Best external solid state drives according to redditors

500GB SSD, $50 off.

Better than flash drives, doesn't overheat. Very small form factor (a bit more square than a credit card).

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM), Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ZWolDb3KPTTTN

After reading this I picked up a Sandisk External SSD and ran some time tests on PS4. The times below are in MM:SS

Link to External SSD

Action|Old HDD|SSD
:--|:--|:--
Starting D2 to D2 Enter Screen|00:26| 00:20
D2 Enter to Character Select|1:17|00:39
Character to Orbit|00:16|00:11
Orbit to Tower|1:14|1:15
Option to Character|00:4.6|00:2.4
Character to Skill|00:2.5|00:1.6
Skill to Character|00:2.10|00:1.7

Update

I wish I would have tested load in times into strikes. But on average I would say I'm 10-15 seconds ahead of the rest of the fireteam on loading in.

Not internal ones, but there’s this bad boy for portable backups (1TB USB-C): https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-1TB-Extreme-Portable-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX

OK, I feel like I can help here. I purchased a the base model 2019 13" MBP (8gb ram, 128 GB SSD, i5 1.4ghz) to use for live music production/performance, running multiple audio tracks and multiple midi inputs at once. I was super worried about the 8gb ram, but it performed like a dream. Whatever they did with this new processor makes this thing super smooth.

That said, the only reason I didn't get the 16gb ram is because it would have been a custom order with a two week wait and I needed it ASAP. If I could go back, if I'd had the time, I would have gone with 16gb. Monitoring CPU and memory usage through performances, I can see it pushing up into the upper third of its capabilities. Still very much within its limits, but I would've liked to have the extra leeway. Zero issues with overheating, I hardly ever even hear the fan running. And I'm a huge fan of the keyboard. Sooo smooth and responsive.

I was also super worried about the tiny 128 gb SSD. I got the 1TB SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD, which uses USB-C, and ran all of my sound patches and tracks straight from the hard drive. The data transfer rates are pretty much the same as an internal SSD and I've actually found that I love having all of my big data files on a separate drive now. So the tiny internal drive hasn't been an issue at all and it encourages to be pretty minimalistic as far as what I'm actually keeping on the local drive.

I think the machine with the stats you're looking at is going to be MORE than capable of what you need, and I think the pros of the MBP is still very much worth the extra cost. It's an incredible computer that I expect to have for years to come. And just for reference, my laptop before this was a 2010 MacBook Pro with SSD and 8 gb ram that still runs like an absolute champ, so that should speak to how long these things can last.

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Good luck!!

These are ST3000DM008 not to be confused with the infamous ST3000DM001 which are probably the worst rated HDD's on the market. In a similar situation to Corsair's CX line it's easy to tell by the product information and product branding that this is the newer drive.

For those that want to check out amazon reviews https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/dp/B01IEKG4NE


I'm by no means endorsing this product but I don't want to have people immediately start screaming about "SEAGATE 3TB DRIVES"

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM), Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_iH9oDbTNABKDA

500gb ssd card from Samsung that is just about the size of a credit card but thicker. Used it for a month and it is running strong and nowhere near full.

Why would people not be able to do that? At 1MB every 10 minutes, the blockchain grows by 52.5GB every year. That's not a lot. A 3TB hard drive costs under $100 today. If block sizes were upgraded to 8MB tomorrow, and blocks would instantly become completely full, that'll increase storage costs by over 12 dollars per year. You also have to keep in mind that hard drive capacities grow about tenfold every 5-10 years, so growing the size of blocks by 10x every 5-10 years won't result in any increase in cost.

If your having problems with flash drive corruption, why not use a more reliable storage medium? Like an external SSD

If you're using it for storage and not editing, you probably won't notice a difference between an SSD and HDD, and you'll probably be better off with just a mechanical drive to save large amounts of data. I would recommend getting a USB 3 external hard drive to maximize compatibility. The 8TB Seagate version is actually a really good deal right now, at less than $0.02/GB.

Now if you want to edit DIRECTLY from the external drive, you're better off with an external SSD like this. You'll pay a lot more for that performance, at more like $0.35/GB, so give some thought to how you'll be using it.

Everyone has their opinions about what hard drive lasts the longest and is the best quality, but honestly they're all very similar these days. The fact of the matter is any drive from any company can fail at any time, and you need to have backups to protect against that.

SanDisk 256GB **High Endurance** MicroSD for $40:

• https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Endurance-microSDXC-Adapter-Monitoring/dp/B07P4HBRMV
  
  I recommend pairing it with an SD card reader that is extended **away** from the USB port (due to well-documented heat issues):
  
  
• https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Reader-Memory-Windows-Simultaneously/dp/B01EFPX9XA
  
  Or, if you've got the $$$$ then just straight up get the External SSD from SanDisk:
  
  
• 2TB = $200 - https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-2T00-G25/dp/B078T9SZ3K

Just as a heads up, you can also get a reasonably sized external SSD for <150 right now because of Amazon Prime Day, for example this one from Sandisk: https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-1TB-Extreme-Portable-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=external+ssd&qid=1563321541&s=gateway&sr=8-4

The con of course is it's still more expensive than a traditional HDD and less space, but there is a pretty big load time difference for some games

This concept already exists from multiple known brands. Look, for example you can buy that from sandisk and it's even waterproff and weighs 4g less: https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-2T00-G25/dp/B078SWJ3CF

Why do people crowdfund this? If you can get it instantly, for the same price and without risk right now, just why?

The 240gb model is also available from Amazon for $58.

I mean, I'm not trying to be insensitive to people's financial statuses but it was $60. If someone can afford an Xbox One, plus Destiny and all the expansion costs I don't think the SSD is going to be the make or break factor.

ADATA SD600 3D NAND 256GB USB3.1 Ultra-Speed External Solid State Drive Read up to 440 MB/s Black (ASD600-256GU31-CBK) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XRT23D5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_1SaOBb6FNY8G6

It's also $100 on Amazon, which is a much better place to buy from. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01IEKG4NE/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1

Amazon link & slightly cheaper: https://smile.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA2T0B/dp/B073H4GPLQ?sa-no-redirect=1

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA2T0B/dp/B073H4GPLQ/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=samsung+t5+2tb&qid=1573253800&sr=8-2

No it’s an NVME thunderbolt drive

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Portable-SSD-Thunderbolt-MU-PB1T0B/dp/B07GBWZJFG

7200rpm

Amazon also matched it link

I have a Samsung T5 500GB. It works pretty well and uses USB 3.1 type C, which means it also works fine with USB 3.0. From what I can find it's one of the best external USB 3.0 SSD for the money. I personally used it for virtual machines when I was in college. It was faster than internal storage, and it never got hot. The T5 comes in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB flavors. The 500GB seems to be the best price per gigabyte right now.

Here's a link to it on amazon so you can check it out:

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=samsung+500gb+ssd&qid=1568911062&s=gateway&sprefix=Samsung+500g&sr=8-4

I used this one. Great quality and small. May be able to go cheaper if you nabbed an internal SSD and a cheap enclosure but not sure.

Memory card in a USB card reader combo seems to be hit and miss.

I would go with SSD. Samsung T5 is popular with M3 owners.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073GZBT36/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

For best speed just buy smaller Samsung SSD's. They are pretty good: https://smile.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073H552FJ/

I have also this 64GB usb stick: https://smile.amazon.com/Patriot-Supersonic-Magnum-Flash-Drive/dp/B004ZNA3UA (not available anymore), which typically writes ~150MB/s and reads ~200MB/s. Newer models probably are even better.

I'm building a new high end pc from the ground up. Should I be taking advantage of any of these sales? I feel like the mouse and power supply are automatic purchases but I'm a newbie so I wanted to see if I can get any help here first. Sorry if this is filling up the discussion post.

SSD

I read that the crucial's aren't good because once you reach 75% capacity it dramatically slows your pc down? Also, don't know if external SSDs are recommended but should I bite on that SanDisk?

Samsung 1TB 860 EVO

Crucial P1 1TB m.2 SSD

SanDisk 1TB Portable External SSD

Power Supply

Corsair RM850x, 850 Watt Gold Certified Fully Modular Power Supply

Cooler

I don't even know if I will need a coouler, and if I want to go liquid cooling route, and I don't care about RGB, but for a high end pc I'm assuming I should buy?


Corsair H115i RGB Platinum AIO Liquid CPU Cooler

Mouse

This seems like the best deal on a mouse no?

Logitech® MX Master 2S Wireless Mouse

RAM

Was actually looking for 32GB RAM, should I pass since if I go AMD mobo route, having to use more than 2 will cause a slowdown right?

Ballistix Elite 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR4 3600 MT/s

so this?

Thinking to get it as an external SSD with enclosure since 1TB of SanDisk is only 25$ cheaper

Worth?

What USB stick is the community buying for dash cam (specifically Model 3)? What feature is most important?

• Fast write-speeds: to capture continuous video write to the disk
  
• Large Capacity and inexpensive stick: fewer read/write per sector makes it more reliable/longer lasting
  
• Large and expensive SSD)
  
• Endurance/commercial type for more read/write cycles and hotter/colder temps
  
• Small form factor: not so big/rigid to avoid possibility of breaking while in tight area
  
• WiFi capability: to get the data on/off without physical transfer
  

According to Camel Camel Camel, Amazon's lowest was $88.49

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Source: https://ca.camelcamelcamel.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/product/B01IEKG4NE?context=search

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Edit: Changed $88.99 -> $88.49

This is also the same price from Amazon, if you don't like buying things from Newegg.

https://www.amazon.ca/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/dp/B01IEKG4NE

negative, it's 7200rpm. https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/dp/B01IEKG4NE

m.2 is a form factor, in itself it doesn't give you any kind of performance boost. If it's higher write/read speeds that you want, you're thinking of PCI-E SSDs. Those come in two variants, one being a PCI-E card kind of affair, such as Intel 750 series. The other form factor is M.2. Note that being an M.2 SSD is not the same as being a PCI-E SSD, there are also M.2 form factor SATA SSDs.

If you want the top speeds, you'll want an NVMe SSD. For these, Samsung 960 EVO is a popular choice. Cheaper, but with slightly less performance, you can get a Western Digital Black SSD.. If it's just the form factor you're after, go for something like Crucial MX300.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/

BestBuy: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-t5-500gb-external-usb-type-c-portable-solid-state-drive-alluring-blue/6026201.p

B&H (Have them Pricematch): https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1346577-REG/samsung_mu_pa500b_am_t5_500gb_portable_ssd.html

Enjoy!

This is a good all-in-one solution if you don't want to mess with a separate drive and adapter.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073GZBT36/

Well here is the simplest answer I can give because it can be exhausting...
Get this one, 500GB. This is what I use.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=samsung%2BT5&qid=1555517685&s=gateway&sr=8-3&th=1

The reason I recommend this is because DIY here can have a lot of pitfalls. If you fall in, you may end up thinking that I 'duped you', where in reality you just made a poor purchase decision. In the end, external enclosures for usb 3.0 are rife with horrible throughput caps. Don't bother. The link I gave is an all in one, it literally is the enclosure (and is capable), and the SSD. Comes with a cable. Open the package, plug it in, move D2 to that new drive. Done.

Edit: thanks for the silver, whatever that is. I take it someone got the drive and liked it.

We just put a 500GB SSD in -they are on sale right now on Amazon.

I used this tool (will download upon clicking) to format the 500GB drive to FAT32 in Windows.

This is the one i went with world of difference

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B073GZBT36/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1526082626&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=samsung+t5+portable+ssd&dpPl=1&dpID=318I0KrjRKL&ref=plSrch

I had these issues. Replaced my USB card with a proper SSD drive, no more problems. Using this Sandisk rugged SSD drive.

u/H_anzz - to get started with weddings and music videos on a $2,000 budget I recommend a $1,295 Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K with a $69.99 Neewer 35mm f/1.7 manual lens, a $379 Feiyutech AK2000 gimbal, a $79.99 SmallRig cage, a $25.99 SmallRig SSD mount, an $89.99 500GB Samsung SSD, a $19.99 SmallRig battery plate, a $24.50 12V to Weipu cable and a $31.99 set of two NP-F batteries & a dual charger [Referrals].

This is a cinema camera with true 4K DCI resolution, 13-stops of dynamic range and internally recorded pro 12-bit RAW and 10-bit ProRes codecs.

Here's the BMPCC 4K flying on the Feiyutech AK2000:

• TOKYO | CINEMATIC FILM |Shoot on the BMPCC4K by Masaru Nonoshita (4K)
  
  Here is an example shot with the BMPCC 4K and a Neewer 35mm f/1.7 lens (plus an Oly 12-40):
  
  
• Wild - Motorcycle Smoke Bomb Short Film by Mikey Tachuk (4K)
  
  The BMPCC 4K is also a great camera for weddings and music videos. Here are a few examples:
  
  Weddings
  
  
• Julie + Brennon | Wild Austin Wedding Teaser | The Allan House by The Brothers Martens (4K)
  
• Epic New Orleans Wedding Film | Felicity Church | Jackie + Ben | by Oak and Parish Films (2160p)
  
• Bridal Editorial Commercial Film in Palm Springs filmed with BMPCC4k by Robert Michael Films (2160p)
  
• Lauren + Kyle Trailer - Sandestin, FL - Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4k by Josh Kidd Films (2160p)
  
• BMPCC 4K Wedding Footage (Saint Lucia) by Memorable Pixels (1080p)
  
• Mike & Sara by Jake Mills (1080p)
  
  Music Videos
  
  
• The Rise - Secret Nation - Musicbed Challenge by Orlando Benedicto (4K)
  
• JRDN - TAKE IT OFF - BMPCC4K by G-DOT (1080p)
  
• Ye Ali - My Way by Trevor Browning (4K)
  
• [BMPCC 4K] Freddie Fred Don't Fret - ICED TEA (Official Video) by 만 시네마Mann Cinema (2160p)
  
• B.Cloy - Favorite Song | Blackmagic Pocket 4k Music video by Matt Tullo (2160p)
  
• Looperay / band reel 2019 / BMPCC4k by Contrast Media (2160p)
  
• J-Stylz - Steals The Show (BlackStreet 2/15/2019) by ReelCinemaPro (2160p)
  
• Scene from "Be the Sun" BMPCC4k Raw Cinema DNG 4:1 by SkyVista Productions (2160p - recorded directly to the camera with a Sennheiser MKH416 and an inexpensive XLR to mini XLR cable)
  
  If you decide to go with the Pocket 4K, you might want to subscribe over at r/bmpcc and r/blackmagicdesign - lots of knowledgeable folks there who can help you get the most out of your new camera.
  
  Good luck finding the right setup for your needs!

External SSDs are about $20 more expensive for 500G SSDs


Even without a laptop I have a separate SSD for games, so I highly recommend :)


External
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36?ref_=Oct_BSellerC_3015429011_0&pf_rd_p=9bc9d775-b810-58dc-aff0-248ecaa49afc&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=3015429011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=9R4KHBSSR52PB8JXKZK6&pf_rd_r=9R4KHBSSR52PB8JXKZK6&pf_rd_p=9bc9d775-b810-58dc-aff0-248ecaa49afc

Internal

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36?ref_=Oct_BSellerC_3015429011_0&pf_rd_p=9bc9d775-b810-58dc-aff0-248ecaa49afc&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=3015429011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=9R4KHBSSR52PB8JXKZK6&pf_rd_r=9R4KHBSSR52PB8JXKZK6&pf_rd_p=9bc9d775-b810-58dc-aff0-248ecaa49afc

I bought this. It connects via USB.

Depends on how much you want to pay and if you want “ruggedness” this might not be the way to go but if your not an idiot like me this should do

Guys it's about the read write speed. My old one worked on V9 because it was 300mb/s but it was only recording 3 cameras. With the introduction of the 4th back up camera, 300mb/s wasn't fast enough and I started getting the error. After I bought one with 550mb/s read write, I haven't had any issues since.

SanDisk 500GB Extreme Portable... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078SWJ3CF?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B078WQJXNF/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1525515492&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=samsung+evo+ssd+250&dpPl=1&dpID=41qR7C253KL&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00OJ3UJ2S/ref=aw_pd_cart_vw_1_4?ie=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00OJ3UJ2S&pd_rd_r=ESQX23FQFJXXNE2C9CXB&pd_rd_w=tnA9r&pd_rd_wg=wI1dk&psc=1&refRID=ESQX23FQFJXXNE2C9CXB

Probably the comparison between these two:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-970-EVO-Plus-MZ-V7S1T0B/dp/B07MFZY2F2

https://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-4TB-Hard-Drive/dp/B013HNYVCE?th=1

Can also be found on Amazon.ca.

https://www.amazon.ca/Seagate-ST3000DM008-BarraCuda-Cache-Internal/dp/B01IEKG4NE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482742430&sr=8-1&keywords=ST3000DM008#customerReviews


Same price here on amazon with free on day shipping

here is a link to the recent reviews (as recent as days and weeks ago) of it on amazon. Some say theirs died after a month of use, others mention a noise issue. https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/product-reviews/B01IEKG4NE/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_paging_btm_2?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&sortBy=recent&pageNumber=2

The deal applies to this: https://www.amazon.com/Black-256GB-Performance-SSD-WDS256G1X0C/dp/B01MS6BYJD/ref=sr_1_5?m=A2L77EE7U53NWQ&s=warehouse-deals&ie=UTF8&qid=1523289126&sr=1-5&keywords=m.2+ssd

Comes out to be 76$

I mentioned to another poster that I don't want to recommend a specific one since I'm not really super savvy about the latest SSD tech, but:

1. the big brands should be good (Samsung, Western Digital, etc.) and 2) if you don't mind small capacity and a little risk, you can do something like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XRT23D5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
   
   (that's what I got)
   
   I usually would make sure the SSD has a fair amount of reviews and more than a 4* rating. Personally at $40, I was willing to take a risk that this was a crappy SSD, since it's mostly for Destiny anyway.

For lightning iPad models:

• Lightning to usb3 Camera adapter Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter (https://store.apple.com/ca/xc/product/MK0W2AM/A)
  
• lightning cable
  
• power source
  
• USB key or external hdd or ssd
  
  
  For USB-C iPads:
  
  Just plug in USB-C key or external drive
  
  
  I’ve tested it all working on iPad OS on a second gen iPad Pro with lightning connector. I recommend the T5 SSD’s from Samsung (Samsung T5 Portable SSD 500GB USB... https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B073GZBT36?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share). Fastest I’ve tested so far. Close to 500Mb/s write speeds.
  
  Also recommend having double ended USB-A/USB-C key (https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07KCH1HQT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_74esDbT66ZS7J) also tested working on iPad OS.

Samsung T5 500gb for $100

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/

Using a Toshiba CB35 too, I installed Gallium OS on my 250 GB Samsung T1. Speedy and plenty of space! Works like a charm.

USB 3.0 SSD drives/sticks will give you speeds in the 400+mbps range.

USB 3.0 flash drives like the SanDisk Extreme top out at 250mbps many don't get there but may be in the 120-150 range and write speeds vary so choose wisely grasshopper.

Micro SD cards typically top out around 90 mbps for the best cards. write speeds are often not given and can be very low. Check carefully and again choose wisely grasshopper.

http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/the-best-usb-3-0-thumb-drive/

http://gizmodo.com/compact-ssds-that-outperform-the-fastest-usb-flash-driv-1649957047

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Portable-250GB-External-MU-PS250B/dp/B00RWXV8FE
Samsung just announced the new T3 models which will go up to 2TB.

Here's more info: http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/mac-owners-should-hold-off-on-new-samsung-t1-flash-ssd

And the review whose instructions I followed to get it to work with any mac w/o those extensions: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Portable-250GB-External-MU-PS250B/product-reviews/B00RWXV8FE

I need a new HDD for putting my movies, rendered videos, and some single player games. Should I get this or get a 7200RPM 3TB for $90 This One?

Please open your case. Don't be lazy.

