plastic bag (hardware often comes in such bags, just keep them), then put together in a box and stored away from heat, e.g. sunlight, heaters, power supplies...
Thanks for video. I have the 2TB Samsung T5. I use it for my photo library. Works great. When I think I need more storage I'll consider your approach. However, read and write speeds aren’t that critical for what I do. Would be great to see a comparison video on the speed of all the options you displayed. Thanks again. First time viewer, so I'm going to subscribe for further content.
I'm thinking what read and write speeds would be what I need and I'm not really sure. If you transfer photos from your library how many Gb's do you transfer and how long does it take you with your drive?
I quite literally only want a macbook because I'm curious and want to try a new OS. Been using Windows since I first saw a computer when I was 7. So um... I'm thinking of copping the macbook air m1
@@okaymiguel I mean yeah, but it's really a pointless transition in my case because I have no reason to switch. There are no features that the Mac has that windows doesnt that I need personally.
Also people need to factor in the fact that all Apple laptops and entry level desktop like the Mini have the CPU, RAM, SSD, ports etc all are on a same circuit board. If something goes wrong for whatever reason the whole board needs to be replaced and you will lose all the stuff stored on the internal SSD. Having important stuff on external drive as backup always is a safe measure.
How many of those new M1-based Macs have had defective CPU's? How many Intel-based MacBooks had defective CPU's? Why are you implying a problem when there isn't one?
got the M1 mini with a cheap enclosure and a Samsung EVO 970 Pro m.2 stick. Making it bootable in Big Sur on the M1 is a bit of a trick, but doable, and worthy of a future video. This stick gets very hot, and at the beginning, it would drop off all the time. But over time, it's become 100% reliable. Boot time is noticeably longer, but still a lot faster than an internal SSD on a 2015 MBP. Running the OS externally is slower then on the M1 internal, but in real world use, usable. Black Magic maxes out this rig out at 600mbs
You forgot to mention that the 800-900 MB/s speed is mostly a limitation of USB-C cable/protocol. Even with USB 3.2, you only got 10 Gbps theoretical. The drive on the other hand performs much better if put in a x4 NVME slot. I get 1-6-2.0 GBPS on both read and writes. You should retest with a thunderbolt case and cable to see if the speed increases.
It does. Thunderbolt 3 allows 4GB/s, but for PCIe devices limited to 2GB/s, which more or less matches standard SSD speed and the speed of the internal SSD. Caution: The USB3Gen2x2 protocol is NOT supported at Mac´s USB-C slots. This standard allows 2GB/s, too, but such devices will work as Gen2 with 1GB/s with your Mac.
I think you might’ve misunderstood my point. I wasn’t implying that external drives are a new thing, I was simply pointing out that it will improve the experience of using a Mac for those who own one but don’t use any type of external drives :)
1. the write ensurance is nowhere near the ssd from apple which is basically unbreakable. 2. the bandwidth will be shared with all the other thunderbolt devices (whereas the internal one was not) 3. the encryption process (not file fault) will no longer be provided by the M1 4. the external drive will consume extra electricity. but overall, I think it is still a great choice for household consumers.
Those are not “the only negatives” - leaving USB storage attached will prevent hibernation, so when you close your lid the battery will be empty in a day rather than 30 days. Major PITA.
I cant believe the 2TB option is as expensive as a base model plus upgraded RAM like damn man Apple... How can anyone ever afford to justify 800+ on a 2TB ssd
Important to note that these enclosures (non-Thunderbolt) will only allow a max transfer speed of 900~mb/s, thus potentially bottlenecking the potential max read/write speed of your SSD
A quote from Discworld by Terry Pratchett: “The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles. But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet. This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness.” This the same with Laptops. Buy a really cheap one at Costco and you will have to buy another one in 3 years time. I have an 10 years old MacBook Pro that is still fast enough to edit HD video, office, the lot. When I would sell it at E-Bay it would still bring around 500 Dollars.
My PC allows me almost unlimited lightning fast storage for pennies on the dollar. I have so much PCIE storage that I’ll never fill it up. Then there’s my wife who requires all these aftermarket janky dongle solutions for her M1 Mac Mini 🤦♂️
it's close to the performance of Samsung T7. Haven't been able to compare the prices, but a big big argument for Samsung T7 is the encryption that comes this it. Sure, you can format it to be encrypted but then you can't use it on a windows pc and probably not on an iPad or other device with usb-c.