• • -
    Easy-to-follow instructions:
    
    Purchase an $83 Seagate BarraCuda 3TB (Get the $60 2TB if you think 3TB is too much or too expensive; also the 4TB BarraCuda is currently only $12 more than the 3TB).
    
    Get a SATA cable if you don't already have one. Plug into a SATA port on your mobo.
    
    Connect SATA PSU cable and SATA cable to HDD, which should be in your PC. Turn on PC.
    
    Format the HDD as GPT using the built-in Disk Management software (also known as "Create and format hard disk partitions"). Just go to the search bar in Windows and type it in.
    
    Right-click the empty hard drive in the Disk Management and select "New Simple Volume".
    
    Follow the directions afterwards.
    
    Ta-dah! You have a new 3TB HDD to play around with.
    
• • -
    Consider getting an SSD to speed up your overall system.

Seagate BarraCuda 3TB 3.5-Inch SATA 6 Gb/s Internal Hard Drive (ST3000DM008) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01IEKG4NE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_u1c4BbJJWG5EV

I have been running this drive 24/7 since January , to run games off of and run my plex server .

The 3TB seagate barracuda costs almost the same as the 2TB.

https://smile.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/dp/B01IEKG4NE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482991255&sr=8-1&keywords=seagate%2Bbarracuda%2B3tb&th=1

Also, 64GB RAM is ridiculously overkill unless it's a server. Dropping down to 32GB won't make a difference.

Saw this posted on RFD, daily promo for August 17th, shipping is $9 but seems like there might be stock in stores.

Pcpartpicker: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/j28H99/seagate-barracuda-3tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm008?history_days=120

Seems like one of the lowest prices for this drive, DirectCanada had it at this price a day ago for a brief period as well, but I guess no one noticed.

CanadaComputers selling it on Amazon.ca for same price as well but with nearly $12 shipping: https://www.amazon.ca/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/dp/B01IEKG4NE

Pricematch at BestBuy possible (116.98/Online Only) ? http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/seagate-seagate-barracuda-3tb-3-5-7200rpm-sata-3-0-desktop-internal-hard-drive-st3000dm008-st3000dm008/10587604.aspx?

I would say no. I have Windows, some apps and a few steam games installed and it's at 120gb already.
I'd do 256gb minimum.

Edit: You can get an NVMe WD BLack 256gb for $115 on Amazon.. https://www.amazon.ca/Black-256GB-Performance-SSD-WDS256G1X0C/dp/B01MS6BYJD/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1523542455&sr=8-2&keywords=wd+black+nvme

Thanks for the great input and knowledge! With that being said.. will this provide what I’m looking for?

Western Digital 256GB My Passport SSD Portable Storage - USB 3.1 - Black-Gray - WDBK3E2560PSL-WESN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XNN2WQM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_Q1qTjvB6nVLJR

Looks like it’s up to $99 now (still worth it, imo) But search around! Just make sure it’s SSD, with a minimum 256gb so it can be used with an Xbox).

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM), Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_shklDbZSA3HBC

$50 off

Here is a write up I did on Path of Exile. X1X internal HDD vs External SSD. Used a Samsung T5 - this one.

tldr - took 1/3 the time on average.

Do you recommend anything else? I was looking at one of these:


https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Samsung+T5+Portable+SSD+500GB+USB+3.1&qid=1568044917&s=electronics&sr=1-3


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078SWJ3CF/ref=twister_B07V2QQNSJ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

works!

Just picked up https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36 at Best Buy and oh boy.

I'm always the first person into staging and have to wait for other people to join in. When I'm dropping in I can see the items on rooftops while I'm still in the air which helps with deciding on where on the roof I want to drop.

Other factors are that the skins in the game selection load near immediately (the gray placeholder is only there for about 1 second). Also if you hold down the PS button to go to party settings / friends, the lag is gone.

Here are the times from my PS4 Pro:

First # is seconds with default PS4 Pro HD, second is with external SSD (T5 Samsung)
Game loading time from PS screen: 36 / 27
Blackout loading into staging: 24 / 11
Multiplayer loading map into specialist selection: 10 / 5

I recommend an external SSD to everyone. Set up time is 30 seconds to connect and select in PS4 devices, then it took 11 minutes to move COD to the SSD.

On PlayStation you can do an external or internal SSD. Internal is going to be a bit faster because it's not limited by USB, and it also gives an advantage outside of games because the PS4 OS will be on the internal drive so navigating PSN menus etc is faster.

For ease of use and storage space, most people go with an external Samsung T5.

$89 500GB: Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM), Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_2SVWDbH9TPBBJ

If you want the performance at the cheapest price and you're not worried about storage space, this Sandisk 500GB internal SSD is the best option at $65: SanDisk Ultra 3D NAND 500GB Internal SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, 2.5"/7mm, Up to 560 MB/s - SDSSDH3-500G-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072R78B6Q/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_qnVWDbC2C83DW

I have the Sandisk but the Samsung 860 internal is on sale right now at $70: Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E500B/AM) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0781Z7Y3S/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_SUVWDbF7JK7ZW

There are 1TB and higher available in all of the above as well.

Definitely go with the 15". The performance difference is measurable and you want the RAM, 8GB doesn't cut it for very long in my python coding experience. I currently use the exact same 13" model you linked, only reason being my university has pretty small desks otherwise I would've gone with the 15".

As for the difference between the 2016 and 2017, there is a small spec bump and you'll get better battery life. Plus if you pair it with an external SSD then you won't have to compromise on storage either. However if that sounds like something you're averse to, the 2016 model isn't bad at all.

I got an external SSD for this game a few weeks ago and it runs a lot better since then. Had no problems with invisible walls or anything anymore. NPC and Players are visible from afar even in citys, just sometimes if its really too much to load like in calpheon or altinova you still see gray NPC models, and slow texture loading but you can instantly interact even if not fully loaded.

For reference: Got a Seagate 500 gb external SSD (https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-External-Reversible-Type-C-STCM500401/dp/B07DX9HDG8/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=seagate+500gb&qid=1570107055&sr=8-4)

Its not that expensive and works wunderfull

This is a really good one, but if you get it make sure the USB-C cable clicks in and doesn't just slide in. Mine came with a faulty cable that didn't click and breathing on it could make the ssd lose connection from my computer.

probably an anomaly but if it happens you just need a new cable.

It may be a bias but I work with a lot of hard drives and I have NEVER had an issue with any Seagate hard drive or their peripherals. Like samsung they are also actually in the business of making hard drives and not just an enclosure company filling their sleek overpriced enclosures with whatever they can get a good deal on cough g-drive, lacie cough This Seagate Fast SSD is the same speed as the samsung T5 (540mb/s) and $5 cheaper, and there is ZERO difference from the xbox branded version. I'd go with that.

Yes :) here they are:

Handle: link

Mounting plate: link

Manfrotto Quick Release Plate : link

Follow focus: link

Rods(16" & 6") link

Handlegrip: link

Lens support: link

Shoulder pad: link

Rod clamp: link

Cold Shoe mount: link

To hold the battery I used this rod clamp: link and this plate: link

Battery: link

To connect the battery to the BMPCC 4k I used these cables and the charging cable from the camera to make an adapter: link to cables

Magic arm to hold the monitor: link

Samsung SSD 500gb: link

SSD holder: link

Monitor: link

HDMI cable: link

BMPCC 4k cage: link

I'm using the Sigma 18-35mm (Nikon) and the Viltrox 0.71X Lens Mount Adapter: link

I think that's it :)

Yes, I use this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017DH3O5A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_7Is8Ab15A940W

And this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_4Js8AbZQ6SWJ2

To store games. Only game that gave me problems was Xcom. It installed on my USB but not the external ssd.

The items in this rig:

1. Small rig half cage 2254
   

• SmallRig Top Handle with Cold Shoe 1638
  
• SmallRig NATO Handle for Samsung T5 SSD HSN2270
  
• SMALLRIG HDMI and USB-C Cable Clamp for BMPCC 4K Cage 2246
  
• SMALLRIG Articulating Arm - 1497
  
• Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 II
  
• Feelworld F570 5.7"
  
• Hoya 58mm alpha Circular Polarizer Filter
  
• Senal MC24-ES Short Condenser Shotgun Microphone Kit
  
• KONDOR BLUE 14" Mini XLR Male to XLR Female Audio Cable
  
• Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB
  
• Powerextra Multifunctional Battery NP-F970
  
• Short USB C Cable
  
• Short HDMI cable
  
• Alvin's Cables Power Cable
  
  Everything is powered off the Powerextra NP-F970 Battery.

I have the Wise 1tb SSD and it works really well even at 4k 60fps, and has an amazing form factor for small rigs. However for $20 more you can get a 2TB Samsung T5 which will work as well:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA2T0B/dp/B073H4GPLQ

Small rig has the best bang for your buck full cage:

https://www.smallrig.com/smallrig-cage-for-blackmagic-design-pocket-cinema-camera-4k-2203.html

As for batteries the Core Powerbase edge is in my mind one of the best batteries you can find, it has a small form factor, decent capacity at 48wh, and has amazing versatility with dual d-tap, a 7.4v output, and dual usb output:

https://www.coreswx.com/product-category/small-form-batteries/powerbase-edge/

However there is a new battery from Soonwell that has dual d-tap, a usb, and twice the capacity at 98wh for $50 less than the Core Powerbase, it hasn’t been widely tested yet tho:

https://www.soonwell.com/broadcast-battery

It’s all up to you and how much you have budgeted for accessories.

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I prefer ssd - here's what mine's installed on: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B073H4GPLQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Sounds like a failing hard drive. Also Mojave runs terribly slow on a mechanical hard drive. Run a detailed check on the hard drive with DriveDx.
Also consider replacing the mechanical hard drive with an SSD using the iFixit guide. If you don’t feel confident doing that yourself or you can’t find a local company to do the job for you for a reasonable price then you can install macOS to an external USB SSD like the Samsung T5 . An external SSD will be hugely faster than an internal mechanical hard drive.

> And do yourself a favor and make sure you’re offloading to an SSD RAID (to dump the mags as quickly as possible and do QC), and then also a pair of backup drives are AT LEAST RAID 0 arrays running a pair of 7200 RPM drives.

> Although honestly 8K is the point where you kind of do need SSDs all the way around for any projects that are going to last more than a day or two.


NVMe SSD pricing has fallen through the floor in recent months.
Especially for 8K I just wouldn't bother with hard drives anymore.
Just buy a bunch for NVMe SSDs. Make sure they use TLC flash, not QLC.

I also do not recommend RAID 0. Use RAID 1 if you really want to, but remember, RAID is not a backup

As soon as you offload footage from a Mag, immediately make a second physical copy.

My personal recommendation would be to grab a bunch of these NVMe SSDs (as many as you would need for duplicate copies of all your footage):

https://www.newegg.com/hp-ex920-1tb/p/N82E16820326778

And put them inside these 10Gbps USB enclosures:

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/

This way at least storage transfers will not be a bottleneck in your workflow.

Alternatively, these are pricier and slower, but the Samsung T5 is a favorite of mobile editors:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073H552FJ/

Hi /u/TaurusKing,

in the following I am going to explain the differences of the Mac minis 2018 to you. As a first step, I think it makes sense to look at how they perform, compared to each other. To that end, I am going to use their respective Geekbench scores measuring CPU performance in the following:

Mac mini 2018, 3.6 GHz Intel Core i3-8100B Quad Core:

4680 Points (Single-Core Score)

13949 Points (Multi-Core Score)

source: https://browser.geekbench.com/macs/435

Mac mini 2018, 3.0 GHz Intel Core i5-8500B Hexa Core:

5149 Points (Single-Core Score)

20239 Points (Multi-Core Score)

source: https://browser.geekbench.com/macs/436

Mac mini 2018, 3.2 GHz Intel Core i7-8700B Hexa Core:

5652 Points (Single-Core Score)

24242 Points (Multi-Core Score)

source: https://browser.geekbench.com/macs/434

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As you can infer from the numbers above, there are vast performance differences between the individual Mac minis 2018. The i5 and i7 machines are much more powerful than the i3 machine, as the i5 and i7 machines both have 2 more physical cores in their respective CPUs: They offer 6-Core chips instead of the 4-Core chip in the i3, hence the large gap in Multi-Core performance. The Multi-Core Score is the more relevant score to look at, as modern programs are - for the most part - designed to make use of multiple cores in a CPU. Thus, a higher Multi-Core score directly translates into better general performance. There is also a performance gap between the i5 and the i7 version of the Mac mini 2018, but this gap is much smaller, albeit still considerable.

The tasks you mentioned...

> I work with photoshop at weekends a lot, but my main activity is study medicine (Microsoft word and PowerPoint daily, so lots of new data coming every day + Google Chrome and lots of tabs in it).

...are not very processing-intensive, so the i3 version of the Mac mini should do just fine. However, I don't recommend to buy the i3 version for two main reasons:

• As programs and macOS itself get more and more demanding, better performance ensures that the machines ages well and is still up to the task for years to come.
  
• The price / performance ratio of the i3 version is not that great: The i3 version is $799 at the Apple website, while the i5 version is $1099. Yes, the i5 version is $300 more, but take a look at the large performance gap between the devices. In my opinion, the i5 version has the better price / performance ratio in the long run.
  
  Next you say something about your storage needs:
  
  > 1Tb of storage is completely needed,
  
  Well, there are different strategies to achieve this. The first one is to pay Apple a ludicrous $600 for upgrading the SSD from 256 GB (default in the i5 version) to 1 TB:
  
  
• https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini/3.0ghz-6-core-processor-with-turbo-boost-up-to-4.1ghz-256gb#
  
  This is not a sound strategy. The Mac mini is a desktop machine, meaning it is confined to one place in your home. You won't carry this thing around with you. Therefore, it makes more sense to keep the 256 GB internal SSD in and add a bigger external SSD for a far cheaper price. Look at this SSD for example:
  
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073H552FJ
  
  At the time of this writing, it is $218 for the 1 TB version, and $428 for the 2 TB version. As you can see, there is an extremely large gap between Apple's SSD upgrade prices. In my opinion, for a desktop machine, it doesn't make sense to opt for greater internal SSD storage, mainly for price reasons. Also, the 1 TB / 2 TB external SSD is there on top of the 256 GB internal SSD. Furthermore, you can plug the external SSD into your MacBook Air if need be, so file transfer becomes easier than it would be with a larger internal SSD in the Mac mini 2018. Some know-it-all might tell you now that internal SSDs are faster, and I agree with that because it's a fact, but at the same time the read / write and transfer speeds are more than sufficient for everything short of huge video project and massive game titles.
  
  Note that the internal SSD cannot be exchanged later on, as it soldered in (not a concern really, external storage exists).
  
  Next you talk about your memory needs:
  
  > I'm guessing something like 16gb of RAM...
  
  Yeah, 16 GB RAM it is. 8 GB RAM should work fine for the stated purpose of the machine, but for . the sake of future-proofing it I think you should opt for 16 GB RAM at least. However, as with the SSD, the price for the RAM upgrade is ludicrous at the Apple website. $200 for 16 GB RAM upgrade? Are they serious?
  
  The RAM in the Mac mini 2018 - contrary to its SSD - is user-serviceable, so you can extend its RAM capacity at any given moment. The Mac mini 2018 supports up to 64 GB RAM (2 x 32 GB RAM modules). It has two RAM slots, so two RAM modules in total fit in.
  
  This is the RAM specification you need for the Mac mini 2018:
  
  PC4-21300 2666 MHz DDR4, 260-pin
  
  These are RAM modules which work flawlessly in it:
  
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Adamanta-Upgrade-2666Mhz-PC4-21300-Notebook/dp/B07H9K5L5L
  
  Here you get 32 GB RAM (2 x 16 GB modules) for $195 as of the time of this writing, which is roughly the same amount of money Apple charges you for 16 GB RAM(!). And this is not even accounting for the resale value of the 2 x 4 GB modules the Mac mini comes with by default.
  
  That being said, while the RAM in the Mac mini 2018 is user-serviceable, the upgrade is not trivial. So, if you are not technically inclined and also don't want a repair service to perform the upgrade for you, then yes, buy the Mac mini 2018 with 16 GB RAM. I just wanted to let you know that there are cheaper ways to receive the same or better results with the machine.
  
  My recommendation:
  
  
• Mac mini with i5/i7 CPU (get the i7 if you go down the external SSD and / or RAM-upgrade-on-your-own route)
  
• 256 GB SSD (if you go the external SSD route) / 1 TB SSD
  
• 16 GB RAM (if you pay Apple's RAM prices) / 32 GB RAM (if you perform the upgrade yourself or let some repair technician perform it for you).

Please don't use it as a "backup". I have seen that fail too many times, and data recovery is expensive. I'd highly recommend a cloud storage solution, such as Google Drive, One Drive, or Drop Box.

With that being said Samsung makes good drives and here's a link to an external SSD. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_m5Y2DbVT62HCS

I recommend something like this. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ID-7BbPSTB1A7
You can get 1tb but it gets expensive and a 250gb will do the trick, just can't go any smaller than 250 as the Xbox won't recognize it. This one you can just plug in and transfer files right out the box. None of that housing case + drive stuff.

What kinds of games are you trying to run? I use this drive:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Portable-MU-PA250B-AM-Alluring/dp/B073H552FK/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=t5+drive&qid=1570653396&sr=8-4

I mainly use boot camp to run Magic the Gathering Arena and it runs great for me but more demanding games will give you issues.

I bought a Samsung off amazon for like 120. Maybe coulda done better shopping around but i trust the name and it’s working great.

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 250GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA250B/AM) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FK?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

Not sure how the mods feel about links to amazon but here’s the SSD I use for my XB1X. I also have a 500GB for my PS4 and my load times for both are drastically shorter. Can’t recommend it enough.

[Edit] Fixed link

Ah yeah, that’s the one that didn’t work for me either. I had the 1tb variation. This is what I use now. I also have a 4tb Seagate (ac power) that works as well. I’ve also heard from various reviews that the Samsung T5 works too.

If you mean for installing, you'll need a usb ssd. That can be something like a usb c/3.1 to m.2 nvme or some usb ssd keyfob.

https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Tool-free-Enclosure-Thunderbolt-Compatible/dp/B07N48N5GR

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX

If you mean that you are doing a live boot to linux, any cheap usb keyfob will work.

This is the one I bought and I've been happy with it. Sometimes it's even cheaper than it is currently.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078SVRH4B

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EDIT - It needs to be at least 240GB for the Xbox to allow it, but any size you want bigger than that is fine. Any game you install on your SSD will load faster than before.

Would something like this be a good choice for dashcam/sentry usb.
SanDisk 500GB Extreme Portable External SSD - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-500G-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078SWJ3CF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.kGoDb9C7G662

Or
This one:
Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - Metallic Red - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500R/WW) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q41P7B7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0nGoDbJ8D31QF

Thanks

I installed Ubuntu Linux on a USB 3.0 SSD and dual boot my chromebook. Gives me a lot more space (it's 240 GB.) If you have USB C on your chromebook you can get an even faster more expensive SSD for it like this one to boot from. I run some Steam games on it just fine. Haven't tried CS GO but I imagine it would work depending on your processor speed. Which chromebook do you have?

People have been saying don’t use a thumb drives for sustained writes for years. Use an SSD people. They can be had for cheap.


Sandisk SSD

Get a quality USB SSD for dashcam+sentry mode recording. You'll want one big enough to hold a decent amount of sentry mode footage bc the software doesn't currently clean up old footage and your drive will eventually fill up and become corrupted requiring a reformat. Only the last hour of dashcam is stored unless you choose to save the last 10 minutes by clicking the icon.

You also want enough space to account for wear leveling and read/write speed impact from low free space. If you Google there is a guide to the best tested SSDs that meet the performance requirements.

I ended up going with this in 500GB: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B078SWJ3CF

Oops my bad I just saw external and thought HDD. Reading comp bad. This is still the same price on Amazon which is actually legitimate and pretty standard pricing:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078T9SZ3K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_HhMoDbEZFD1D3

I recommend this laptop : https://www.amazon.de/Aspire-Ryzen-2500U-Win10-A315-41-R3U6/dp/B07VVF4F86/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me= (EUR 440)

This has :

• 1080p display
  
• 4 core, 8 threads
  
• Fairly good integrated graphics.
  
• 8GB RAM, expandable to 16GB.
  
• 1TB HDD
  
• Expansion slot for M2 SSD. Recommended cheap 240GB SSD (like this)
  
  If you want a slightly better spec'd version of the same thing then buy this
  
  Price : 495 EUR. Differences:
  
  
• Comes with SSD instead of hard drive.
  
• Slightly better graphics, doesn't matter for non gaming purposes.
  
  I'd recommend buying the former and adding a SSD to it. You will appreciate getting a quad core, 8 thread CPU. Everything is becoming bloated and it helps to have the hardware to keep up with it.
  
  Hopefully this recommendation helped.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07BLNFSQN?th=1 I doubt they only have 5 on sale since it is exactly 20% sold out LOL.

You have options...

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM), Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Z.LSDb0RQZ1K2

Samsung MUF-256AB/AM FIT Plus 256GB - 300MB/s USB 3.1 Flash Drive https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D7Q41PM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_xaMSDb6J3BQ02

Also can get a huge microSD card into a USB adapter.

No I'm not a fucking moron like others who bought a external hard drive thinking it was an SSD.

Samsung T5 Portable SSD 500GB USB 3.1 (MU-PA500B/AM) [Canada Version]

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_g4oTCbEVRQ45P

This is the one I have off Amazon

I’m happy with this:
Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_XI2cBbVRSH5Y1

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1525415803&sr=8-3&keywords=samsung+ssd+usb+c

I just ordered the one mentioned above, it's $43 off if you select 'blue' and 500GB, should be arriving anytime now. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B073GZBT36/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You plug it into the USB port, the console will ask if you want to use this for external storage, then it will prompt you to transfer items. The transfer may take a while, and make sure you using a USB 3.0 or 3.1 port in case you console has both 2.0 and 3.0.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073GZBT36/

I'm running Mojave on an external SSD (it resolved about 90% of the hanging issues I was having with the stock internal HDD in the 2014 Mac Mini). It's my current boot drive. I don't know how fast the internal fusion drives are, but this thing runs circles around the internal HDD.

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073GZBT36/

I bought this exact one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073GZBT36/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Both of my friends just went ahead and bought the same one too. The PS5 has confirmed that it will have an SSD built in, so I figured 500gb would be fine for a year or so.

Decent price: But i'm pretty sure that's an affiliate link. So someone is gonna share the profits if anyone buys here. Here's the direct link for anyone who wants to click

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073GZBT36/

The 500GB T5 can be had for $80 if you wait for a price drop on Amazon. Not shilling for Samsung, but I would say it's worth the extra few bucks for something that will probably be more reliable over years of constant IO.

I do the same thing but with a gigabyte aorus gaming box Rx580.

I use an X1 Carbon 6th gen with a double monitor setup. I can recommend this. The 7th gen is lighter, stronger, and faster. It has two thunderbolt three port that unfortunately share bandwidth. I use a samsung t5 2tb ssd for all my games and I get no stutters. Overall my setup costs me about 1500. I got a good deal on the X1 since I got it from costco and it was on sale for 1100.

Today, with the x1 carbon 7th gen, it would be: (i7-8565u quad Core, 16 gb 2133 ram, 256 gb ssd): USD 1500
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-x/X1-Carbon-Gen-7/p/20QDCTO1WWENUS0/customize?
The samsung ssd is : USD 280
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H4GPLQ/ref=twister_B074T4VYCV?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
The razor core x is: 400
https://www.amazon.com/Razer-Core-Thunderbolt-External-Enclosure/dp/B07CQG2K5K/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=Razor+core+x&qid=1566830545&s=electronics&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzVVY3RzU3U0hNVzdCJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDU0OTEzMUVRUFNGS0RNUUVUVSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNzg3MTMxRlJYSEs3VzFCMk9MJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Total is 2180 USD or about 1960 Euro

I sold my RX580 Gaming box and bought a 2060 Gaming box.

Which is really, really dumb when you can buy one of these, it has read/write speeds that are probably 20 times that of the stick.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H4GPLQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_-3lhDbYGD36M0

>You said in order to take advantage of thunderbolt you need a drive faster than usb 3. Are you talking about the drive in the computer or the external harddrive ?

I'm talking about speed of the drive inside the external enclosure. Since USB 3 is fast enough to transfer everything from hard drive speed to SATA SSD speed, paying extra for Thunderbolt is only justifiable by something faster than either of those. Usually means NVMEe SSD, or a RAID of SATA SSDs.

The LaCie 2TB you linked to has a number of Style choices. As far as I can tell, all except the "Thunderbolt SSD" version are simple hard drives. The other choices only have to do with what ports are on the case, not the drive inside since they're all just hard drives. Based on the pictures, the ones that say "Thunderbolt USB 3.0" and "Thunderbolt USB-C" are regular hard drives with two ports or cables on the case, one being Thunderbolt and the other being either USB 3 (type micro B Super Speed) or USB 3 (type C, as on the latest Macs). These connections are more for convenience than speed, since they're not going to make much speed difference with just a hard drive in there.

The Thunderbolt SSD option is priced much higher because it does have a SATA SSD in it.

While they both use hard drives, the LaCie is priced higher than the WD/Seagates mostly because of the fancy case. The $60 drives are marketed as backup drives and are probably not very fast; they only claim up to 120MB/sec. They are not intended as primary fast storage for photo/video work. But the LaCie is aimed at professionals who capture photo/video out in the field and need to offload it from their cards and edit. The LaCie is a ruggedized case, shock and water resistant while the $60 drives come in a simple enclosure that you absolutely would not want to drop or get wet. You would be able to safely use the LaCie on assignments where you would not want to use the $60 ones.

If you are always going to leave the little drive on the safety of your desk, go ahead and buy the $60 but don't expect it to be fast. If you buy the LaCie with a hard drive in it dont expect it to be much faster, and if it is never going to move from your desk then you wasted money on the ruggedized case.

If you want an external drive that takes full advantage of Thunderbolt speed, it is going to have to be something like the Envoy Pro EX. It contains a similar NVME SSD to the one inside a MacBook Pro, so the spec sheet says it is capable of speeds up to 2600MB/sec. That is well beyond what USB 3 can deliver, and ridiculously faster than what the LaCie spec sheet says (510MB/sec for SSD and a poky 130MB/sec for hard drive), so the Envoy really does need Thunderbolt. But they are priced accordingly for that level of performance and I won't be able to afford one any time soon.

I know you are trying to buy something fast and so that goes back to the Samsung T5 I already mentioned before. It has a good SATA SSD and a fast USB 3 type C port, so it is a middle ground between the cheap slow hard drives and the super fast unaffordable SSDs. And it ought to serve Lightroom well enough. Notice that you can get a 1TB T5 for a lot less than a 1TB LaCie Rugged, that's because the T5 is a regular non-rugged case if that's all you need.

If high capacity and low budget are too important then you have to forget about SSD and just get a nice cheap 2TB USB 3 hard drive. If you get one with a 7200RPM hard drive inside it will be a little faster than the usual 5400RPM, but still nowhere near as fast as any SSD.

A bit more but there is a Samsung t5 also type c 2TB for 277 and change.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B073H4GPLQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

The issue is 8TB of fast media is expensive. You're asking for cheap. You really have to pick one, however, in some situations (like yours) you can use parallelisation to your advantage. The next option to consider would be to buy a 1TB SSD, then:

Cards --(5-10 minutes)--> SSD --(21-61 minutes)--> HDD (Slowly)

This would run you, assuming you already own the HDD and the cards (Which I believe you do), about $350.

You could dump two 128GB cards in, in theory, around 10 minutes^(1). Then, while you're filming the next bunch, transfer that data off to the HDD. This as long as you don't accelerate your filming too much, you should pretty much always have a 1TB buffer of "fast medium".

I'm not sure what the write cycles on that drive are, so that might be a consideration, but even if it's only 3000 that should still last you around a year^(2) of eight full write cycles per day before failure.

^(1 & 2) - If you bought two drives, not only would they last 2 years instead of 1 (half the write cycles), but also you'd be able to read both cards at their max of 500MB/s at the same time (assuming your USB controller can handle it), meaning it'd only take around 5 minutes to dump the cards.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073H552FJ&ved=2ahUKEwjE1aiZmKrZAhVI61MKHYV3C2AQFjAAegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw3dppOYe4xPtEkij_OC4x_n

Edit: This has a great comparison for the Samsung SSDs. The OG Xbox runs Sata II (100~200mb/s)
Xbox 1 S runs Sata III (~250/300mbs up to 6gb/s but limited by the platter drive running at 5400 rpm)
X1X runs Sata III (up to 6gb/s but limited by the platter drive running at 7400 rpm)

Note: an SSD T5 from Samsung will transfer over USB 3.0 at up to 500~585mb/s you can do the math.

Tl:dr Specs for anyone who doesnt believe that a SSD fixes rendering issues on PUBG

If you don't need speed go for something like this WD Drive. This will be the best bang for your buck if you don't mind the speeds and you can't go wrong with a WD Drive.

Then if speed is a must you are going to pay a premium for an external SSD.

Samsung T5 This is hailed as one of the best consumer grade external SSD's you can buy at the moment.

VectoTech Rapid 2TB SSD This seems to be below the average asking price for a 2TB SSD with great reviews.

With Prime Day, Amazon is selling a 1TB Samsung T5 SSD for $149. Pretty good deal.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_P2xlDb8VJ5HG2

What you're describing/asking is how I have my steam games setup and it works flawlessly.

Now I strongly recommend you use a hard drive with fast writing speed otherwise you're going to experience a lot of stuttering on more demanding games. I bit the bullet and opted for a 1tb extenal SSD, the Samsung T5 and it handles every game I've thrown at it as if it were running off my laptop's ssd.

Only other step to do is to select your game library path in steam, choosing it as default (if you prefer) and that's it. Hope that helps!

I also have a 256gb MacBook Pro I picked up this Samsung external SSD. I like this for portability. It stores my sample and get libraries. I store the main plugin locally on my Mac. Just make sure what you get is usb 3.1 like this.

Edit: or you can have fun and build a network storage solution. You can go with hdd or ssd based systems. You can also expand it the larger your libraries grow.

Basically anything would be better than the built in internal drive. MS really went cheap on the internal.

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I just use a standard USB 3.0 4TB external Seagate drive, and even that shows noticeable improvement over the internal.

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An SSD would be ideal, but as you said it will be more cost prohibitive. I don't know how many games you have, but Samsung makes a really solid external SSD that's 1TB (also comes in 500gb), that may be a good solution too.

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https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1539277187&sr=1-4&keywords=samsung%2Bssd&th=1

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I have one that I use only for keeping a music sample library, which can take forever to load with a slow drive, but I imagine it would work wonders for games.

I've heard good things about these

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=samsung+t5&qid=1558477854&s=gateway&sr=8-3

They are pricey but I like the Samsung T-5 SSD:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073H552FJ

The SanDisk SSD is also a good - but also pricey - option:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX

If price is an issue, the Western Digital Elements drive USB 3.0 spinning drive is good (2TB is only $10 more than 1TB):

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX

You have usb 3.0/3.1 ports so that'll work fine. I'll assume you're American.

Here's a couple of basic recommendations;

If price is no issue then this is probably your best bet.

This for more capacity and better price but slower performance.

However look around and check the specs and find something that fits your budget.

I would recommend a Samsung T drive. It's a portable SSD 250GB and higher. 250GB is $109. Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 250GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA250B/AM) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_7fGeAb47SR642

What are you planning to use it for? I'm just curious because a lot of times we get used to having a lot of storage, but when we delve into it we realize we could easily get away with much less. With so much being focused on cloud services/streaming you might find 256gb isn't really a problem. Of course it all depends on what you're doing!

In terms of external storage, I would personally go for the Samsung T5 drives. Those are the drives I have been looking at recently and, if I had a need for one, that would be the drive I would get. I think the size is great, they look great, they're fast, and the price is reasonable. You can check them out here if you're interested: Samsung T5. Definitely scroll through the pictures and look at how small they are, it's really kind of amazing!

Samsung drives tend to be pretty popular.

It does have to connect via USB so long as you get an "external" and not "internal" hard drive. I'm pretty sure some USB ports on the normal PS4 are better than others (like that support 3.1 transfer), you'll probably want to research that. The regular usb adapter connects to the actual ssd via USB-C in my model (samsung T5 https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA250B/dp/B073H552FK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526491528&sr=8-1)

I have this one.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FK/ref=emc_b_5_t?th=1

I would recommend looking here and just reading a little to see what other people suggest.

Excellent 1TB SSD External. I got one a few months ago and I might get another just because of this ridiculous discount.

https://www.amazon.ca/SanDisk-1TB-Extreme-Portable-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?keywords=external+hard+drive+ssd&qid=1563181553&s=gateway&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&sr=8-7

I got one of these and put all of komplete 12 ultimate ce on it. Works great.

SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD - SDSSDE60-1T00-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_LYGUBbVJV5G5Y

Is it less than ~256 GB? Put it on a USB stick, then put that in a bank safe deposit box or somewhere safe.

And you can get very tiny 3-4 TB USB-3 plugin hard drives that you can store safely. SanDisk now makes inexpensive rugged portable SSDs..

Definitely faster loading times on certain games. How effective of an upgrade it is will depend on the game. Regardless the SSD speed boost will be bottlenecked by the USB 3.0 port. You can buy any 2.5" or 3.5" SSD you prefer and find a cheap USB 3.0 enclosure for it. If you prefer a more direct and packaged solution, with portability to boot, I highly recommend this bad boy. It's natively a USB-C drive but includes a USB 3.0 adapter.

Buy an external SSD/flash drive, something like this:

SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable External SSD - Up to 550MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-1T00-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/

...and set iMac to boot from it instead of internal HD.

SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable External SSD - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-1T00-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Rf4QCbYGB09M2

I've had this for 6 months or so. It's been great. No issues.

Amazon. I like this one.

SanDisk Extreme 500GB Portable SSD (SDSSDE60-500G-G25) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078SWJ3CF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_e2n3BbW3T7MM5

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-500GB-Portable-SDSSDE60-500G-G25/dp/B078SWJ3CF/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIp6r7jfWt4gIVS-DICh03awP7EAAYASAAEgKzX_D_BwE&hvadid=214024619248&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9017369&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=5161179524414927413&hvtargid=kwd-346150595227&hydadcr=18034_9812577&keywords=samsung+portable+ssd+t5&qid=1558486094&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

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Super durable!

SSDs are plain more expensive.


That said, I have this little guy and it's vastly improved my load times on Xbox. (Nearly exactly 100%)


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078SWJ3CF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Whoops, $279

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-2T00-G25/dp/B078T9SZ3K/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1567446879&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A6797522011&s=pc&sr=1-2

Wow. I have the 256G, no issue so far. I did partition it into 2.

Maybe the 2TB drive needs more power?

EDIT:. Mine is connected via a usb hub.

Your drive.
SanDisk 2TB Extreme Portable External SSD - Up to 550MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-2T00-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078T9SZ3K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_KFF1DbTYZ31A4

Ships free to USA with Prime:

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-2T00-G25/dp/B078T9SZ3K/

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Shipping from USA -> Sri Lanka is indeed $90.

Pretty sure that's a DRAM-Less SSD. I'd go with an 860 Evo.

hardware review

amazon

[This is what I got, installed it the other week.](Samsung 250 GB 860 EVO Sata III 64L V NAND Solid State Drive,MZ-76E250B/EU https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078WQJXNF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ndlCDbDE6G5JX)

Samsung SSDs are on the pricier end of the spectrum, but are generally the fastest and most reliable, not that the cheaper options like Western Digital or SanDisk will be bad on any way.

I had picked the Crucial MX500 because I wasn't sure the 850 evo was worth the extra 18€. If you want a Samsung SSD anyway, get the newer 860 EVO.

I understand that RAM is a bit expensive but there is an actual benefit to having dual channel memory. It's fine if you don't want it, but you should know this to make an informed decision.

Could someone explain the M.2 system for me? I have the Asus Z97 Hero VII which has an M key slot. I wanted to buy this but pcpartpicker says it's incompatible. What m.2 would I be able to get?

Get an external USB 3.0 SSD like what OP used, a Samsung T1 250GB SSD.

1. 6TB HDD
   
   
2. Turning off "smart-park"
   

Small discount off Amazon price $202.

You do understand that just because I can spend £2000 on games, that doesn't mean I can/want to spend £2000 instead of £100 for an equivalent mechanical drive to store them and gain next to imperceptible performance gains?

I'd rather just buy £2000 worth more games.

In an ideal world, sure, I'd install all executable files on my 10TB of SSD storage, and I'd have M2 drives for fun, 256GB of DDR4, and quad Titan Xs, plugged into Dell 4K 120Hz 30" monitors. But it's not an ideal world, and money is a factor.

A 2TB SSD still costs ~£500 here. I can get double the storage for one fifth of the price.

And yes, I said 2TB+, because mine is spread over two computers, one at nearly 3TB, the other at.. fuck knows. This doesn't even include all the GOG install files that I keep locally.

Update: wd released a 180$ drive already, not an external but a standalone hard drive.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B013HNYVCE/ref=mh_s9_acsd_simh_b1Muqux_c_x_1_w?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=mobile-hybrid-3&pf_rd_r=VK4EF3K3VZFSFWYNC14P&pf_rd_t=30901&pf_rd_p=7b9f6866-663d-5ce0-8268-82e34a8ab00c&pf_rd_i=1254762011

Id get a 2tb+. They don't cost much more, and are faster than the 1tb ones and you have more space.

All deskto pdrive are sata and will fit fine.

RPM doesn't matter too much, the difference is small, and there is more to performance than rpm alone.

Id probably get this personally. https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/dp/B01IEKG4NE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1524725783&sr=8-3&keywords=3tb+hdd&dpID=51iBtotsShL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

How does this compare to this one: Seagate BarraCuda 3TB 3.5-Inch SATA 6 Gb/s Internal Hard Drive (ST3000DM008) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01IEKG4NE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_wvFhAbNEJB9WJ ?

Instead of two 1TB/ 2TB toshiba get two of these: https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/dp/B01IEKG4NE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475258553&sr=8-1&keywords=3tb+hd

I just bought one and they are pretty fast. Solid 150MB/s file write when moving game files, read is very quick and can load big games like GTA V in a respectable time.

LEPA AquaChanger 240 103.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler -- Just get an air cooler, these "budget" liquid coolers can be louder and more expensive. It really isn't worth it if that is the case with this one.

Samsung 850 EVO 120GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive -- Forget the m.2, get a 240GB 850 evo ssd, 120 is pretty damn small. Leave yourself enough space to put core application on the SSD. You could also put your favorite game on it to speed up loading times.


These are just my personal suggestions.

Well, the drive pictured is the the one with high failure rates. If you can, return/cancel the order and get one of these: Seagate 3TB BarraCuda SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive (ST3000DM008) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IEKG4NE/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_H7e1xb5X0N4VZ

Appears to be an older model (ST3000DM001) and there is a newer model (ST3000DM008) with better Amazon reviews. But it's still a good deal on a 3TB 7200RPM HDD.

Edit: It may serve best as a secondary drive though, as /u/LasVegasWasFun pointed out that the Newegg reviews don't inspire confidence.

You can get a brand new Seagate 3TB drive for the same price, you might want to consider dropping yours significantly.