You can find thunderbolt external drives that are replaceable that can double the performance of USB3.2 Type C for about $99. I found a great option from a Brand called TEKQ on Amazon with an included thunderbolt cable. Right now you can get it with 1 Terabyte already installed for $255 and just replace the drive later if you want more. I bought mine with 256gb and upgraded the drive and it's been running rock solid for almost 2 years now on both Intel & Apple Silicon Macs. Great video by the way.
Get a Thunderbolt only SSD enclosure and a M.2 NVME and you'll get about the same speed as your internal drive... the USB-C Enclosures are somewhat limited at the moment.
I will most definitely do this since I am using a 2019 13" MacBook Pro with 128 GB of storage and 60 GB of it is used by the system while I only use 9 GB which is so frustrating.
Just a quick addition, you choose a Thunderbolt 3 capable enclosure and didn’t use or mention using with TB3 cable it would make the speeds very similar to internal.
This is not a TB3 enclosure. TB3 enclosures would give you better speeds, but they are also more expensive and IMO not worth the extra cost. 900mb/s is fast enough for 95% of people.
i think these low cost enclosures are fantastic, personally i keep one thunderbolt 3 enclosure for my most expensive SSD which is a 2TB sabre - i use an Orico Thunderbolt 3 NVME enclosure and its absolutely fantastic, amazing speeds I see it as a great backup for if the internal SSD ever dies to have a decent thunderbolt enclosure handy, and then anything else can be a cheaper, low cost enclosure.
Get the Sabrent external nvme enclosure that’s Thunderbolt 3 and make sure to use a Thunderbolt 3 cable. Your speeds will be much closer to internal storage. You’re limiting yourself by using that usb-c cable (can’t remember what gen of usb it is). USB-c is just the connector so you need a better cable and enclosure to support the better speeds. You can use the same nvme in the Thunderbolt 3 setup.
I've actually used this for about a year or so with an intel 660p m.2 drive. I haven't had too many issues. I tried using a type C to type C thunderbolt cable and had some issues with it disonnecting randomly on Windows, but using a type A to type C cable seems to work much better, but it's pretty quick as is, haven't had any issues or complaints with speed.
Hello, could you do the comparison of enclosure please 🙏 I want to buy one very soon and I don’t want to choose a bad one ! Love your work from france ! 🇫🇷
I'd say get a Thunderbolt enclosure. Yes more expensive yet the RW speeds are close to the main Mac speeds. I will try to do a review on this WAVLINK TB3 around 120€ in Europe tax included. I put in a Crucial as you did and read speeds are around 2300 write around 1800. The thermal pads will help a lot.
I use Ugreen Enclosure and Samsung SSD 970 Evo Pro 512GB. The enclosure works great, connected to the thunderbolt port of my Mini, but it has to be cooled with a USB fan on top of, or it'll get HOT as hell.
Hi, great video!! Are you saying I can actually upgrade my late 2018 15” MacBook Pro ?? 😳 I didn’t think this was possible!! I was tormented because of the spinning wheel when using after effects I had to buy the iMac 2020
@@Mr_ToR there’s already a TB3 interface for these enclosures is what I’m saying. Sabrent makes it, and it gets practical 2500mbs+ R/W. Hopefully USB4 will be the same but less expensive.
I had 2 Crucial SSD's, both failed and I've lost data. Company replaced the first one, but refused the second that failed because of their policies. Mind me, it was 100% disks failure under a normal usage. Never Crucial since then. It is crucial to have a reliable disks. Go Glyph! I still have both of these broken disks and am willing to send em to anyone who loves Crucial as a souvenir.
Great video! What's the name of the software you use in your Menu bar to display statistics of Disks usage and other info (on the screen around 12:30)? looks very handy! Thanks!
Here are the parts for the NVMe External Drive featured in this video:
Crucial NVMe M.2 SSD: geni.us/crucialnvme
Plugable NVMe Enclosure: geni.us/plugablenvme
Mac software I use:
Parallels (use Windows on your Mac): crtd.tech/parallels
CleanMyMac (clean and optimise your Mac): geni.us/cleanmymacx
(use code CREATED10 for 10% off software)
Wow...I had no idea that this can be done with NVME too
I can't do math here.
T5 1tb is 180cad is cheaper than Plugable + 1tb is 211cad ?
And T7 is somewhere around 200?
Is there an enclosure for an older MacBook Air that doesn't have the USB c port?