Then upgrade your storage space or delete stuff you no longer need? Storage space is very cheap nowadays, both mechanical and SSD (don't go for hybrids aka SSHD - they suck). The exception to this is M.2 which is still somewhat expensive depending on where you look. If you're on console, you can upgrade to a 7200RPM HDD:

https://www.amazon.com/Notebook-Laptop-Drive-Playstation-MacBook/dp/B010CBASS0/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1543407783&sr=1-5&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A4682011011

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If you're on PC, you have some options, such as:

https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Digital-SSDNow-SV300S37A-120G/dp/B00A1ZTZOG

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-Internal-3-5-Inch-ST3000DM008/dp/B01IEKG4NE/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1543408185&sr=1-3&keywords=3tb+hard+drive

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-970-EVO-250GB-MZ-V7E250BW/dp/B07BN5FJZQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1543408217&sr=1-3&keywords=m.2

Currently Amazon is selling a 3TB Seagate mechanical hard drive for $100. Is there a chance hard drive prices will go down even more for black friday/cyber monday?

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01IEKG4NE/ref=twister_B01IK57UNQ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

> Your storage drive sitting on your desk is not even in the same ballpark.

Do the bank's terabytes work differently?

Because the drives on my desk literally hold video files. That's why they're there.

So no, they're in the same ballpark. They're in the same seats, even.

> Bigger branches can have dozens of cameras.

Which is why I didn't say "Just use the ones from my desk." I allotted for several dozens of those drives.

> They are also in constant use, some of them 24/7.

I didn't come up with the numbers, I'm just responding to the guy who did. He claimed a single camera would take about a terabyte of storage. x3 for backups.

Here's his math:

> Some quick mafs later (900,000/8 60 60 24 90)

Already accounting for 24/7 use over a three month period. Are you arguing that only some of those will be in use 24/7? Great, the cost goes down even more.

But let's stick with his numbers, instead of the ones you're using which claim they'd need even less data. So 3tb per camera all in, for a 90-day period.

3tb hard drives that can sit on someone's desk are less than a hundred dollars

A dozen cameras means a dozen 3tb hard drives, or a dozen-hundred dollars (12 $100 = $1200).

That's $1200 for storage for a dozen cameras.

You have a huge bank and need 3 dozen?

$3600.

Oh, plus the desk to put them on.

Oh no, how will the bank survive with such a big hit to their budget.

And again, I'm just going off the OP's numbers.

e: if we switch to solid state drives which would increase those numbers a bit, but would still be an incredibly cheap* figure. But we don't really need to use solid state drives, because we have x3 drives specifically for backups in case of error or failure.

HDD is better "dollar value," SSD is dramatically better performance for load times, general feel, etc. But if value is most important, you can get 3TBs for < $100, easily.

If you don't need space, this is the best 250 GB SDD for < $100.

Or both: SanDisk SSD PLUS 120GB + Seagate 1TB BarraCuda for roughly $98.

Is it? Amazon and Newegg reviews seem to be okay. Are you referring to the Backblaze reliability report they put out every year?

Also being sold by amazon for same price..

https://www.amazon.ca/Seagate-ST3000DM008-BarraCuda-Cache-Internal/dp/B01IEKG4NE

It's really just dependent on how much money you are willing to spend. If you are wanting a 3TB 2.5' SSD drive, you will be spending a lot of money and even more so if you are wanting a m.2 drive. For mass storage, I would probably just stick with a basic Seagate HDD such as this one especially if you just plan on saving your content you create on it.

As far as I can see NCIX doesn't have free shipping so amazon is probably the better option.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01IEKG4NE/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/offer-listing/B01IEKG4NE/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

Select the one from amazon

My build is mainly for lightroom/photoshop.

For the moment I got:

• Fractal Design Define R5 Black Silent ATX Midtower Computer Case
  
  
• XFX Radeon RX 460
  
  
• 2 x Seagate BarraCuda 3TB that I will put in Raid 1
  
  
• SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB
  
  
• EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 Gold
  
  
• CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB 3000MHz
  
  What I'm missing:
  
  
• Noctua NH D15
  
  
• 1600x
  
  
• Mobo
  

You can go lower on the nvme, I doubt you’ll notice the difference, just use it for os and other important programs, everything else on the hdd.

WD Black 256GB Performance SSD - 8 Gb/s M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive – WDS256G1X0C [Old Version] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MS6BYJD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_icO-AbB0XW1VT
Edit:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8pGMbX

What about this?

WD 256GB My Passport SSD Portable Storage - USB 3.1 - Black-Gray - WDBK3E2560PSL-WESN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XNN2WQM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_usSbBbT6CF2WD

I got this one and so did my brother: WD 256GB My Passport SSD Portable Storage - USB 3.1 - Black-Gray - WDBK3E2560PSL-WESN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XNN2WQM?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

I liked it because it was plug and play ready

Western Digital 256GB My Passport SSD Portable Storage - USB 3.1 - Black-Gray - WDBK3E2560PSL-WESN ($99)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XNN2WQM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_tgpLq2iHBf1Xo

The cheaper ones won't work for storing games, due to size you need at least 240gigs though xbox recommends 250gigs. Also an important factor to look at is the speed of the SSD. This is the first SSD I bought https://www.amazon.com/ADATA-USB3-1-Ultra-Speed-External-ASD600-256GU31-CBK/dp/B06XRT23D5/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1525956409&sr=8-4&keywords=adata+ssd&dpID=61MyDdMj4uL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch Problem it this one is it only went up to 440mbs for speed. Which I found still wasn't fast enough 100 percent of the time. I'd say maybe half of my games I still landed with playdough buildings. So I would highly suggest an SSD that is 550mbs for speed. That's the second one I bought and haven't had any trouble with rendering since.

I bought this, which is working pretty well. Only complaint is it takes my phone (Pixel 3) at least 30 seconds to mount it after plugging it in.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XRT23D5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Game changer

I use the Samsung T5. Improves render and loading times as I would think any SSD you decide on will.

There is Acer Swift 3 and a Asus Zenbook with similar specs but its price is like $999 plus the Acer Swift just looks and feels more premium and she can get an external HDD or even SSD for photo and video editing plus the MX 150 gpu can handle almost every games at medium with good frames.

I literally use this SSD external and the game loads me in damn near twice as fast and I NEVER have problems with rendering on the One S and my game rarely crashes now as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1524770508&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=samsung+t5+portable+ssd&dpPl=1&dpID=318I0KrjRKL&ref=plSrch

Bought mine about two weeks ago (Samsung T5 500GB SSD external), and I gotta agree with you there. It was only $70 and not only gave me more storage, but also decreased my orbit travel by on AVERAGE ONE MINUTE. Hitting A from the dash selecting the game to orbit after character selection went from 2:15 down to 1:15.

Not to mention opening your menu on console took on average 3 seconds. Now it's down to maybe 1 second.

Only annoying thing I've found is that when loading into strikes, the objective doesn't load until all fireteam members are loaded in, and you are ALWAYS the first one in by 15-20 seconds at the least.

Overall, seriously recommend picking one up on Amazon Prime Day July 15th through the 16th.

Link to mine: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=500gb+external+ssd+Samsung&qid=1562793258&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM), Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_GUnkDbZHSNESC

Something like a Samsung T5 SSD might be better suited for your needs, maybe?

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36

Thats the one. I hooked it up to one of the rear USB ports, formatted it on the xbox, and was up and running.

Ssd:

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB -... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Formatted with:

http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm

Yep, have the same one, works great. For everyone else a non-affiliated link is here.

The ExtremePro is a good one but IMHO you should rather go for something like a SSD (usually much smarter/better controllers for wear leveling) and seriously "overprovision" with the size (and never fill it more than about 80-90%):

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/

I've been using Samsung T5 SSD for nearly a year with zero problems: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36

You are absolutely wrong even with every model of ps4. https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?almBrandId=QW1hem9uIEZyZXNo&fpw=alm&keywords=samsung+ssd&qid=1568029276&s=gateway&sr=8-4. Check it out. There are many different models and brands if you want something else but this has worked extremely well for me personally.

SSD=solid state drive, uses different technology than standard HDDs/hard disk drives, no moving parts so it's more durable and a lot faster -although for consoles, they are limited by the bandwidth of the USB connection. Note they eventually "burn out" after writing a lot of data to them, but they should outlive a standard HDD unless you copy hundreds of gigabytes to it every day. There's tests you can Google to see what I mean. I believe better brands (ie Samsung) should outlive cheaper ones but I don't understand the behind-the-scenes enough to be sure. I have two in my PC and one on my Xbox with zero issues, whereas I have had one HDD fail recently. Moving parts=more to go wrong.

If you're in the US, I just bought and recommend https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/

It's currently on sale for $100 at 500GB, and just uses a single USB cable - no separate enclosure/power cable that I wasn't interested in. A little pricier but it's pretty slick, and I personally wouldn't buy one for one or two games so 500GB was kinda the minimum I wanted.

Use an SSD for reliability if you are carrying it on your person. I would go with the Samsung T5 https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1536633617&sr=8-1&keywords=external+ssd+thunderbolt

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36?th=1&psc=1

Thank you very much! Easy to understand.

I'm contemplating on buying this one. It is on sale and it ships to Japan for extremely cheap. It has an "C to A cable" connector, so I think I only need to use this "C to A cable" (USB 3.1 to 3.0 cable, so the "A" will go to my PS4 OG, and "C" will go in the product)?

this is the one I got and it made Destiny 2 load the menus and planets sooo much faster. Also eliminated the pauses when sparrowing between zones.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=sxin_2_osp3-37593e64_cov?ascsubtag=37593e64-6f7d-43ff-a2fa-78062bb36931&creativeASIN=B073GZBT36&cv_ct_id=amzn1.osp.37593e64-6f7d-43ff-a2fa-78062bb36931&cv_ct_pg=search&cv_ct_wn=osp-search&keywords=external+ssd&linkCode=oas&pd_rd_i=B073GZBT36&pd_rd_r=a4b08f25-da1b-49e3-a8f5-45283a962582&pd_rd_w=adbgK&pd_rd_wg=2XGpQ&pf_rd_p=37dcfc87-cdc2-4138-941e-56f6d8e6b463&pf_rd_r=RT104SHMGR1HMKZEDJVK&qid=1550601942&s=gateway&tag=imoreosp-20

Get an SSD external. That’s what I’m gonna do. I just upgraded my comp from an 8 year old MBP to a new PC laptop. My old 7200RPM drive just doesn’t cut it anymore.

It’s not the most space, but I’m willing to sacrifice some space for speed. I can always transfer the project folder w all assets to a permanent spinning drive.

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_wyXxCbNB35S23

I like these: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36

edit: fixed link

It might be in your best interest to invest in an external SSD: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1542422582&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=external+ssd&dpPl=1&dpID=318I0KrjRKL&ref=plSrch

Maybe put your games and files you don't need a lot of on that and only keep essential school stuff on the internal SSD in the laptop.

As for needing Windows. Mac has a great tool called boot camp that allows you to boot Windows on the machine. You could even use your portable SSD to keep the Windows image on it.

There is no reason to buy a brand new laptop. If push comes to shove, build a PC to use at home, it'll be much cheaper than any laptop you can buy. This allows you to stay mobile, have enough storage, and do your work (and game!) while saving you money! If you're interested, I can spec you out a desktop build.

Also, what kind of programming are you doing? You mention Visual Studio, but even that is available on Mac now.

Nice, I have one of these laying around, I'll just use that when I need more storage eventually

https://smile.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1542205342&sr=1-3&keywords=SAMSUNG+T5

Hats off to you! I love Windows 10, but I wish Microsoft had less market share in operating systems.

You don't fear updates, though? I would think updates would be scarier on Linux. For those who don't know, Linux isn't an operating system, it's a kernel. It's the core of an OS. Linux distros, or distributions, are packages of compatible software that make up an OS. Ubuntu isn't an OS, it's a bundle of software. The Linux kernel, the GNOME desktop environment, and a bunch of programs that come from a bunch of different places. Everything's so modular in the Linux world. I'd be worried about something getting updated and all of a sudden something isn't compatible until it, too, is updated.

I don't want to dissuade anyone from trying Linux, though! It can be quite the learning experience. If you can afford to do the following, I highly recommend giving it a shot. I would get a 500GB Samsung T5--it's a portable SSD--and put Linux on it. Ubuntu is the easy one, though its interface kind of favors macOS. That's the GNOME desktop environment. If you want a more Windows feel, you want KDE. Linux Mint is a popular KDE distro, but I like Ubuntu, so I'd reach for Kubuntu in that case (it's Ubuntu with KDE) or you could just add KDE to regular Ubuntu. Me, I prefer GNOME. Anyway, you should be able to boot off the SSD, and it should have desktop class performance. I mean, you could also dual boot, but I don't like messing with MBR (Master boot record) or whatever they're called now, and partitions. Never had good luck with those.

Buy this this. Install mac OS onto it for them then make it their default startup disk then run migration assistant at startup to move their stuff over to this. boom fixed and saved them the apple SSD upgrade cost

Instead of an SSD with an enclosure why not just get something like the Samsung T5? It's $99 for 500GB

Something like this I guess;

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073GZBT36?th=1

I'm not really up to date with stuff like that. Some people would recommend building an ssd yourself with a cheap enclose for example.

1. I only see short delays around 3 or 4 seconds.
   
2. I haven’t noticed any issues with the dashcam recordings. I am using a 500G SSD which might be an overkill but I have room to grow. Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM) which got great reviews.

Yeah, you can get this adapter for your MacBook or step up to 500GB Samsung which uses USB-C

An external SSD with USB C would be a great investment, and it’s not too pricy either.


https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=sxin_2_ac_m_pm?ac_md=3-0-VW5kZXIgJDEwMA%3D%3D-ac_d_pm&keywords=external+ssd&pd_rd_i=B073GZBT36&pd_rd_r=b1c8f22d-783a-4beb-b752-18d20a668336&pd_rd_w=jmrsO&pd_rd_wg=LVlrX&pf_rd_p=808372f4-ce06-4458-88ef-16b605aa053a&pf_rd_r=PN9MWPCYTT3220VWCNP4&psc=1&qid=1570480637

Also for reference, here’s the one I got https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36 , it cost me approximately 140 nzd, not sure how much it’ll cost for you

Samsung T5 SSD

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM), Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_gDqLDb9QEPYNY

Get an external SSD with USB C, they are insanely fast, almost like the ones inside your mac.

The Samsung T5 with 500gb is currently on sale for just USD160 on Amazon.

Get an external SSD with usb C. It will be close to the same speeds as the drive in your MacBook. Here is one 500gb for under $200

Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM) [Canada Version] https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_v-a1Db34D79XG

Is this the one you are referring to?

Not shitting on you, but just pointing out you can get similar performance for half the price(albeit without a ruggedized drive).

I just ordered this one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C5BG857/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

500GB for $129.

Yours is the better choice if you want a truly portable option. Mine will be staying on my desk.

>Is the rate of data transfer and reading not the same across SSDs if they're using USB-C?

There are different types of flash memory. Different memory/drive controllers.

Different thunderbolt/usb C controllers and the difference between Gen 1 vs Gen 2 USB 3.1.

There can be a lot of fine print to read with these drives.

All of these will factor into the speeds of the drive. Even the capacity has traditionally impacted SSD speeds- with bigger drives being faster.

https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-portable-ssd/

The internal drive is a super fast NVME (~2.8Gb/s).

If you get a normal portable USB-C/sata based drive which will be cheaper you will not be nearly as fast as the internal drive (~500mb/s). You will still get decent SSD speeds though, which may be good enough for you. If you want it to be 'similar' you'd need a thunderbolt/NVME based SSD.

Basically, compare the Samsung T5 (1tb $220) with ~500mb/s vs X5 $500 1tb with a similar 2.8gb/s as the internal drive.

Once you understand the numbers and things involved, you may start to think that the upcharge for 256 or 512gb internal drive isn't so bad.

Newmaxx, I wanted to thank you for everything. I didn't know anything about SSDs a month ago, and I feel like I've learned so much from you.


I was wondering if you know of any NVME enclosures that support Thunderbolt 3 and can fall back to USB C. I haven't been able to find any.



Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm still a bit new to this, but this is my understanding.

The PCB would have to feature Intel's Titan Ridge, as opposed to Alpine, with a JHL 7440 controller.


Currently, the only T3 enclosures I've found have DSL6340 tekQ Rapide and the JHL6340 Patriot Evlvr & Samsung x5. The difference between them only being lead used in the DSL(?).

There's also this enclosure I haven't been able to find info on, it's a TekQ. I believe it's a newer product with a meh internal ssd, but it's fairly cheap, supports PCIE3x4, and upgradable tekQ Cube

So you're saying you connected a USB C SSD (such as this one) to the Apple TB3-2 adapter to your Mac with a TB 2 cable and it didn't work at all?

I have a 2015 5K iMac that I run from a USB 3.0 2.5" SSD that I want to upgrade to a NVMe PCIe SSD in a USB C 3.1 enclosure. I asked Apple support chat yesterday if using the Apple TB3-2 would allow a portable USB C 3.1 drive to run at full speed over TB2 and they said yes…

I recommend this one:

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https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Portable-SSD-Thunderbolt-MU-PB1T0B/dp/B07GBWZJFG

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It has a Thunderbolt 3 connector, so it is going to have higher data transfer speed.

Usually you’re not unless you buy a TB3 SSD like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Portable-SSD-Thunderbolt-MU-PB1T0B/dp/B07GBWZJFG. You must have a 2016 or newer MBP. Otherwise a TB2 SSD would be the 2nd fastest option.

With a cheaper USB 3.1 gen 2 SSD you’re going to see speeds around 500-600 MB/s which is 25% of the speed of the internal NVMe in 2016 or newer MBP but still 4-5x as fast as the fastest 7200rpm HDDs . However this is fast enough for Windows to run fast enough. Samsung T5 is good one. 500 GB for $100. 1 TB for $180.

This one looks good

MiniPro 2.5" SATA to USB 3.1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0EDY4N/



But if you want speeds that come close to the internal, you’ll need this

Samsung X5

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GBWZJFG/

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07DX9HDG8/

Seems like a good price. I actually picked up the 2TB at $329, cheaper than amazon.com and cheaper than the alternatives from samsung, sandisk, etc...

Price History

The Samsung T5s have great reviews.

Seagate has a couple interesting offerings too:
Seagate Fast SSD & Seagate Game Drive for Xbox
(it appears the only difference is the enclosure/Xbox branding and 2-months Game Pass i.e. no additional optimizations etc.)

Also a neat option (what I ended up doing)... upgraded SSD in my workstation, picked up an enclosure for $15, plugged it in, win-win. Works like a charm (and it's even tax-deductible! ; )

I found this one is reasonably small enough.

I heard these are pretty good especially for the price, but, discontinued.

https://www.amazon.com/DISCONTINUED-Samsung-Portable-External-MU-PS250B/dp/B00RWXV8FE

i've heard that the read and writes are slow and are really not designed for it. if your dealing with large projects i'd buy a portable ssd using usb3.0 ports on your computer instead.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Portable-250GB-External-MU-PS250B/dp/B00RWXV8FE

or portable hdd for slower speeds but way more space on the cheap

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dcomputers&field-keywords=portable+hdd

Interesting. I purchased this Samsung model and it did not work.