I think my mac only has USB A ports available.
Can someone explain what the difference between using a portable SSD and just using a USB flash drive is?
Other RUclipsrs: You can buy a macbook pro 16 for just 2499$ etc.
CT: Many people can barely afford the base model Macbook Air and have to save up for months just to be able to buy one.
This is a real human, real RUclipsr.
But macs are free. You just have to buy a used one that is a year old for about 2/3 the price of a new one then a year later you sell it for about $100 more than you paid for it and then buy another and repeat every few months or every year and never pay for a mac again. I have been doing this since 2003 and not only do I have top of the line macs in my home but I also have thousands of dollars on top of the free macs from the continuous flips. Don't buy new macs just buy a used one and snipe a good price when you want to buy it then when you sell take your time and charge a bit over market value to make up the loss of value during the year you owned it.
The first time I wanted a mac I bought and sold about 10 times in the space of a few weeks until I had enough money made to get the mac I wanted for free. Then I thought about it and wondered why I should stop so I kept doing it albeit at a lower pace and made beer money every month with only a few hours of effort. I recommend everyone do this.
@@Cyril29a did so with zotac zbox 1060en, later nvidia shield k1 and at least even with logitech k810.. allready joked 2 friend: when i need money again i will plan 2 buy some stuff.. ;)
@@Cyril29a u are absolutely right man - it is possible 2 make easy money.. u only have 2 b a bit smart.. your idea with the apple program is really smart as.. ;) congrats..
i usually did it like: i wanted something new - checked the market on ebay, amazon and ebay ads.. got knowlegde about high, low and average prices.. bought 1 for me.. continued watching the market, bought cheap ones and sold them for more.. often it was good 2 buy at ebay or ebay ads and sold them on amazon.. really easy 2 do and good money..
or you can just buy something like an ASUS Zephyrus G15 and get more for your money. Sure it won't have the creature comforts of the Mac but it competes with it damn well.
@@niko1even But it has no resale value. You totally missed the point. Buyin a PC is throwing your money away after a year or two, buying a mac gets you 100% of your money back if you buy and sell it using the system I outlined. What is the point of this comment?
I would also note that USB-C cables are not created equal. To maximize transfer speed, make sure your cables support HI-Speed 40gb/s transfer speeds.
Can I put a usb c Thunderbolt in any enclosure?
me: ooh I think I need this
also me: used 6.1% of the total space
Facts lol
since mac isnt for gaming, 256GB is enough imo. unless you are a youtuber or something
Amazing
lol literally me!
I have 2TB on my MacBook and I don't even use 80% of it 🤣
I have a 15” MacBook Pro with an SD card reader on board. I have purchased a microSD card adapter that fits into the card reader so that there is no protrusion. I use it with a Samsung 256 GB microSD card. I have migrated my Photos folder onto the card, freeing up 100 GB of disc space. I also use the Horos DICOM software, and have selected the microSD card as the default database folder for my patients’ cineangiograms.
Wow I made an SSD with 10TB
Did this for my M1 Mac. No need to overpay Apple for the storage. Plus... portability is life ;)
I got a 5 TB external on my old iMac so I'm already migrating all my files and apps to it from my 1 TB internal SSD!
😳
Apps can be migrate also to external??
@@raismohamad2611 most of them who dont gave a lot of dependencies on external cache/files I guess
Thanks that was so useful. A person can never have too much storage. Excellent content as always.
The Crucial and Plugable prices have increased substantially since you made this video, they're now $230.99 and $49.95. I was going to buy them until I saw the increased prices.
I just got my MacBook so thanks for the storage plan.
Very nice video, lovin' this channel lately. Ps: for those people who need that extra speed (depending on the nvme ssd you buy it could be even faster than the included on the mac) there are Thunderbolt cases. I have one from Orico and with a Silicon Power nvme ssd and it performs outstanding.
How fast is this setup for you? I have a Samsung EVO 970 in the same ORICO enclosure and I can get around 900Mb/s out of that on my new Mac Mini M1 with 16Gb memory and 512 Gb internal drive mounted through Thunderbolt port. The internal drive is doing around 2800Mb/s read/write.
@@freetibet1000 I get the top speed of the SSD NVME, around 3400R/3200W.