>Earlier today I posted what I thought was an interesting anecdotal experience I had after installing and running Destiny on my Xbox One from an external SSD I received as a Christmas present, demonstrating that the SSD loaded about 20 seconds faster than the HDD. Turns out, my methodology of "hey, this is neat, let me share it to DTG," was fatally flawed and not up to the academic snuff of some of the DTG Fellows. Because I'm an overly-sensitive 30 something who can't let go of meaningless internet arguments, I decided to more rigorously test my completely anecdotal, possible placebo-effected findings, instead of letting them eat away at my very core only to make my wife have to listen to an overly long story about a reddit disagreement after she's had a long day at work.
>
>Below is a video demonstration of the SSD Phenomenon originially reported on in my now-deleted, completely inadequate, first post:
>
>https://youtu.be/7TtmVP_-vNo
>
>As you can see in the video my SSD guardian arrives at the tower approximately 20 seconds before the HDD guardian. Pretty neat, right? WRONG! That is a single video, demonstrating a single result, from a single occurrence. That could have been purely the result of RNG, or Bungie's servers, or my own ISP, you nitwit. Now, if you're ready for some big-boy sciencing, then buckle up, because the real results are below.
>
>Methodology:
>
>I used the stopwatch on my phone to track the time it took from pressing "A" to launch Destiny from an unloaded state to the time my Guardian's landing animation finished at the tower and his arms were at his sides. To do this, I would launch Destiny and rapidly press "A" during the "Bungie" title screen to initiate the character select screen as quickly as possible (different from what is shown in the video). While the character select screen was loading I would hold the left thumb stick at a slight North East angle so as to not overshoot the emblem and have to reverse course. While orbit was loading I would hold the left thumb stick in a slight South West angle to anticipate the "Set Destination" button. Once selected I would rapidly press "A" to select the tower as quickly as possible and then hold the left thumb stick in a slight South East angle to select "Launch." Once my cursor was over "Launch" I would rapidly press "A" to select it as soon as it was available. Once my ship was launched I pressed no other button until my Guardian was at the Tower and their landing animation had finished, at which point I stopped the timer and restarted the process. When a disconnect occurred I simply reset the timer, quit Destiny, and restarted the process.
>
>The testing process took place between 11:30 and 13:00 EST. I tested the HDD first. Took an undocumented break to cook and feed my daughters lunch, then resumed testing by uninstalling Destiny from the HDD and plugging the SSD back in.
>
>The test was run on a Samsung T1 Portable 250GB External SSD and an Xbox One console with a 500gb HDD and Kinect. The only third party game/application installed on the HDD was Destiny and its DLC, while the SSD included Destiny and it's DLC and various other third party games and apps.
>
>Here are my internet speed results from Speedtest.net:
>
>http://www.speedtest.net/result/4951031646.png
>
>Results
>
>Time format: minutes:seconds
>
> | HDD*|SSD
>---|---|----
>01| 2:31| 2:07
>02| 2:31| 2:06
>03| 2:22| 1:46
>04| 2:24| 1:49
>05| 2:21| 1:44
>06| 2:30| 1:51
>07| 2:23| 1:38
>08| 2:12*| 2:03
>09| 2:21| 1:46
>10| 2:22| 1:50
>
>During HDD testing I was disconnected twice, receiving "Currant" error codes. This did not happen during the SSD testing.
>
>Tower was empty, but I could still visit the vault and vendors, so I left the time in.
>
>Averages
>
>HDD average: 2:23
>
>SSD average: 1:52
>
>Average difference: 00:31
>
>Differences**
>
>Best HDD (2:12) vs. Best SSD (1:38): 00:34 - advantage SSD
>
>Worst HDD (2:31) vs. Worst SSD (2:07): 00:24 - advantage SSD
>
>Best HDD (2:12) vs. Worst SSD (2:07): 00:05 - advantage SSD
>
>Worst HDD (2:31) vs. Best SSD (1:38): 00:53 - advantage SSD
>
>All of that to say this: to the one guy who kept shitting all over my thread earlier, I WAS RIGHT MOTHER FUCKER.

Looks like its no longer on sale :/ 99.99 now

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Portable-250GB-External-MU-PS250B/dp/B00RWXV8FE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1451525990&sr=8-2&keywords=samsung+external+ssd

awesome. thanks so much for the detailed response. it really helps to ease some of my concerns. i think i might want to put in a 4-8 TB HD as well as the SSD. i have quite a bit of media, and having an "all in one" machine (instead of swapping external hard drives constantly) would be ideal.

I was thinking this HD:

https://www.amazon.com/Red-8TB-Hard-Disk-Drive/dp/B01BYLY4DM/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1511478568&sr=1-3&keywords=8+tb+hard+drive

A SSD (500 or 1TB) and another stick of RAM. I would probably still be good with the current power supply setup, right?

EDIT:

Maybe this drive, since the other one is set up for NAS...or would that still be ok even without a NAS setup? I need to research a bit more :)

https://www.amazon.com/Desktop-Drive-5400RPM-Cache-WD60EZRZ/dp/B013HNYVCE/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1511479745&sr=1-6&keywords=8%2Btb%2Bhard%2Bdrive&refinements=p_89%3AWestern%2BDigital&th=1

EDIT EDIT: i think i might buy this external:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-easystore-8tb-external-usb-3-0-hard-drive-black/5792401.p?skuId=5792401

and shuck it to add to this pc...seems way better price wise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6VCQ64DkfM

Thanks. Which one of the following?

The new one with SMR (256 cache) or the old one (64 cache)?

https://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-6TB-Hard-Drive/dp/B013HNYVCE/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=wd+blue+6tb&qid=1562267879&s=gateway&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-6TB-Hard-Drive/dp/B07MYKZGVX/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=wd+blue+6tb&qid=1562267964&s=gateway&sr=8-2

https://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-6TB-Hard-Drive/dp/B013HNYVCE
This the one you're talking bout?

Be aware that WD Reds are not that expensive if you shuck them, 8TB Reds around $150, while 6TB Blues are $172 per Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-6TB-Hard-Drive/dp/B013HNYVCE)

$109 for the Ext. Which im told has a WD Blue drive inside.

$167 for the Int. Which is the same WD Blue drive??

I'm looking to replicate then move my iTunes library – which is pretty sizable– from my old laptop to my self-built rig.

Can't decide between this IronWolf 4TB, the 3TB 7200 HGST mentioned above (on the /r/buildapcsales page from 9days ago) or this Seagate 3TB BarraCuda (also 7200).

I'm not sure if I really need 4TB or just trying to "future proof" but I'm worried about two things: 1) I have always purchased Seagate or Hitachi drives in past since I've had WD drives fail but have readsome not great things about Seagate drives in this subreddit and 2) Not entirely convinced I definitely need 7200rpm just for streaming music?

Some points:

• The power supply is overkill. Something in the 500W range would be plenty. Check this out to make sure you choose a good one: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
  
  
• I've never personally dealt with this but what I hear is "enterprise hard drives" tend to be louder and overcosted. Here's an alternative: link
  
  
• The SSD is super small and will barely fit the OS + maybe a couple of programs. Also, you can get 250 gigs for the same price. Here's a decent one, but there are even cheaper choices out there without much loss of performance or anything.
  
  
• In general, you could find better deals on a lot of the parts, and with the money saved you could make the jump to a 1070 instead
  
  And here's what an example build can look like:
  https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gvxQLD

99$ 3TB 7200rpm on amazon
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B01IEKG4NE/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1
131$ 4TB (I believe 5900rmp) + Assassins creed origin game code promo (til Dec25) from amazon
https://www.amazon.ca/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST4000DM005/dp/B01LNJBA50/ref=lp_17388714011_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1511297341&sr=1-1

-edit to add promo link
https://www.amazon.ca/b/ref=amb_link_2?ie=UTF8&node=17388714011&pf_rd_m=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=86TFC2TC44MXG3V516A5&pf_rd_r=86TFC2TC44MXG3V516A5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=f1190dad-7a00-4f18-8c36-56d15e2880d7&pf_rd_p=f1190dad-7a00-4f18-8c36-56d15e2880d7&pf_rd_i=7204527011

Ryzen looks pretty good.

Might suggest to up your hard drive to a 3TB for about $90. Link

You could also switch your card to something a little cheaper like this or this MSI one

Alternatively, you also choose the updated EVGA cards like the FTW2 ICX or the non DT version

It might be easier to load most of your games onto one of these. Save you installing and uninstalling all the time. Sure you'll lose the speed of the SSD but if you don't mind waiting and spending $90 that could be your answer. Save your SSD space for games you play all the time and most likely won't uninstall

Um that Seagate is a SAS drive... so it probably won't work for you. And it's most probably used/refurbished.

Get this: https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DM006/dp/B01IEKG402/ref=lp_1254762011_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1491382919&sr=1-3

Or look for new seconds hand HDDs, like something people take out of their new computers because they're replacing them with SSDs or something.

And instead of two 2TB drives get a single larger one, they get cheaper per gigabyte.
like this 3TB seagate is only $23 more then 2TB: https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/dp/B01IEKG4NE/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1491383170&sr=1-4&keywords=wd+green

I understand it does not change the amount of storage. I can see where my comment could have made it seem like I did. I was however under the assumption that lower drive speeds are more reliable.

Heres the WD one thats 5400 RPM:

https://smile.amazon.com/Blue-Desktop-Hard-Disk-Drive/dp/B013HNYV42/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1487083620&sr=8-5&keywords=3+tb+hard+drive

Or for the same price there is a seagate that is 7200

https://smile.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/dp/B01IEKG4NE?sa-no-redirect=1

I bought this 3tb for like $90 prime. Seems to work like every other hard drive I've had. I'm a sucker for good amazon reviews

I'd recommend getting this one https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/dp/B01IEKG4NE

I tend to use a standard internal 3 TB 7200 RPM HDD (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IEKG4NE/) in an enclosure (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LS5NFQ2/). This isn't the most portable set-up but it's cheap and works rather well if you can find a place to plug power for the enclosure.

Alternatively, I'm looking to get an SSD and a non-powered enclosure for portable backing up. So something like this:
(https://www.amazon.com/Tool-free-Inateck-External-Enclosure-FE2004/dp/B00JQTO8TU/) and any SSD. Within your budget, you probably won't find one for 500 GB though this is close enough: (https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-240GB-SDSSDA-240G-G26-Newest-Version/dp/B01F9G46Q8/).

If you want to go further down in size, you can opt for an M.2 SSD and enclosure set-up.

Hope this helps!

Seagate Barracude 3TB is $74 on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/dp/B01IEKG4NE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01IEKG4NE/

Photographer here, so I may not be working with as much data as everyone else here--although I'm am still dealing with 500-3000 raw files a week--and I agree with /u/tonydaazntiger319, it'd be better to get into the habit of backing up onto physical drives. Last year I moved from using external WD drives to a proper HDD backup and so far it's worked brilliantly.

I use a [Dual Hard Drive Dock] (https://www.amazon.com/Inateck-Dual-Bay-Function-Tool-Free-FD2002/dp/B00N1KXE9K/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1499287048&sr=1-1&keywords=dual+hard+drive+dock) and each year I buy two [3TB Seagate HDD's] (https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/dp/B01IEKG4NE/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1499287170&sr=1-2&keywords=3tb) titled "2017". I have one drive off-site at a friends house and each week I grab it and bring it to my place and use Carbon Copy Cloner to create an identical copy.

I need to start looking into a cloud backup solution (any recommendations would be greatly appreciated, now that amazon isn't offering their unlimited prime backup) so that I have three copies but I never delete files off of my computer until they are backed up on both drives. Works great for me and is pretty cheap when you consider the cost of lost data. Hope that helps:)

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/dp/B01IEKG4NE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496192906&sr=8-1&keywords=3tb+hdd

You can get 3 tb for $90.

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST3000DM008/dp/B01IEKG402/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496192906&sr=8-1&keywords=3tb%2Bhdd&th=1

and 2 for $60.

I had pretty much settled on this prior to the post, just wanted to see if anyone said otherwise.

Any recommendations? Just want a standard HDD, in the 4tb range. I was looking at the Seagate Barracuda 3tb.

It's a little small, but it seems 4tb 7200rpm drives are a fair bit more expensive.

Edit-
Forgot to mention, I would likely end up moving all of my media(pictures/videos/music) to the new harddrive, and put what's on the failing harddrive(mostly various programs) on my current harddrive. Not sure if RPM really matters or not.

So I'm currently running a Samsung 850 Evo 500gb and a crucial mx300 750gb for the storage in my drive. I'm reluctantly looking at getting a 2 or 3tb hard drive to throw in there to just settle storage issues for games. Initially I was looking at Wd blacks, but their extra cost and noise made it hard to choose.

Currently, I'm looking between the Seagate Firecuda 2tb for 132

https://www.amazon.ca/Seagate-ST2000DX002-FireCuda-Gaming-Hybrid/dp/B01IEKG2HM/ref=pd_cp_147_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZXB9PKGAP3G66JEQZ7VK

OR the 3tb seagate barracuda for 99

https://www.amazon.ca/Seagate-ST3000DM008-BarraCuda-Cache-Internal/dp/B01IEKG4NE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482742430&sr=8-1&keywords=ST3000DM008&th=1

5 year warranty on the Firecuda is the biggest thing, but if I already have 2 ~1tb of game storage on ssd is the sshd drive going to be useful at all?

would you recommend this hard drive Seagate BarraCuda 3TB 3.5-Inch SATA 6 Gb/s Internal Hard Drive (ST3000DM008)?

I appreciate the help. What are your thoughts on this Seagate HDD?
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01IEKG4NE/ref=twister_B01IK57UNQ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

and what SSD would you recommend, i want the build to be around the $1500(pre tax)

This is a pretttty damn good deal for a 3TB hard drive. Simply select the Amazon warehouse deal for ($71.05) and it will give Prime members a 20% discount at checkout. Total is $61.53
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B01IEKG4NE

SMART passed and tests seemed fine. However, this is my second one so far.
It's this Seagate 3TB.

It started fast, then began slowing down to consistently ≈ 40 MB/s.
Then a couple days later, I started noticing it drop to below 10 MB/s (as shown).
I requested replacement from Amazon, and this too has gone down the same path.
Then I tried a 500GB Western Digital from my old box -- same exact thing.
I've ensured my ASUS drivers, Intel/chipset drivers and SSD/HDD firmware's were up to date -- still no luck.
At this point, I'm sending the Seagate 3TB for a refund.
Now, I've got a secondary SSD in the box, and it's copying much, much faster. So I am just going to stick with that, and assume HDD"s are incompatible as secondary drives with this motherboard... unless the same thing happens with this secondary SSD.
screenshot;
SSD to SSD (both ways) much faster: http://imgur.com/a/NTDWH

Looking to get a new hard drive for my desktop. Preferably a 2 or 3 TB. I found a Seagate model on Amazon for under $120, but I've heard a lot of bad things about Seagate. Can anyone clarify this, or recommend another brand for a similar price?

Total was around $2200 when I got it all, it was during cyber Monday so it was all on sale.
Parts and Spec list:

• Intel i7 6700k 4.00 GHz
  
• Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
  
• Corsair LPX 32GB 2 x 16GB Memory
  
• Gigabyte LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard GA-Z170X-Gaming GT
  
• NZXT Computer Tower Cases CA-S340W-B3
  
• Cryorig H5 Universal CR-H5A Mid Tower CPU Heatsink with XT140 Fan for AMD/Intel
  
• Noctua 140mm Premium Quiet Quality Case Cooling Fan x3
  
• Samsung 850 EVO 1TB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD
  
• Seagate 3TB BarraCuda SATA 6Gb/s 64MB
  
• Corsair HXi Series, HX1000i, 1000 Watt (1000W), Fully Modular Power Supply, 80+ Platinum Certified
  
• Acer XF270HU 27-inch WQHD Widescreen LCD Monitor
  
• Razer BlackWidow Chroma Clicky Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

Is this the best 3TB hard drive for ~$90?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01IEKG4NE/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1482008330&sr=8-3&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=3tb+hdd+7200rpm&dpPl=1&dpID=51iBtotsShL&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01IEKG4NE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Yes you are right, only few minutes ago I googled "M.2 SATA SSD": Sequential read speeds up to 2050 MB/s .
I don't like to use my computers for reading data (but still doing it)- copying GBs over network kills all SSD speed advantages. Now when I have access to Hadoop - I just copy data there.

Same price also on Amazon

Are Western Digital's NVME SSDs any good?

I bought and installed this one:

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01MS6BYJD

I mean... a 256GB WD Black NVMe SSD is the about same price as a 250GB Samsung 850 EVO, and the 960 Evo is only $20 more.

He didn't really specify what motherboard he has or whether or not it already has an M.2 slot that can support an NVMe SSD, but if he does have one it wouldn't be a very expensive upgrade over a regular SSD if he doesn't want something huge.

It kind of sounds like you're a creepy stalker. I do exactly all of the above - sure its security-wise to format every now and again, but its mainly for the snappiness.

Since it sounds like you've also got your ducks in a row, I am considering shelling out 100$-200$ or so for a small NVME Solid state drive, to add to my 1tb SSD + 4tb HDD. Is it excessive, or will Win10 actually feel even faster than it already does on my SSD?

With a newer Motherboard something like this takes seconds to install.

WD Black 256GB Performance SSD - 8 Gb/s M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive – WDS256G1X0C https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MS6BYJD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_0G7VAbFCFJVP9

I don't see the point for a Gazelle, it's just a Clevo gaming laptop that leaves its GPU slot blank and doesn't pay for the OS like Windows laptops. And it's toooooooooo overpriced.

I would suggest HP Pavilion Power as it is more than $300 cheaper while having more RAM -- 12 GB RAM is clearly better than 8GB especially for heavy CS/CE/whatever use.

Normally I would stay away from the particular configuration with AMD Radeon graphics because it isn't competitive against Nvidia cards; but I guess graphics doesn't matter in this case.

It weighs only 4 lbs, similar to a Macbook Pro 15 while the Gazelle is 5.5lbs. IMO 5 lbs is a threshold that most people would feel uncomfortable when carrying that for a long time, so lighter is always better. HP Pavilion Power also has an above average battery life at 8 hrs. Its build quality is average without known issues that affect a lot of models. It only has an HDD but adding an SSD like this would be easy.

On another extreme, you might find Dell XPS 15 with i7-7700HQ or HP Spectre x360 15/Lenovo Yoga 920 with i7-8550U interesting. They are high-end performance laptops that may stretch your budget a bit but they are absolutely worth the money.

Manual page


1 m.2 key m.

Supports PCIe 3.0 x 4 and sata 6/gbs

What I got


So I guess I did get the wrong thing. I just saw PCIe on the drive purchase page and the Mobo manual and jumped the gun. Am I reading that right?


I'm guessing this is the one I should have bought?

Wd 500 gb sata m. 2

This is a weirdly balanced build.

There's no reason to get X470 with a 2400G; a B350 board will suffice.

The SSD is extremely overpriced, as you could get a SU650 240 GB version for $48 cheaper (but a bit slower), or a WD Black 256 GB NVMe SSD, which is faster for $111. Most gamers won't notice the difference between those drives, as they don't need to deal with very large files. Someone who does 4K video editing might see some benefit, but for gamers, you might boot like 3 seconds faster.

• WDS256G1X0C (the one OP posted) is on sale for $79 on Amazon
  
  
• WDS250G2X0C - There is a newer (faster) version of the WD Black here - faster, but also more expensive ($132)

I use this WD Black: WD Black PCIe 256 GB interne NVMe-SSD (Solid State Drive) bis zu 2050 MB/s Lese- und 700/800 MB/s seq. Schreibgeschwindigkeit WDS256G1X0C 256GB https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MS6BYJD?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

Don’t know about cheapest but this is the one i use. Ready straight out of the box via USB (no enclosure needed) and currently on offer on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XNN2WQM?ref_=Oct_CARAsinC_430547031_0

Im on Xbox so I don't know if this will help you but I got one of these. WD 256GB My Passport SSD... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XNN2WQM?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf. Plugged it into my USB 3.0 and it works great.

Cloud storage should be perfectly fine if you're encrypting your data - there are many free and open source solutions to facilitate encryption which will protect data against intrusion (i.e. your PC's operating system would be a more likely vector for data breach than an encrypted file with a long password on private cloud storage space).

That being said, you should be using encryption on your data with any storage solution (if you aren't already).

If you have less than 256GB of data, you should be able to get away with an external SSD or USB flash drive (recommend keeping at least two separate, encrypted drives in two separate physical locations to guard against theft/fire/etc) so you're probably not looking at spending too much to ensure security and business continuity.

On RAM I get the feeling there's some variants of the R14 but I found this CNET page:

https://www.cnet.com/products/acer-aspire-r-14/specs/

Says 1 memory slot and 1 memory slot free. I don't know if that means 2 total or just the one. I mean how can it have memory and one slot "free"? I'v probably putting more thought into this than CNET did. Anyway it's max memory is 12 gigs. So unless you have a different variant you should be able to upgrade the RAM.