@@Leo_Vulkan I realize now that we don’t have the same ORICO casing. My ORICO case is only maximum 1000 Mb/s. So that’s the bottleneck in my setup. Thanks for bringing this fact to my attention. On the other hand I probably don’t need higher speed than that anyway since I don’t do video edition but photography editing in Capture One and Affinity mostly.
@@freetibet1000 You probably have the usb-c. I have the thunderbolt 3. Although they share the same usb-c connector, the protocol is different.
@@Leo_Vulkan yes i thank you’re right. Thank you for your help! 👍😄
If you got a smaller M.2 SSD, this would make for a really nice Time Machine drive for backups given how tiny it is.
So, it's like a Pen drive that everyone knows since like... 2001?
Lucas, I'm surprised and saddened that no one else has mentioned this.
finally the voice of reason. a nearly 14 minute video for external storage ffs.
I'd say get a Thunderbolt enclosure. Yes more expensive yet the RW speeds are close to the main Mac speeds. I will try to do a review on this WAVLINK TB3 around 120€ in Europe tax included. I put in a Crucial as you did and read speeds are around 2300 write around 1800. The thermal pads will help a lot.
Agree, that Crucial NVMe drive got bottleneck because of USB interface.
Ravpower makes 1TB drives in thunderbolt 3 for the same $/gig
I just saw this comment after buying the enclosure in the video.... so unfortunate, it costs just $30 more
Awesome videos bro, I’m getting a new Mac book soon and I know exactly what to expect from your videos. Such great content for a relatively small (50k is a s*** ton but you know what I mean) channel. Can’t wait to see you up there with the top channels mate. Keep it up 👌🏽👌🏽
Thanks for the support!
So happy I have found your videos. I have been looking for this type of video.
OMG how did you get the cat to make that expression??
He probably did something and cat seeing to him
Can you compare the tests of this NVME with Samsung T7 for extended use.
Also with different enclosures and cooling pad too. Great video. Will check if it's available in India.
any m2 nvme is twice as fast as that shitty and overrated and over recommended by mac users samsung t7, i don't understand why so many people recommend that one, and is way more expensive than getting an m2 ssd nvme + case
T7 is shit
Love my 2 t7s but I'm here to learn and my storage is very important for my company.
Why is this option better? I would love to be informed. Speed is not a priority for me but reliability is.
Great video and thank you for the content.
@@geempire1 an nvme m2 is as reliable as that t7
@@NicolasSilvaVasault thank you
Swapped the internal SSD in my MacBook and now I know what to do with the old one. Thanks for the tip.
I think this enclosure isn’t compatible with Apple SSD’s. The actual connector of the original SSD is a bit different from the ones on the normal NVMES 2.0
@@ezequielbraunstein True, I forgot. Thanks for letting me know.
You can buy Thunderbolt 3 external enclosures which you can use with the same M.2 drives you mentioned and then you have the same transfer speed as with internal drives.
You missed an important ssd to compare: Samsung T7
It is the successor to the T5 and has speeds comparable to what this nvme m2 can achieve via thunderbolt.
Again, T7 also employees an NVME drive internally. That is why.
Just letting people know that you can directly buy the T7 and it's a little more expensive then the T5. I personally use it and love it
Fantastic point! im just revisiting this video and T7 solution is cheaper!
There are also Thunderbolt enclosures that will go to 1800-2200mbps if you need speeds closer to the internal ssd. I’m using one from TekQ that gives real-time playback with 4k raw.
Great info Chris! Would you plz share that TekQ enclosure reference model you've been using? THX !
You also could get a Samsung X5, the way I went, which gives about 1800 write and 2600 read with my 2019 iMac. OK it’s about double the price of the solution in the video but that’s a lot of speed for an external drive
Saw your cat in the video. Instant like!
Same hahahaha
Wow such a simple storage solution. Thanks for the thorough video and speed tests
PCIe Gen3 SSD's do not really need cooling when used with USB 3.2 Gen2 connections, so what case you use should not matter in terms of cooling.
However, if you are running them in Thunderbolt, with larger file transfers, you will want to use some thermal pads in whatever enclosure you have that drive inside.
that enclosure is just so cute
MKe sure you buy the right size enclosure for your M.2 SSD. You can buy drives in 2240, 2260, 2280, etc. Those numbers dictate the length of the drive. Just make sure your enclosure matches those numbers.
Thank you so much for this video!
Are you still gonna make that video about testing different types of enclosures?
I would be really interested in that
I use six external usb-c and thunderbolt drives on my iMac and ran into a massive heat problem which could be easily solved by taking a laptop cooler i’m placing the drives on it now and run them all at about 35 to 38 Celsius. So for at home or if you’re using a desktop Mac that’s a pretty cheap and working solution
Thanks for making this content, I have really enjoyed these Mac videos and hope to get one in August with the new rumored airpods. Congrats on 50k keep up the good work! Definitely will do this when I get one!
I have a Samsung 980 PRO with a theoretical read speed of up to 7000MB/s (BTW, in your video you call the unit "Megabyte" but it is actually "Megabit", 1/8th of a Megabyte). I connected it via a Thunderbolt 3 enclosure to my Mac mini M1. Getting a solid 2500MB/s read & write, which is pretty much the same speed as the internal SSD. Mind-blowing, as it makes the Mac mini so much more attractive as a desktop computer, by allowing to expand the available storage later on.
Great video. Would love a detailed comparison against the other storage options, considering the speed vs cost vs life span. Also. How would you store multiple nvme ssd cards while not using the external enclosure?
Each in a separate antistatic plastic bag (hardware often comes in such bags, just keep them), then put together in a box and stored away from heat, e.g. sunlight, heaters, power supplies...
Thanks for video. I have the 2TB Samsung T5. I use it for my photo library. Works great. When I think I need more storage I'll consider your approach. However, read and write speeds aren’t that critical for what I do.
Would be great to see a comparison video on the speed of all the options you displayed.
Thanks again. First time viewer, so I'm going to subscribe for further content.
I'm thinking what read and write speeds would be what I need and I'm not really sure. If you transfer photos from your library how many Gb's do you transfer and how long does it take you with your drive?
Love this channel! I am getting my M1 MBA in 2 weeks, and your videos have helped me so much.
Wow. Just a great video all around. Thank you for this, and I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
I quite literally only want a macbook because I'm curious and want to try a new OS. Been using Windows since I first saw a computer when I was 7. So um... I'm thinking of copping the macbook air m1
The transition from windows to Mac took about 4 days for me. If I had questions about functions, I always googled questions for answers
@@okaymiguel I mean yeah, but it's really a pointless transition in my case because I have no reason to switch. There are no features that the Mac has that windows doesnt that I need personally.
Also people need to factor in the fact that all Apple laptops and entry level desktop like the Mini have the CPU, RAM, SSD, ports etc all are on a same circuit board. If something goes wrong for whatever reason the whole board needs to be replaced and you will lose all the stuff stored on the internal SSD. Having important stuff on external drive as backup always is a safe measure.
How many of those new M1-based Macs have had defective CPU's? How many Intel-based MacBooks had defective CPU's?
Why are you implying a problem when there isn't one?
got the M1 mini with a cheap enclosure and a Samsung EVO 970 Pro m.2 stick. Making it bootable in Big Sur on the M1 is a bit of a trick, but doable, and worthy of a future video. This stick gets very hot, and at the beginning, it would drop off all the time. But over time, it's become 100% reliable. Boot time is noticeably longer, but still a lot faster than an internal SSD on a 2015 MBP. Running the OS externally is slower then on the M1 internal, but in real world use, usable. Black Magic maxes out this rig out at 600mbs
You forgot to mention that the 800-900 MB/s speed is mostly a limitation of USB-C cable/protocol. Even with USB 3.2, you only got 10 Gbps theoretical. The drive on the other hand performs much better if put in a x4 NVME slot. I get 1-6-2.0 GBPS on both read and writes. You should retest with a thunderbolt case and cable to see if the speed increases.
It does. Thunderbolt 3 allows 4GB/s, but for PCIe devices limited to 2GB/s, which more or less matches standard SSD speed and the speed of the internal SSD.
Caution: The USB3Gen2x2 protocol is NOT supported at Mac´s USB-C slots. This standard allows 2GB/s, too, but such devices will work as Gen2 with 1GB/s with your Mac.
Love the cat’s look. 🤣🤣🤣🤣💪🏼🎥
This is an absolute game changer for those who own macs!!!!
How? external drives are nothing new
I think you might’ve misunderstood my point. I wasn’t implying that external drives are a new thing, I was simply pointing out that it will improve the experience of using a Mac for those who own one but don’t use any type of external drives :)
1. the write ensurance is nowhere near the ssd from apple which is basically unbreakable.