A 120 gig hard drive should be able to handle the OS and games this thing will run without much issue. Unless you really have to try and run GTA V or something. My GPDWin only has 64 gigs of internal storage and I have maybe 20 games installed. They're little games that can "run on a potato" though.

The specs on the CNET page mentions a USB 3 port. So you could use this USB 3 SSD drive and get - well not SATA speeds - but still pretty fast.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XNN2WQM/

Not to say $100 on this old laptop is that worth while but it is fast drive and it would add some space.

Also-also - and I'm just assuming you're using windows 10 here - if you have had this laptop for a year or two and upgraded to the latest 10 version as prompted you may want to think about wiping out the hard drive installing windows fresh. You'll free up so much storage this way.

If it helps, I'm glad I spent the extra ≈$80 on an external SSD for the performance. But I agree that it's strange that the burden is on the consumer to rectify the producer's cost.

I bought the smallest Western Digital My Passport SSD and it works great.

I have been using this for six months and in that time I have had no problems with loading on my Day One XBONE

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06XNN2WQM?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title

It’s worth noting that I have not played without it since but do believe it makes the difference

I bought this one.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06XNN2WQM/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525373202&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=western+digital+external+ssd+256gb&dpPl=1&dpID=31Il3hZ57jL&ref=plSrch

I play on One X. It helped me get in lobby just a bit faster.

Loaned it to my buddy who has an OG Xbox. He used to play-doh and not get in game till we were in the plane. Now he’s getting into the lobby before me. And his buildings are all rendered as soon as he hits ground

USBs are not designed to run operating systems, so flaky results are frequent. An external SSD, however, performs flawlessly. I use one connected to my Lenovo X230, and am very pleased with how well my Linux Mint works on it. This is the particular model I have been using for over six months now, without any problems whatsoever, including wifi:

https://www.amazon.com/ADATA-USB3-1-Ultra-Speed-External-ASD600-256GU31-CBK/dp/B06XRT23D5/ref=sr_1_15?crid=2GTW8D5SEBH2G&keywords=external+ssd+hard+drive&qid=1562964877&s=gateway&sprefix=external+sdd%2Caps%2C415&sr=8-15

>adata sd600

I googled that and got this

If I buy an external ssd like this one https://www.amazon.com/ADATA-USB3-1-Ultra-Speed-External-ASD600-256GU31-CBK/dp/B06XRT23D5/ref=mp_s_a_1_10/141-8678199-2727339?ie=UTF8&qid=1550080637&sr=1-10&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65 it would be ok ? and i saw there will be reduction for two player ships tomorrow because it is valentin’s day. Is it true ? I really thank you for your answers 😀

Yeah here you go; this is the one I got: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XRT23D5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_X9FYBb3MQH694

Here is the best external SSD from a reputable company (ADATA) for a good price that I've found after browsing Amazon for a few minutes. 256 GB is more than enough to hold D2 with all expansions and it's only $62. You won't even need to buy an enclosure for it like some of the other recommendations for internal SSDs, just plug, transfer, and play!
https://www.amazon.com/ADATA-USB3-1-Ultra-Speed-External-ASD600-256GU31-CBK/dp/B06XRT23D5/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1537219323&sr=1-2&keywords=external%2Bssd&refinements=p_72%3A1248879011%2Cp_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A14027458011&th=1

I picked up one of these little guys just for Destiny to give the SSDs a shot and now I'm going to upgrade to a bigger one:

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XRT23D5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You can get a $40 external 256gb ssd and just pick and choose what to transfer onto it. Can hold 2-3 games at a time in my experience.
This is what i bought:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06XRT23D5?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Samsung T5 500GB

Loading areas like that one can happen bc of your internet, but I'm not sure that they 100% are. I used to get hung up right there for around 30sec all the time, but once I bought a external USB 3.0 SSD hard drive and moved Destiny 2 to it, I don't even pause right there anymore. On rare occasion I may drop a frame or something but it's barely noticeable. (On Xbox)

Here's the external ssd I bought. It works awesome as I'm on a launch Xbox and load into areas before my friends that have a Xbox X.

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM), Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IKNkDbEHAFGZ5

> Web development (VSCode/PhpStorm, GitHub)

All Mac compatible.

> Handful of tabs at any given time (5-15)

You'll be fine since MacBook Pros come with 16GBs of memory minimum now. As someone who frequently has a bunch of Firefox and Safari tabs open at the same time for days at a time... I can confirm.

> I know there's the bootcamp option, so I was thinking to dual-boot Windows 10 with macOS, but someone mentioned Parallel's to me and I'm not sure I see the value of that over dual booting

The biggest advantage of Parallels is that it gives you the ability to dual-boot simultaneously, you could literally have Windows open in a window as opposed to restarting the system and using one OS at a time.

From the way I see it, it looks like you'd be able to use MacOS as your main, and if you used Parallels, you could just have Windows open at the same time for anything macOS can't cover (though I'm sure what it can't do for you would be relatively little). By the way, I remember hearing that a lot of the trackpad gestures and Touchbar don't work in the Windows boot in Bootcamp, just so you know.

As for the drive size, I think macOS and Windows are less than 30GBs each, so 256GBs for that alone would be fine, but keep in mind how big the apps you'd use are, along with how big the files associated with them are. Check how much storage you're using on your Surface right now, and you'll be able to tell whether your need 512GBs or not. Either way, you might want to consider getting one of these anyway (and maybe one of these).

Speaking of which MacBook Pro to get, one thing I want to point out is that you might want to consider how much GPU power you need. Now I don't know how much VMs might tax a GPU or if you're using anything that's GPU accelerated, but you could save some money by considering a 2015 MBP. The difference in CPU performance wouldn't be that bad and I'm pretty sure the SSD is about the same, but the big thing is you'd save hundreds of dollars if you don't need a beefy GPU. Though new models do have a much better trackpad, speakers, and Touchbar (which is great for TouchID at least), so also keep that in mind when considering which model to get.

By the way, I'm not sure if it applies to refurbished models, but try to see if you can get an AppleCare+ plan.

This is the external drive I'm talking about:

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM), Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_XqwgDbH6QZDEW

On a microSD card?

Given the I/O traffic I would not recommend that - going to burn through that thing right quick.

Suggest one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?keywords=ssd+500gb&qid=1563988351&s=gateway&sprefix=ssd&sr=8-8

I'm still advocating for getting the SSD over an SSHD so I'm not really doing a 180 degree turn. I just got tired of trying to convince you of the technicals.

I laid out reasons for preferring it besides just absolute performance increases - future proof for next systems and will see an even larger increase in performance when you get a SATA3 capable system.

Your reasons make sense from your point of view, and are fairly logical sure, but both decisions are valid. I think it is more logical to get an SSD, you prefer to save money and are content with 80% of the performance (at best).

Ok. To me, the cost difference is a complete non-factor. I get that won't be the same for everyone.

Here, you wanted a reasonably priced SSD which is also rated as the best SSD to get for an xbox one (the system I use).

I don't need 2TB of storage. Plenty of games are still under 20-30GB. Hell, by the time this drive is full and I need to upgrade, the price on the 1TB will have dropped to be close to this 500GB model.

I’d get a 512GB SSD I’ve seen them anywhere from 70-120 dollars it depends on if you want internal or external. Here’s a Samsung one for about $90 link below:

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM), Blue

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Xt6oDbNMKAHN4

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36 I've never had anything appear ON SCREEN like the X.

Rarely the files don't write properly or have artifacting but I think most people have concluded that is unrelated.

I assume you are using an external spinning disk, because you say "HDD". You could try an external SSD and run Parallels. Thunderbolt 3 data transfer should be more than enough to support it.

Maybe try this: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36

Typically, unless it's a Hitachi (RIP) or Western Digital, I typically stay clear of them. For rust drives anyway. Also, I kept searching about posting this. I've been wondering how reliable a micro SD card or SSD with a USB adapter would work.

My thought behind that is that there aren't any moving parts which should help cut down on potential failures.

edit: I found this one - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=psdc_3015429011_t1_B01NB1IJ7J

I bought this one: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/. $89.99. Works great and the performance increase is huge.

It's onlly 500GB, but I figure I'll just get a smaller sized one for cheap now and wait for the prices to continue to come down and eventually get a huge TB sized SSD for way less money than they are at now.

I have the 500 GB model but it all depends on how much you want to spend. [Amazon Link](Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM), Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_CxyFDbVEK8XSG)

I use this and it has been rock solid. For business application, I would be concerned about using offbrand products.

I have this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1536610117&sr=1-1&keywords=SAMSUNG+T4

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If you happen to need a Micro SD card, this is a good deal:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Portable-Select-Memory-Adapter/dp/B07GKDZQ9K/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1536610130&sr=1-6&keywords=SAMSUNG+T5

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Here is a cheaper one:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06WGPCW5L/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_B0HWAb103CR1C

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EDIT: ALSO FYI if you are on xbox: XBOX claims that you have to use at least a 500gb drive, but that is false... It will work with anything over 240gb's

https://cdn2.techadvisor.co.uk/cmsdata/reviews/3675893/au-feature-compact--and-light-71968123.jpg

Is that too big? That’s the Samsung T5, not as small as a flash drive but still not huge, it’s one of the best external SSD’s you can get. It uses a USB-C cable so you don’t have to carry around any dongles. Just grab a 256 GB or 512 GB model and you’ll be good to go.

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_wrJACb5R5MDYG

Another option would be the Samsung X5 but it’s larger and costs more than the T5. The upside is that it has similar performance to the SSD that’s built into your MacBook whereas even though the T5 is quick it isn’t as fast as your built in SSD.

Thanks for posting this!!! I love playing D2, but what I hate most is getting into the game.... getting to the tower.... getting to a match/strike/planet... Even going from the main part of the tower to the place where Ikora and Drifter are takes some real long *ss loading times, while other guardians pass me by. (I have a standard version of the Xbox One and a wired connection)

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Some questions, because I'm a noob:

1. Do I need to move D2 and other games I play regularly from my Xbox harddrive to the external SSD in order for this to work? I guess so, but I want to make sure.
   
2. Does this also work for games I own on disc (and not a digital edition)?
   
3. If for whatever reason the SSD crashes, does progress in D2 goes to waste? I would think not, but I want to make sure.
   
4. I guess a portable SSD would have the same benefits? https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36?keywords=Samsung+Portable+SSD&qid=1540305358&s=Electronics&sr=1-3&ref=sr_1_3
   
   Thanks for any help!

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

I just installed this on Sunday to compare how long load times take. I mostly play Destiny 2. Based on its performance I'm obligated to say that its been a great buy. Game boots up quick, and going into menus to change gear is a lot more responsive. Obviously not $1500 pc speed, but for less than $115 you can't go wrong.

This is the one I used. Works like a charm.

Load times are consistently and considerably better than before when I didn’t have a ssd. I highly recommend it to all who don’t have a Xbox One X already.

I have the X, would I see noticable difference if I put games on a Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_zsbaCbHXG155Z

This is the one I went with. Load Times are dramatically improved. I play with some EU guys (Midwest US here) I load into every planet, event, mission, strike a good minute or two before they do. I used to be able to get up and make a drink while loading into the tower before landing. Not anymore

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_dNr2BbS73JGV4

Grab a portable SSD from like samsung, they aren't that cheap, but they are super portable, durable, and fast. They aren't as high capacity as spinning drives, though.

Something like this, $100 for 500gb: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36

Or you can build an external SSD yourself, take a bare ssd like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073SBZ8YH/ and put it in an enclosure like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KYF1LLI

The 500gb Samsung T5 is $100 on Amazon right now

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/

It’s not the best deal on 500gb, but it’s an excellent drive and you don’t have to worry about finding an enclosure or swapping out the internal drive.

If I remember correctly, Amazon has a Samsung External 500 gb ssd for under 100 right now

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537760557&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=samsung+500gb+external+hard+drive&dpPl=1&dpID=318I0KrjRKL&ref=plSrch

Ive been looking in to getting an SSD for my Xbox one X, but don’t really know where to begin. Is one of these a good idea or a waste of money?

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=jkfty-20&linkId=78ba3cbb427f2ce9159cc02e47bbf707&th=1&psc=1

Samsung T5 SSD 500 GB

If you can afford like $75 do yourself a favor and buy an external ssd. It’s easy to install and it will halve or better all your load times. Menu opening is almost instant. It’s the best $75 I’ve spent. It makes every game better.

Edit - $90 atm. This is the one I have.

I’m sure other people here can speak better to the appropriate specs.. Seemed like a lot of people got the Samsung T5 which is what I went with and has worked good for the most part. There’s issues with sentry clips occasionally not recording correctly but that seems to be a Tesla issue with all of them.

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM), Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_ZgqODb7ESXFYK

Do you have the game installed on an external drive? If not pick one of these or these up. The internal drive only spins at 5400 rpm so it only has a theoretical read speed of 145Mbps. Which isn't great since you need to install your games anyway.

But if you do already own an external drive and it's installed to it, then you might actually have an overheating issue. Buy a can of compressed air from your local store and blow it out from the top where the fan is and then on the sides. Then take a vacuum cleaner with the brush attachment and give it a good scrub on the sides and top.

I had overheating issues since I own a day one edition xbox one and I do like the "intercoolers" that clip on the top because of where it sits in my tv center it blows the hot air out the front away from the intake on the sides.

>I need to transfer groups of ~2 GB files from this PC to other computers (Windows and Mac) on a regular basis.

My recommendation is to get a usb ssd drive, these can pretty much hit what the usb limitation is on every pc, regularly. They are not that expensive, thinking of getting one for ps4 myself.

yes, they are a lot more expensive than usb sticks, but its an usb ssd hard drive. not a shitty stick.


https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36?ref_=Oct_BSellerC_3015429011_0&pf_rd_p=9bc9d775-b810-58dc-aff0-248ecaa49afc&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=3015429011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=10Y7691RKFHFC8W3R9E2&pf_rd_r=10Y7691RKFHFC8W3R9E2&pf_rd_p=9bc9d775-b810-58dc-aff0-248ecaa49afc

for example, but now you are hitting the usb 3 speed limit, its goddamn fast in comparison.


(also, dont get that one, just cheap example that was literally first in amazon search for usb ssd)

Samsung makes good external SSDs (I use a Samsung T5 with a bootable Win10 image for work) If your computer has USB 3 or 3.1 ports an external SSD won't bottleneck too bad. If you only have USB 2 ports (No blue on the port) then you would be better off trying to find room inside your case.

Worse case scenario, you can buy an external caddy for your current 256GB and replace it with the larger SSD.

Not in school, but I do carry a laptop bag everywhere I go, so here are a few things I always have on hand:

• Highlighter, ultra fine Sharpie and extra ballpoint pen
  
• Moleskine notebook and Field Notes notebook
  
• Leatherman Skeletool Multitool
  
• Apple earbuds (I also have headphones, these are a spare)
  
• AmazonBasics 16,100 mAh battery with a lighting and micro USB cable
  
• Samsung 500 GB Portable SSD (much better than a USB memory stick IMO, but I have one of those, too)
  
  That's not including the gear I keep in a backpack in my truck with more tools, emergency gear, etc.

I have this one. It's night and day on the PS4. It's a simple matter of plugging it into the USB port and switching the drive under settings.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=twister_B074T4VYCV

Don't worry about max speed and all that shit. The USB ports on the PS4 are well equipped for the max speed of this drive, and it's among the fastest, most stable, and most affordable.

Here's a post I made a couple months back with 3 different PS4 setups: https://www.reddit.com/r/blackdesertonline/comments/cwco0e/my_experience_ps4_hdd_ps4_pro_hdd_ps4_pro_ssd/

I didnt claim that.

T5s can be had in 500 Gb for $90. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=twister_B074T4VYCV

Its smaller, lighter, more reliable, and faster than an external HDD. More useful going forward too.

Any usb 3.0 ssd will do

Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM) [Canada Version] https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_nblSDb37FQMG9

Samsung SSD

Samsung T5 is what I use. No issues whatsoever. I have a One X as well. Highly Recommend.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073GZBT36?th=1

Hey there, the link will take you to the same SSD that I have. It's a 500 GB Samsung and currently on sale (at least in the US). Very simple setup and prefer putting games that I am currently playing often on that over my HDD.

USB-C is not the variant you want for Xbox. The one you want is:

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_S7nVCbA2PPPAW

I'm just copy and pasting my comment for you. :)

If you're willing to spend money but don't want to reduce available space due to limited slots this was what I bought to upgrade from having 2x 2Tb external hard drives.

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_1E8SCbJVJBRNQ

Considering it costs 100$ just for a 500Gb, I definitely wasn't about to buy a 2Tb. So instead I bought this too.

Silicon Power 4TB Rugged Portable External Hard Drive Armor A60, Shockproof USB 3.1 Gen 1 for PC, Mac, Xbox and PS4, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GFDRFSR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_qJ8SCb6H93SBR

For another 100$ I bought this 4Tb, for 30$ more you can buy 5Tb. Easily beats paying 350$ for a 2Tb SSD as long as you just put games that need the boost on the SSD and dump the rest on the regular external.

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Dv78AbPRJAVXJ

Little more pricey but no need for enclosure and it's USB 3.1 for future consoles

Hi! I am an OG Xbox one console owner and I am looking at getting an SSD or external hard drive as I want faster loading times and might be running out of space soon. I mainly play Destiny 2, NBA 2k20, and Call of Duty and these games/DLCs will be coming out soon. I delete a lot of games I haven't played in a month, so I usually have no more than 5 games installed. For example, I'll be deleting NBA 2k19 and BO4 so I can install the new COD and 2k20, so space may not be an issue.

I was wondering if you can help a console player. I went on amazon and found a TC SUNBOW 500GB SSD for $90, but found another Samsung 500gb one that is way more expensive. I'll link some others:

Sandisk

ADATA

I may be asking much, but I am wondering what is the difference between some of these. All are about 500gb, but some are way cheaper than others. Is it the brand? Keep in mind, I only am looking to buy an SSD for load times first, storage second (as I mentioned before, I always delete games I'm not playing).

500gb one with 3.5gv max read speed?

I bought this one based on previous threads on this sub discussing getting an SSD: Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA500B/AM)

I have a problem. I want to buy programs like Komplete 11 and spitfire 's Albion collections. My Computer and about 139GB of SSD left and 789GB of HD. Some of the programs I want to buy are:

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Komp11--native-instruments-komplete-11 AND this is an example of one of the packs of spitfire https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/ranges/albion/albion-ii-loegria/

What would you recommend me doing? Should I buy an external SSD like this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B073GZBT36/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1520801512&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=ssd+external+drive&dpPl=1&dpID=318I0KrjRKL&ref=plSrch

and put the programs in it? Or buy more SSD for my computer? NEED HELP ASAP!

I use an external SSD and it works great. It still has the fast boot times and write times. The downside of using something like a flash drive is the slow boot/write/read times.

This is what I use.

Also what I like about this option is if in the boot order I set the external SSD, if it's unplugged it'll always choose the next option (so for me it's windows).

Okay - so here’s the thing, if your client runs Windows you need to format the drives they get as NTFS. (Under no circumstances do you use ExFAT).

In order to read/write to NTFS drives on your Mac, you need to buy a copy of Paragon NTFS (IIRC it’s only about $20 USD).

There is always a danger with using file system converter apps, so best practice is that you do your work on a drive formatted for MacOS, and then copy the data to the NTFS drive as needed.

Don’t do your cutting on this drive. That’s important. If something goes wrong with the NTFS volume you need a fall back plan.

The fall back plan is just to reformat the NTFS volume and copy the data over from the HFS/APFS drive you were working on.

If you’re sure 2TB is enough space, I highly recommend a [Samsing T5 SSSD](Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 2TB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA2T0B/AM), Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H4GPLQ). It will be as fast as you can go without getting into Thunderbolt 3 RAID 0 enclosures which will Have compatibility issues for Windows users, and this one has come down in price significantly recently.

Ordered a lot of new gear for the studio, but I'll just add everything I ordered to get the camera ready to go.