2. the bandwidth will be shared with all the other thunderbolt devices (whereas the internal one was not)
3. the encryption process (not file fault) will no longer be provided by the M1
4. the external drive will consume extra electricity.
but overall, I think it is still a great choice for household consumers.
Love the enclosure, my next upgrade is going to be this Plugable enclosure and m.2 ssd. Great Video !!! Keep it up with the great content.
i like that you specify USD... im in canada and its annoying when reviewers dont state the currency.
i found a nice tool for this...just type in google search bar and you'll get answer almost immediately lol
Those are not “the only negatives” - leaving USB storage attached will prevent hibernation, so when you close your lid the battery will be empty in a day rather than 30 days. Major PITA.
I cant believe the 2TB option is as expensive as a base model plus upgraded RAM like damn man Apple... How can anyone ever afford to justify 800+ on a 2TB ssd
Important to note that these enclosures (non-Thunderbolt) will only allow a max transfer speed of 900~mb/s, thus potentially bottlenecking the potential max read/write speed of your SSD
I am just getting 40-45 mbps ... this is extremely frustration
A quote from Discworld by Terry Pratchett:
“The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles. But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet. This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness.”
This the same with Laptops. Buy a really cheap one at Costco and you will have to buy another one in 3 years time. I have an 10 years old MacBook Pro that is still fast enough to edit HD video, office, the lot. When I would sell it at E-Bay it would still bring around 500 Dollars.
Point well taken . Sounds like a wonderful idea to try.
you can also get an adapter to allow to use regular m.2 drive in your macbook internally by replacing the internal ssd
My PC allows me almost unlimited lightning fast storage for pennies on the dollar. I have so much PCIE storage that I’ll never fill it up. Then there’s my wife who requires all these aftermarket janky dongle solutions for her M1 Mac Mini 🤦♂️
Thanks for the tips!
it's close to the performance of Samsung T7.
Haven't been able to compare the prices, but a big big argument for Samsung T7 is the encryption that comes this it.
Sure, you can format it to be encrypted but then you can't use it on a windows pc and probably not on an iPad or other device with usb-c.
You can find thunderbolt external drives that are replaceable that can double the performance of USB3.2 Type C for about $99. I found a great option from a Brand called TEKQ on Amazon with an included thunderbolt cable. Right now you can get it with 1 Terabyte already installed for $255 and just replace the drive later if you want more. I bought mine with 256gb and upgraded the drive and it's been running rock solid for almost 2 years now on both Intel & Apple Silicon Macs. Great video by the way.
You can purchase a Thunderbolt 3 or USB 4 enclosure and get much faster speeds.
Thanks a lot for the advice! The best option for my MacBook Air! And I didn’t spend a lot! Love it!
Yay 50k subs. Congrats
Get a Thunderbolt only SSD enclosure and a M.2 NVME and you'll get about the same speed as your internal drive... the USB-C Enclosures are somewhat limited at the moment.
that cat intro really got me into a new subcriber...lmao
I will most definitely do this since I am using a 2019 13" MacBook Pro with 128 GB of storage and 60 GB of it is used by the system while I only use 9 GB which is so frustrating.
Crazy!
Thank you for this creative solution! 😁👍🏻
This is a lifesaver for people who can't afford the extremely expensive additional storage. Thanks for this :))
Amazing...One can even replace the NVME if it's ever required...
stick a velcro to the back of the laptop, with a thin drives you won't even feel it while using the laptop. it's super neat
I wouldn't call this an "upgrade" to a Mac since it's pretty much an accessory that hangs off the side.
Def looking for an upgrade and just sounds perfect!
Just a quick addition, you choose a Thunderbolt 3 capable enclosure and didn’t use or mention using with TB3 cable it would make the speeds very similar to internal.
This is not a TB3 enclosure. TB3 enclosures would give you better speeds, but they are also more expensive and IMO not worth the extra cost. 900mb/s is fast enough for 95% of people.
i think these low cost enclosures are fantastic, personally i keep one thunderbolt 3 enclosure for my most expensive SSD which is a 2TB sabre - i use an Orico Thunderbolt 3 NVME enclosure and its absolutely fantastic, amazing speeds
I see it as a great backup for if the internal SSD ever dies to have a decent thunderbolt enclosure handy, and then anything else can be a cheaper, low cost enclosure.
Been looking for this exact thing. I was stuck on a T5 forever. This might be the winner. Thanks!
t5? really? Just buy a sabrent SSD with a 3.2 Gen2 NVME Enclosure, you'll get more for your money.