For lenses I'm using ones I've already had (Canon 17-35mm 2.8/Canon 85mm 1.8/Canon 70-200mm 2.8) I'm still looking for a 50mm that I'd like to stick with.

Body -
Ursa Mini Pro 4.6K G2

Power -
I went with gold mount, because I've had issues in the past with V-Mount connections being unstable.

Juicebox Gold Mount Battery & Charger (95Wh)

Blackmagic Design Gold Mount Battery Plate for URSA/URSA Mini

D&O - Dual Channel Anton Bauer Gold Mount Battery Kit

Storage -

SanDisk 512GB Extreme PRO CFast 2.0 Memory Card

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 2TB - USB 3.1 External SSD

SanDisk Extreme PRO CFast 2.0 Reader/Writer

Shoulder Mount -

CAMTREE Hunt Professional Shoulder Mount Cage Kit for Blackmagic URSA Mini

Not sure if I would recommend the shoulder mount. The cage doesn't seem to sit very snug against the body. I'm still configuring though.

So hard drive technology hasn't really changed all that much over the past few years. Things of note right, HDD is slower than an SSD and that's slower than an M.2

1 minute that fills up 250 gigs makes no sense to me, what camera are you using, I can shoot in DNG RAW on a 500gb ssd and still have like an hour of footage? I don't even think REDs RAW is that heavy?

I'm kinda confused on the whole post. I'm from an IT background. everything depends on what you want to do with each hard drive. If you want to edit straight from the external drives SSDs are the way to go, if you're looking for storage, HDD is way cheaper and you can get like 8TB drives nowadays.

B&H isn't as fast as Amazon, you can just wait till you get to the states and get a hard drive like same day if your in a big city or get it in like 48 hours if you pay for expedited shipping.

So, to finish, it sounds like you need a good SSD so check out the Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 2TB I can't recommend them enough to me they are really reliable during my travels and stuff. And I record to them directly from my BMPCC4k.

Unless your time is worthless, get an external SSD instead. They're not that expensive and read/write speeds will be much, much better.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA2T0B/dp/B073H4GPLQ

https://www.amazon.com/2TB-Passport-Portable-Storage-WDBKVX0020PSL-WESN/dp/B07CFY9SHX

seven-eight-what? hol up.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA2T0B/dp/B073H4GPLQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1542605783&sr=1-3&keywords=external+ssd+2tb

It depends how much you’re willing to spend. You can buy a relatively cheap external hdd(like this one here or you can buy a ssd like this one. The ladder will have significantly faster speeds and durability

Thunderbolt-attached storage is essentially a buzzword used to sell you what is, at best, $900 of SSD in a $2k package; or $560 of enterprise HDD in a $850 package.

USB 3.1 Gen 1 (aka USB3, aka USB3.1, the 5 Gbps one) is, although slower than SATA 3, already faster than most people will notice for 80% of uses. USB 3.1 Gen 2 (the 10 Gbps one) is already faster than SATA 3 and can saturate lower-tier NVMe drives.

Are you looking for an external HDD or an external SSD?

• You can get a 2TB external Samsung SSD for $410.
  
• 4TB is the largest capacity that 2.5" hard disk drives are produced, and as such is the largest capacity you'll find on offer for small and compact portable drives. You can pick up a 4TB external HDD for about $100.
  
• Any larger than 4TB and you're looking at a 3.5" drive, which will take up much more space and require an external power brick (it can't just be powered off of the USB port).

I’m going to be getting an external drive for my laptop, should I go cheap and get a $60 2tb external hard drive (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06W55K9N6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_AUFpDbE6G9J9R) or should I spend more for $90 for 500gb or $160 for 1tb external SSD (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_oYFpDb94P7AFQ)?

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 1TB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA1T0B/AM), Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_BMwjDbF915ATZ

Does something like this work? And would it require a thunderbolt adapter or just AS good to use USB 3.0?

Thanks for your help!

This one?

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073H552FJ/

When it says price there...

>List Price: $249.99

>Price: $164.95

Is that an actual sale or is it always that price and they're just saying it's on sale? I'm getting pretty frickin' sick of loading times in Destiny 2 and if that's actually a "deal" I'd probably get one right now (if it's not an actual deal though I can wait longer for one).

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 1TB -... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FJ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Can't go wrong with this Samsung https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073H552FJ

I would say the Samsung T3 external SSD, but that is now EOL. The newer T5 seems a bit too expensive at 1TB for about $165.

If you want fast write speeds then you will want external SSDs like the Samsungs above or this one, otherwise a normal external HDD should be fine.

It must say SSD specifically in the title and description of the item. For Example (External SSD)
Now it is literally cheaper and someone with no tech knowledge or know how can buy an internal SSD and put it in an "enclosure" to make your own SSD.
Internal SSD &
Enclosure

External is more expensive, if you want to keep it cheap and don't mind somewhat longer loadtime in games use a external HDD, but a good one such as Western Digital Black, also not all External HDD are the same there are Desktop grade drives which use faster ones that spin at 7500RPM and then the smaller ones that run at 5400RPM, the bigger ones need external power from wall.

Anyway here are some options:

• Samsung SATA 1TB M.2 is about $285
  
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYOKOJI/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=
  
  
• Samsung SSD uses Type C, up to 540MB/s read:
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1511396127&sr=1-1&keywords=external+ssd&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A6797521011%2Cp_n_condition-type%3A2224371011
  
  
  
• Sandisk (cheaper, but slower and uses normal USB 3.0)
  
  https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-500-Portable-SDSSDEXT-1T00-G25/dp/B01MZI4Y51/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1511396127&sr=1-5&keywords=external+ssd&refinements=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A6797521011%2Cp_n_condition-type%3A2224371011
  
  
• Western Digital Black 4TB Portable HDD
  
  https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Desktop-Hard-Drive-WDBWLG0040HBK-NESN/dp/B0713WPGLL/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1511396681&sr=8-17&keywords=western%2Bdigital%2Bblack%2Bexternal%2Bhard%2Bdrive&th=1

If money us is no object. You can't boot off these. They are encrypted, and will only run on Windows/Mac/Android.

They are extraordinarily fast and secure.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=twister_B074T4VYCV?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Same price as your 8tb
But more than twice the speed.
Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 1TB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA1T0B/AM), Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_TmNhDbPMXY9S0

Unless you’re editing SD or HD with a very small bitrate I wouldn’t recommend a spinning HDD. SSDs are so cheap these days that I would highly recommend getting something like this instead. Perhaps that’s where the confusion comes from. The only time I’d recommend spinning drives is if you’re putting them in an array; otherwise you’re going to be bottlenecked significantly by drive speed. Bus powered single disk spinning drives are good for transferring projects and temporary storage, but not do much for editing. An SSD like the one I linked on the other hand can be just as fast or even faster than a RAID with spinning drives, and both are 5-10 times faster than a single disk, bus-powered 7200 RPM drive. Plus they are a lot lighter and smaller.

If I had to guess, the reason people were telling you to edit off of the internal drive is because of speed. The SSDs in modern MacBooks and MBPs are much faster than most off-the-shelf SSDs, so if you’re working with something like uncompressed 4K you may see an improvement there. However, I regularly edit projects using multiple angles of 4K and up to 6 channels of audio in multicam clips, and my little bus-powered drive is more than fast enough for that. Actually, it’s fast enough that the computer itself is slowing me down more than drive speed (13” fully specced 2016 MBP, for reference).

Anyone have a Samsung T5 Portable SSD (or something similar)? I have a USB-C to Lightning cable, and I've been hoping that Files would be able to mount it if I directly connected it. Doesn't see it up to Beta 3. Thanks!!

Unanswered question from the previous megathread

Author /u/Interesting_Bedroom - (Permalink)

I am going on a 3 week trip and trying to travel as light as possible and bringing only an iPad Pro (64GB).

Is it possible to facilitate a transfer of photos from my SD Card to an external drive without directly importing the photos first into the iPad since it won't have enough space?

I have a 1TB Samsung T5

I am going on a 3 week trip and trying to travel as light as possible and bringing only an iPad Pro (64GB).

Is it possible to facilitate a transfer of photos from my SD Card to an external drive without directly importing the photos first into the iPad since it won't have enough space?

I have a 1TB Samsung T5

tbh i'd just go with this, it's the same price as m.2 SSD from Samsung and it works right out of the box with close enough speeds(USB 3.1 caps out at 500MB/s ish), if you need more than 256GB, just get an external SSD

edit:
also, why not just go with an HDD? It's not like PS4 has SSD in it...

Here you go.

Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 1TB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA1T0B/AM) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_BzYxCb1BBD53X

I think USB ssds will be your best bet, like others have said.

https://smile.amazon.com/SanDisk-1TB-Extreme-Portable-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX?keywords=samsung+t5&qid=1540753905&s=Electronics&sr=1-4&ref=sr_1_4#customerReviews

https://smile.amazon.com/G-Technology-0G06053-G-Drive-Portable-Storage/dp/B0765QBGZZ/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_147_tr_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=MTHGV28YAM7CSGJ0S8CC

https://smile.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073H552FJ?keywords=samsung+t5+1tb&qid=1540754048&s=Electronics&sr=1-3&ref=sr_1_3

any of these should do the job, and obviously there are larger and smaller sizes depending on what you need. it's not gonna be as fast as an internal ssd, and i think you'll need at least usb 3.0 to get good speeds (im not sure where the bottleneck is, if 3.1 gen 2 will actually make a difference), but it'll still demolish an internal hdd and probably any economical nas based solution

>BMPCC 4K Recommended Media

Apparently the 1GB T5 is faster and supports it, but the 500GB version can't.

According to the BMD official list (and Newsshooters article here: https://www.newsshooter.com/2018/10/18/bmpcc-4k-recommended-media/ )

The following USB‑C drives are recommended for 4K DCI Lossless RAW up to 30 fps

Angelbird SSD2GO PKT 512GBAngelbird SSD2GO PKT 2TB
WISE Portable SSD 256GB
WISE Portable SSD 512GB

Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB

RPMs do matter! I recommend getting a Samsung T-5, solid state USB3. You can get em for like 100 bucks for a 500gb. So worth it. It's my go-to work drive these days and I love it.

USB C external hard drives are lightning quick. You find some really small ones.. Samsung has great drives.

1 TB Portable SSD in a compact size

I would've honestly hiked up the price if it was 512 GB.

CFast cards are basically small SSDs. That's why it's faster than your HDD. Mobile 2.5" HDDs are particularly low performing too.

I would recommend coloring off an HDD RAID or an SSD. This would easily cover you.

What frame size are you working with?

I'm looking at the Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 1TB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA1T0B/AM)

Anyone have this or know more about UASP on PS4 Pro?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_B7D-BbJSRBPV7

Easily over 1.5TB, since I also do video.

If you're saying that Seagate external HDD is several years old I'm assuming it requires a power supply? Is that why you're not able to take it anywhere?

External SSDs are much more portable these days and can be used anywhere. I use a 1TB Samsung T5 which is a popular choice. No power supply required and they're easy to toss in a bag. I've encountered no issues. You'll be spending just shy of $200 but it's well worth it (most portable SSDs at that storage capacity are similarly priced, anyway).

I don't know if I'm allowed to post Amazon links but this is the one I have: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_5QF5Cb4KH2YZS

I’ve got the 2015 13” MBP with 16gb ram. I use this external ssd to hold the media while I’m working on a project. I don’t use proxy files and I’m impressed with the speed of rendering. Granted I’m an amateur with videos rarely longer than 30 minutes and my 4K media is only 8bit, but this set up works great for me. I second the notion to prioritize ram.

I keep pretty much all of my Ableton files on a Samsung 1TB SSD because I like to be able to move from my home machine to my laptop. This workflow has been pretty solid so far. The only issue, albeit minor, is that a lot of the installers automatically assume you want to put the VSTs on the main HD. So, I end up having to move things to the external after the install completes. Not a deal breaker, just something to be aware of.

Here's the Amazon link to the drive I have, but I am sure there are deals on other sites.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073H552FJ

If you want a external SSD through USB that's a pretty good option. I did some research for you and they are really easy to find. How much storage will you be looking for?

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250G: https://www.amazon.com/VectoTech-Rapid-250GB-External-Portable/dp/B01JKMZ6UW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1536396809&sr=1-1&keywords=vectotech+rapid+250gb+external+ssd+usb+3.0+portable+solid+state+drive&dpID=31CP0cvS09L&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

500G: https://www.amazon.com/VectoTech-Rapid-500GB-External-Portable/dp/B01JKMZ8IC/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1536396857&sr=1-4&keywords=500gb+external+ssd+usb+3.0+portable+solid+state+drive&dpID=31CP0cvS09L&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

1TB: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1536396769&sr=1-3&keywords=external+solid+state+drive+1TB

2TB: https://www.amazon.com/VectoTech-Rapid-External-Portable-Solid/dp/B01JKMZ5N0/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1536396821&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=vectotech+rapid500gb+external+ssd+usb+3.0+portable+solid+state+drive

These are all external so you would just plug them into your laptop. I don't know if you have another hard drive tray build into your laptop? Unless you want to switch out your current hard drive.

Hope this helps :)

If you want to replace your current drive:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Inch-Internal-MZ-76Q1T0B-AM/dp/B07L3D19MY/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=ssd&qid=1573005900&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011&rnid=2470954011&rps=1&s=electronics&sr=1-3

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If you want additional external storage:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=ssd&qid=1573005900&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011&rnid=2470954011&rps=1&s=electronics&sr=1-10

I believe Apple doesn’t offer upgrades to different sizes only replacement of the exact size that came with your laptop. Also that SSD May be attached to the logic board meaning it would be an entire logo board replacement to upgrade it. You can get usb-c SSD for a good price on amazon. I recommend the Samsung t5 $180 for 1tb and it’s small and requires only 1 cable.


Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 1TB - USB 3.1 External SSD (MU-PA1T0B/AM), Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_zqOVDbHM15NK3

I have a multi tier system

• project drive
  
• transfer and backup drive
  
• archive storage
  
• off-site back up
  
  For the project drive I use a t5 Samsung SSD or the SSD in my MacBook pro
  
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_t2kRAbDGD94FY
  
  For transfer and extra backup I'm using a Seaget backup plus 5tb. I don't need it to be fast, and I sometimes use it as time machine backup while I travel
  
  www.amazon.com/dp/B01LXF3C7Z/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_G1kRAb37YX6ZE
  
  For archive I use a owc Mercury elite setup w 4 x 8tb digital red drives I shucked from Easystore USB drives on sale from Best buy. I got a refurbished OWC for $200, and keep this plugged into an old Mac mini
  
  https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/RAID/Desktop/
  
  https://www.howtogeek.com/324769/how-to-get-premium-hard-drives-for-cheap-by-shucking-external-drives/
  
  Im considering adding a fast desktop drive for editing big projects and this is one that is top of my list
  
  LaCie 2Big Dock RAID Thunderbolt 3 12TB https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075C7R97S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_u4kRAb4DJXZ3Y

This drive is currently working for me, but it does require the dongle with power.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073H552FJ

I have a 1TB WD my passport (spinning disk not ssd), and that one does not work for me, even with power.

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Portable-MU-PA250B-AM-Alluring/dp/B073H552FJ?SubscriptionId=AKIAJIYNF643F4NAP3YA&tag=i0914a-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B073H552FK&ascsubtag=41-3600870-05-3675895&th=1

samsung T5 or T3 is a good option given the size.
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA1T0B/dp/B073H552FJ

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That's a good idea, thanks for the tip! This one got really good benchmark scores:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA250B/dp/B073H552FK/

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA250B/dp/B073H552FK/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
can't really beat the performance though, especially when creating content, looking to get similar read/write speeds as the internal ssd.

Good to know, thanks.

Can't you just install Solidworks in a Windows VM through Virtualbox or VMware Player? That would eliminate the need for your windows partition. Use NTLite or something to create a super slimmed down ISO of windows 7 or something, so it doesn't take up a ton of space. Since you only need windows for 1 thing, it would make sense to do this.

You could even just store your VM on a small external usb SSD like THIS so it takes up no space at all.

This is what I did to use Xamarin

-Samsung T5 external 250GB+ $119

-MyDigitalSSD OTG v2 240GB+ $90

-Samsung 860 EVO 250GB+ $80 + $20 enclosure w/ USB 3.0

Any of these will work great. T5 is the best performing, the OTG is probably the cheapest overall considering enclosures. The first two are plug and play, the third one you need the enclosure to use.

I have both of the first two.

Some considerations:

-You can use a regular USB stick of the 240GB+ class, but it will corrupt and die out sooner than a purpose-built SSD (about 10x the life expectancy). USB sticks are a little slower on read/write as well.

-Getting an external HDD like a mypassport will not load you in as fast as an SSD but will still slightly improve performance on an OG/S if you can't swing the extra ~$40 (I have one of those too and don't recommend it for this game)

I think the problem you were having was that the computers you tried had Hard Drive Disks and what you need is a Solid State Drive which are much quicker. If you still have that laptop it's a pretty quick fix and SSDs are physically much smaller than HDDs so it would be easy to fit in the same slot. You only need about ~35gb right now for the full blockchain but I'd get 120gb to future proof yourself which shouldn't be too expensive.

You could also maybe just get an external USB SSD (preferably USB 3.0 which your laptop hopefully supports) and save it there which would be much easier and only slightly slower. I recently bought this Samsung T5 portable SSD which is currently on sale at amazon but if this seems expensive to you then the internal SSD is much cheaper and probably the better option for you.

Samsung T5 250gb works like a dream and not to expensive and comes with everything needed, no need to buy extra cables or housings. And yes you can use it for games even though it's less than the 256 Microsoft says is the limit.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B073H552FK/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

So with prime day ending today I am finally pulling the trigger on getting an external SSD for my Xbox one. Though a thought came to mind... If I got a large enough USB stick/flashdrive, would that function the same as a SSD in terms of loading speed?

The two SSDs I'm looking at are:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B078STRHBX/ref=psdcmw_3015429011_t1_B07N14MM96

Or

https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Rocket-External-Aluminum-SB-1TB-NVME/dp/B07N14MM96/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?keywords=external%2Bssd&qid=1563282298&s=gateway&sr=8-9&th=1&psc=1

I'm kinda leaning toward the SanDisk because I am unfamiliar with Sabrent. Any recommendations/advice would be much appreciated!

This is GREAT! It's small, durable, 1TB and fast! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/?coliid=I1C3LI5BMCA5ZC&colid=3C272EN14AC&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Product page for anyone interested: https://www.amazon.ca/SanDisk-Extreme-500GB-Portable-SDSSDE60-500G-G25/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=usb%2Bsandisk%2Bc&qid=1562622285&s=electronics&sr=1-7&th=1

They seem to be cheaper too, at least in the 1TB range.

• Sabrent Rocket Pro 1TB NVMe USB 3.1 External Aluminum SSD - $168
  
  
• SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable External SSD - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-1T00-G25 - $179
  
  
• Corsair CMFVYGTX3C-1TB Flash Voyager GTX 1TB USB 3.1 Premium Flash Drive -- $299
  
  
• Patriot 1TB Supersonic Rage Elite USB 3.1 Type A, USB 3.0 Flash Drive -- $199

Are you attached to using Windows? You could use Linux (best would be Tails Linux) off an external SSD, like one of these :
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_UqYDCbA3X1Q05

Also there are guides on how to get windows to run off a USB drive, I'm not sure myself, but I know it can be done.

Keep it with you at all times, or keep it in a safe near your computer.

Install a normal copy of windows on your computer, and don't do anything bad on it. If she goes to use your computer and she realizes she can't use it, it will make her suspicious.... Just use that install for basic shit like YouTube and looking at memes. That MAY stop her from looking further into this. I know they're slow as shit, but if you use an old fashioned spinning hard drive, you can use something called DBAN which will completely erase your computer.

Also, put a hidden camera somewhere in your room and have it record all the time. Try and get proof of her trying to spy on you.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-SSD-Read/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?keywords=external%2Bssd&qid=1574704384&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&sprefix=external%2B&sr=8-8&th=1&psc=1 do you think this one is suitable?