@@niko1even 🙌🏾
Get the Sabrent external nvme enclosure that’s Thunderbolt 3 and make sure to use a Thunderbolt 3 cable. Your speeds will be much closer to internal storage. You’re limiting yourself by using that usb-c cable (can’t remember what gen of usb it is). USB-c is just the connector so you need a better cable and enclosure to support the better speeds. You can use the same nvme in the Thunderbolt 3 setup.
Was waiting for this video :)
Super easy, barely an inconvenience.
I brought the rog strix arion ssd enclosure. I think its the best looking one out there, its also made of metal.
Great video. I had no idea this was even an option!
for the algorithm. I would have finished watching your video because it is good content except I've been knowing how to do this for quite some time.
I've actually used this for about a year or so with an intel 660p m.2 drive. I haven't had too many issues. I tried using a type C to type C thunderbolt cable and had some issues with it disonnecting randomly on Windows, but using a type A to type C cable seems to work much better, but it's pretty quick as is, haven't had any issues or complaints with speed.
Best setup so far, thank you so much bro.
ive already lost 256gb ext ssd twice on a coffee shop. glad apple made these airtags or i couldve lost another one LOL
Thanks dude you save TONS of money!!
Need the cooling fan and thermal mod video pls
Coming soon :)
@@CreatedTech thank you
Thanks for the demo/explanation. Question, did you have that drive plugged-in via a port in the rear of your monitor/display?
Hello, could you do the comparison of enclosure please 🙏 I want to buy one very soon and I don’t want to choose a bad one !
Love your work from france ! 🇫🇷
I'd say get a Thunderbolt enclosure. Yes more expensive yet the RW speeds are close to the main Mac speeds. I will try to do a review on this WAVLINK TB3 around 120€ in Europe tax included. I put in a Crucial as you did and read speeds are around 2300 write around 1800. The thermal pads will help a lot.
Thanks man!
I use Ugreen Enclosure and Samsung SSD 970 Evo Pro 512GB. The enclosure works great, connected to the thunderbolt port of my Mini, but it has to be cooled with a USB fan on top of, or it'll get HOT as hell.
Great advice. Just purchased one. Thanks for the quality videos
Ok now I'm glad I only went for 512 GB. Great tip! Will use this for the next Windows external drive too.
never forget the potential of garage storing your games. its faster than redownloading them everytime. :D
Hi, great video!! Are you saying I can actually upgrade my late 2018 15” MacBook Pro ?? 😳 I didn’t think this was possible!! I was tormented because of the spinning wheel when using after effects I had to buy the iMac 2020
If you get an enclosure that does Thunderbolt 3 (not just USB-C 3.2) you should get even faster speeds on those drives.
Would be great if you could get a tiny USB C flash drive. Haven't found one yet
Great one Liam!
If you can get a thunderbolt interface for one of these, you're going to get basically the same R/W as an internal SSD
USB 3.1 Gen 2 can do 10 Gbps.
Thunderbolt 3 can do 40 Gbps.
Thunderbolt will hopefully merge into USB4 in the future.
@@Mr_ToR there’s already a TB3 interface for these enclosures is what I’m saying. Sabrent makes it, and it gets practical 2500mbs+ R/W. Hopefully USB4 will be the same but less expensive.
@@KyleDailyMedia oh good info thnx
cat intro made me subscribe.
Great video man! Did you ever make that enclosure comparison you mentioned? I tried searching for it but couldn’t find anything.
I had 2 Crucial SSD's, both failed and I've lost data. Company replaced the first one, but refused the second that failed because of their policies. Mind me, it was 100% disks failure under a normal usage. Never Crucial since then. It is crucial to have a reliable disks. Go Glyph! I still have both of these broken disks and am willing to send em to anyone who loves Crucial as a souvenir.
Great video! What's the name of the software you use in your Menu bar to display statistics of Disks usage and other info (on the screen around 12:30)? looks very handy! Thanks!
would like to know too.
@ I guess we will never know :(
can you run applications from the external ssd? and if so, are they running smoothly? are games can be installed on the ssd and how they run?
tb3 speeds are enough to saturate pcie3x4 ssd, it will work identically to built in one, except some latency due to protocol overhead.
A great solution. Thank you 🙏🏼
I have that KingDian external small SSD USB-C plug. Very good one.
"Many people can barely afford the base model macbook air" *Shows 3 macbook on the table*