File and data discipline is fundamental but, as you mention, a simple brainfart or moment of distraction can REALLY screw you over.

Its both inexcusable and gutwrenchingly horrible to lose the only digital record of your work. X10 when it's a client or one of a kind session.

I come from film and pro audio, both places where its even MORE critical - with often higher stakes, more files/data volume and bigger organizational hurdles to deal with.

First, I assume you're not shooting a dual card camera. If you are, set it to parallel recording/capture and you have your first buffer.

ORGANIZATION, PROCESS, HABIT & MINDSET is the only sure fix.


ORGANIZATION/PROCESS

Have a system. Get a bunch of media (esp. if SD, CFast I'll give ya a pass lol) and a small pelican card case or similar. One that holds like 8 or 12 cards. Better lots of 8 GB cards than 1 or 2 256 GB cards unless you're shooting 4k video regularly. Even full size RAW + JPG gives you PLENTY per 8 or 16 GB card.

Thats your pocket case. For on location/shoot/walkabout. The little flat pelican style is like 20 bucks, about the size of a large iphone/galaxy note .

Get a bigger one too, that holds your whole vacation/tour/expedition worth of storage media vertically in slots too. They can handle like 24 or 30 or 40 SD or CF cards, are waterproof, shockproof, and fit great in your shoot bag.

Label the cards - if you use say four 8 GB cards on a typical shoot, label and COLOR CODE them A1,A2,A3,A4. and have a B set and a C set if need be. A single shoot uses one set, in the small case. the bigger case holds 4-6 shoots worth of card sets.

This 2 case method is your physical means of managing data.


Use your own file name and numbering conventions.

Shoot new folders with each major shift in the shoot - lighting, pose series, angles, lens change etc.

Shoot to new card with every location/model/costume change.

[big case with multiple sets of smallish cards] -->
[one labeled set per shoot ] -->
[One card per portion of shoot/scene/model/concept etc] -->
[Folders for subsections of card - poses/angle/lens change maybe] -->
That set goes
[Pocket case > camera > pocket case ] one card at a time.

That alone would help a lot. But take an extra 15 seconds every few minutes as you chat with you model or walk around looking at angles/light and take simple notes to save tons of headache later.

Keep a pocket notebook to note a newfolder and file number ranges at each natural lull or break in the shoot.

3 or 4 lines at most
A couple words about model/pose/light/lens
card ID folder and file

It becomes habit and automatic very quickly. You'll develop a shorthand and wont even notice. But you'll never have to poke around looking at fiel names or folder dates to figure out which is which.

Helpful especially when you have multiple models, or shotlist to get, or specific areas of interest like on a hike or museum tour etc.

BACKUP/NOTES

I keep a shoot log too. Where I note things before or after that seem important to remember, or ideas to try later, and a few general thoughts on the shoot, ths light, how I feel about it etc.

If theres a 15 minute break, I'll usually make a few notes , transfer cards to big case if need be, change batteries, refill contact/biz cards if need be. Hi

I keep a session bag which contains necessities - spare cables, release forms, pens, batteries, label/gaff tape, small tools, spare lens/body caps, etc ... i use lens bags/soft cases to organize that stuff in a few sections. marked with label tape and checked before and after each day's shooting. Everything has a place and it's just automatic by now.

I use a clipboard which opens to hold releases, onesheets, docs, small straps, biz cards, contact cards, and that stuff, in a directors vertical over shoulder bag.

End of day or shoot:

• transfer data (but don't wipe cards- we have new ones ready to go anyway)
  
• digitize releases/receipts/shooting log/notes.
  
• charge batteries, preliminary ingest/metadata
  
  On the road, I use Western Digital SSD wireless drives as intermediaries when there's is a lot of pics , just plug in a card - they scan the SD, backup and upload to cloud, and sync with your laptop later. Even act as charger and local wifi hub if need be. Nifty.
  
  But honestly if it's more casual or I'm using a van or hotel room as a base I'd just as soon go right to my computer. I use [Sandisk](SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable External SSD - Up to 550MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-1T00-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_1HXVDbFCB836Z) Extreme SSDs to maintain my LR Catalogs anyway until I get back to studio so I'll often just keep a couple on hand if it's not too remote.
  
  But, digitize and backup RELIGIOUSLY. The other half is HABIT,- which will happen IF you make a point to do it regularly EVERY time for a couple weeks. And once you see how organized and easy it all is to bring into post and manage, data wise.
  
  It's not SAFE until it's on cloud storage, local offsite archive, local storage and your machine . But once it exists on your cards (you didn't wipe them, right?), your SSD and computer
  
  Use multiple catalogs per trip/client/assignment. Marry like catalogs when you get situated back home. If you should 100s of shots, marry them monthly and create a new annual masters.
  
  If you shoot 1000s, maybe keep quarterly master catalogs
  It's a lot easier to name a catalog after clients, or types of work- wedding/product/travel/senior photos/concerts - and then keep a set of micro catalogs per month or quarter. Marry them every so often, but only with similar types.
  
  You dont want client product shots, personal family pics, travel or landscape shots and local band promo or concert shoots all living in one giant catalog. Keep submasters that you can easily search, sort, backup and mirror.
  
  To do this, you have to be disciplined, but it becomes automatic after a while. Be religious about naming conventions, keywords and metadata. Consistency is key.
  
  But do it it little steps - notes, card sets, session closeouts, catalog ingest and merge, master catalogmanagement. All in the right time and moment.
  
  I have almost 400k archived images in monthly/quarterly/annual archives, all sorted by type of work. Curated, culled and edited from probably 10x that number of captured shots originally.
  
  I can find anything I need in less than 10 minutes in the studio. 20 without coffee on a bad day. Because its consistent and hierarchical. All I need is a client or job or location name, a year or season and I can pull it up without a single beachball of doom or cursor of shame to be found. Try that with 400k records of anything in a single catalog. Can't be done.
  
  Good shooting. Make this automatic so you can focus on seeing, working with light and mood and subject and all the reasons you got into it.
  
  Cheers
  
  Edit: goes without saying you need to learn to rate, curate, and kill your darlings ruthlessly. I dont even shoot recklessly. I try alternate framing, bracket a good bit and also do lots of focus stacking with macro work - hence the ridiculous numbers. It's still pales against even a single days shooting of 4k RAW cinema footage (at 250 mb/sec give or take) lol

I can recommend this one:

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX

It's small, fast and very robust (water, dust, shock).

Would recommend some the Sandisk extreme series, great speeds as they are SSD based so more durable:

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Wait so is this faster and smaller than those portable ones like SanDisk Extreme Portable https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-1TB-Extreme-Portable-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX?

I sat down and developed a system a little while back and it's been working well for a few years now.

I use Lightroom for all the images I care about being able to edit. That includes film scans, digital from my camera, and phone DNGs. It all goes into LRs date folders on import with a few smart collections to separate out these three types and I try to make sure as much as possible is geo-tagged on import. I track film exposures with an app that also syncs the information to the scan files as well, so most images have all the expected information and makes it easier to search and see how I've been shooting.

I do custom collections for any big trips/events/work projects that I might want to have quick access to. Then I also have a Favorites section which I basically treat as my portfolio. I don't change the names of files and mostly let LR handle all of that. Having images in LR means I actually get around to editing everything because it's on my phone and always with me.

I don't have a ton of HD space, so I only keep the current year's images on the computer and use 1:1 previews/smart previews so I can still edit/look at the older photos. My LR catalog and the current year's photos are stored within a Dropbox folder so I have an offsite backup as well.

Once a year or so I move all the full files over to an external drive, which is set up so that I can just plug it in and Lightroom pulls direct from the drive. During this process, I also zip each year folder and keep a copy on Dropbox just in case something happens to the drive.

Lastly, all the images are exported as they're edited into Google Photos as low quality so I can reference/share them easily with family if I want to and have a full archive of all images pretty much always available. The sorting and searching in there is also great.

Writing this out makes this seem like a ridiculous process, but it works surprisingly seamlessly and sort of just gets out of its own way. It's also comforting to know any one thing can spontaneously combust and I'll always have some version of my images.

Ooh says external hard drive right in the title.. (HARD DRIVE) needs to be a solid state drive

And 2tb for 60 bucks way too cheap to be a ssd. I got a sandisk 250gb ssd for 60

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-250GB-Extreme-Portable-SDSSDE60-250G-G25/dp/B078SVRH4B

This works well and comes in different amounts of storage.

I went with this one from SadDisk
But you really can't go wrong as long as you get a Solid State Drive (SSD), it is at a minimum 240GB, and supports usb 3.0. If you get an internal SSD you need to by an adapter that supports usb 3.0. Anything smaller than 240GB and xbox won't recognize the drive as game storage and won't format it correctly to store games, it will only let you store music and movies and those types of files.

These are the 2 that are not working correctly:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078SVRH4B

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D7P4SY4

SanDisk 500GB Extreme Portable External SSD - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-500G-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078SWJ3CF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_snBpDbEBTKZX7

Nice. That might be a better option.

I was wrong about the one she let me borrow -- it was a SanDisk. Didn't seem to connect to the Xbox, in guessing it's just the wrong type of drive.

SanDisk 500GB Extreme Portable External SSD - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-500G-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078SWJ3CF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_zkytDbH8N534Z

AppleCare is worth it in my opinion. For one you have peace of mind, and two when you go to sell it you'll get a higher resale value.


Not sure why you think you need a lot of storage for coding... I'm a designer and front-end dev and it's not like you're constantly editing large 4k videos. I have the 512GB internal drive and supplement with a 500gb external SSD (https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-500GB-Extreme-Portable-SDSSDE60-500G-G25/dp/B078SWJ3CF) which is only $110 and works great. Definitely cheaper than upgrading your internals.

The optimal Storage solution for dashcam functionality would be a usb SSD like this one for example.

SSDs can withstand way more write-cycles than normal usb sticks due to their more advanced controllers (only relevant if you don't use the entire drive's capacity) and higher binned flash chips.

SanDisk 500GB Extreme Portable SSD - SDSSDE60-500G-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078SWJ3CF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_IToUBbY63M30P

Laptop. It's my mothers. She has a USB 3.0 port and this SSD.

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-1TB-Extreme-Portable-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078SWJ3CF

Hey guys, I'm getting a P3D and have a question about Sentry mode/Tesla Cam recording. I've bought a JEDA Box because I wanted to keep a Wireless charger + a SSD for recording.

Would it be better to go for a portable SSD like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078SWJ3CF?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share&th=1 , or a SD card with a reader like this: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Endurance-128GB-Micro-Adapter/dp/B07B984HJ5/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title ?

I'm just trying to find the best solution + disk size needed if I wanted to keep it installed for a while. I live in TX so the car may be outside during the summers if that affects the temperatures of the devices, not too sure what to go for.

It's not that, macOS system almost takes up 14 GB of space with other pre-installed apps taking up almost 4-5 GB. The reason I installed it on a HDD as I can do almost everything on macOS except Frontpage 2003(I need it for school) doesn't have a mac version. That's the only reason I installed Windows on a HDD. I'd say, buy an external HDD or an SSD and install Windows on that following the above. That's much better. You can buy this one: https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-500GB-Extreme-Portable-External/dp/B078SWJ3CF/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=512+GB+external+ssd&qid=1575065193&sr=8-3

Does anyone see any issue with using this as the TeslaCam drive?

This is working well for me. Its lightweight, small, and not overly expensive. You'll have to format it to FAT32, when it arrives of course.

SanDisk 500GB Extreme Portable External SSD - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-500G-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078SWJ3CF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_7gFOCbX8EW5ET

Why not just get something like this

SanDisk 500GB Extreme Portable External SSD - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-500G-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078SWJ3CF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ZpEWCbBCV4RVB

Does anyone know if you can transfer RAW images from SonyA7iii directly to this external SSD: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078SWJ3CF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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It uses USB-C as well.

You should have no issues at all. I just picked up the USB-C SSD below and it works perfectly with my PixelBook.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078SWJ3CF/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The only thing is that the file managers won't show the drive until you give them access to the drive. The same is true for any external disk.

I got this one and really like it. And the 500gb is on sale ATM: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B078SWJ3CF

I absolutely love the SanDisk "Extreme Portable External" USB line. I have a couple, and they're super fast, and well priced.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078SWJ3CF

I've been using this Sandisk 500GB SSD drive for a several weeks and haven't had any issues.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078SWJ3CF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The Samsung T5 2TB is well rated. This one comes in close behind SanDisk 2TB Extreme Portable External SSD - Up to 550MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-2T00-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078T9SZ3K

I would go SSD - safer to travel with. 2TB seems best. You can also get an 860 EVO for $230 and get an enclosure but I think that’s portable one I linked to would suffice.

Edit: if you need more than 2TB, you would want to switch back to disk as it’s cheaper and I can find a good one but SSD is best if you can survive with 2 TB.

How about this SSD and enclosure?


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Optimized-Inateck-3-0-Portable-2-5-SATA-I-Additional/dp/B00KW4T69A/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=ssd+enclosure+usb+3.0&qid=1567578241&s=gateway&sprefix=ssd+encl&sr=8-5








https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Solid-State-MZ-76E250B-EU/dp/B078WQJXNF/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?keywords=250gb+ssd&qid=1567578162&s=gateway&sr=8-6

Will only be using it for one or two games so 250gb is not an issue to me.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Solid-State-MZ-76E250B-EU/dp/B078WQJXNF

Have a look at this then m8

> J'aimerais me racheter un SSD + un HDD pour mon PC fixe. Mon SSD actuel est vraiment trop petit et tout le temps saturé, j'aimerais un truc autour de 250Go pour mettre système + data qui doivent tourner vite vite (musique en temps réel par exemple). Est-ce une taille correcte ou me fourré-je le doigt dans l'oeil ?

Non c'est parfait pour windows + qq jeux. Moi j'ai pris ça sur mon nouveau pc et je suis très content. Perso j'ai pris :

• https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=pe_3044141_189395771_TE_3p_dp_1
  
  
• https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B078WQJXNF/ref=pe_3044141_189395771_TE_dp_1
  
  

Negligible, I bought a 250GB drive and a USB caddy. The idea is whatever I'm currently playing is installed on the SSD.

The 250GB is enough for a few games or a couple of really big ones. (I had RDR2 on there for a bit which was a big space eater)

Probably about £50. (I'd have to dig through my orders to get the prices)

Larger SSDs I use on my pc and laptop.

You don't have to replace your drive, you can just put the SSD in a caddy if you don't mind permanently using up a USB port. That way you've still got the storage of the original PS4 drive for anything that doesn't need the SSD speed. (indies etc)

EDIT:

For example, usb caddy £7.89.

Samsung 250GB SSD £49.59

The Samsung 860 Evo is probably the best on the market in its price range:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078WQJXNF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_XmT-Ab9B5MN9F

For around £10-15 more than the cheapest, I feel it’s worth the extra for it’s almost guaranteed reliability. But it’s hardly faster (if at all) than the cheaper £55-60 ones. Any SSD is better than no SSD.

250GB gets you at least 4 of your favourite games installed on it. No need for larger in my opinion, prices are constantly reducing anyway.

You just need a USB 3.0 2.5” SATA enclosure. Many other people have been linking them here. Should cost no more than £5-10.

Does it work? Yes. So much evidence on this sub alone. Most retailers such as Amazon will refund it no problem if you’re not happy anyway.

Hello, I switched what you mentioned and here is my new build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor | £225.18 @ PC World Business
CPU Cooler | CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler | £34.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Motherboard | MSI - Z370 GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | £185.58 @ Amazon UK
Memory | Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | £138.92 @ Amazon UK
Storage | Samsung - 860 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive | £64.43 @ SmartTeck.co.uk
Storage | Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | £34.74 @ Aria PC
Video Card | EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card | £398.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Case | NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | £77.99 @ Aria PC
Power Supply | EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | £87.99 @ Ebuyer
Case Fan | Corsair - Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans | £17.97 @ Amazon UK
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | £1266.78
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-27 01:00 BST+0100 |

I still have a few questions I hope you don't mind answering.
Why is the i5-8600k just as good or better than i7-7700k yet almost £100 cheaper on amazon?
Also is this the correct 860 evo ssd? https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B078WQJXNF/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1_1_5?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 partpicker directs me to some weird more expensive one. Thank you.

> 250GB solid state drives here in the UK average the £100-250 mark.

Can't help with a 2TB for $60 (because it doesn't exist), but you can get a 250GB Samsung 860 Evo for under £60 on Amazon right now.

without ref link

Also available in Media Markt for 64€ (would link but I am on mobile currently)

Lol I obviously meant to write 71 and 63 euros in the title and not 163...

many thanks for this! i am in the UK, so no microcenter :(

I really don't want to have to update the bios's for all the computers. I'm sure it would be a big hassle. Also, I can't seem to find the B450m pro4 matx on amazon. I am also unsure if i'd get that ssd - what are your opinions on this one?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-WDS240G2G0B-Internal-Green/dp/B078WYS5K6/ref=sr_1_21?keywords=nvme%2Bssd&qid=1566391735&s=gateway&sr=8-21&th=1

otherwise, looks good. if you have any further advise on the CPU that would be much appreciated :)
are b550 motherboards expected anytime soon?

Im actually doing a build which has the same price range. If you want a more upgradable, better performing one (because it has a better gpu) follow this one. For the record, for those games hes never gonna need more than 240gb ssd, and that cooler isnt necesarry (one comes in the cpu box)

All of them are on amazon because pcpartpicker doesnt stock

CPU + Cooler

mobo

ssd

gpu

Psu https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07G67GMWX/ref=ox_sc_act_image_7?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

8gb ram
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07B4FRMGV/ref=ox_sc_act_image_8?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

Case
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01MSE3M3W/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

Extra fans (you'll want them for cooling)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B071G9SLLV/ref=ox_sc_act_image_2?smid=A16G2RYKO3IO8J&psc=1

This will run even the newest games at high to ultra at 1080p60 without a problem, and will be very upgradable

Dump the SATA SSD and get yourself an M.2 NVMe drive. Also up the size slightly

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BLNFSQN/?tag=pcpapi-20

240GB one for 60 bucks. I have this drive and it is fast,

Crystalmark for this drive

https://i.gyazo.com/a10671ace777d61b8e22f0a1e87f6e97.png

and this is a 240GB SATA SSD Crucial drive on the same computer

https://i.gyazo.com/cb66113b7e5b41b9ab40bea6d8b98f7e.png

Would it be a good idea to pair a 240g nvme ssd same sx8200 for $58 for OS and pair with another 1tb sata ssb for $120? (about the same total price as this deal)

Lowest price on Amazon is $57.40, current price is $69.99


https://camelcamelcamel.com/XPG-SX8200-240GB-Gen3x4-ASX8200NP-240GT-C/product/B07BLNFSQN

After a bit of research I did this one:
WD 512GB My Passport SSD Portable... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C5BG857?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Seems to work well under high temps as well.

Only if it has USB C 3.1 gen 2 I think.

Western Digital has a similar model https://www.amazon.ca/WDBKVX5120PSL-WESN-512GB-Passport-Portable-Storage/dp/B07C5BG857/

There may be others.

thats still lower than the samsung endurance microsd rated "operating temperatures ranging from -25°C to 85°C"

My car has reached well over 158F (70C) during a hot summer day here in CA

FYI, theSandisk Extreme Portable SSD, one of the more popular ones people are using have the specs of: Non-Operating Temperature (from 20 degree celcius to 70 degree celcius), operating temperature (from 0 degree celcius to 45 degree celcius (113F))

The other popular external SSD is the Samsung T5, which has operating temps of 0-60C and non-operating of -40C to 85C

SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 1 TB Up to 550 MB/s Read https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_03x3DbPN454G6

Something like this should work, right?

Yes, I know that 3000MHz ram will increase the performance of APUs. Hence I asked if I could just overclock it to 3000MHz on the motherboard or not.

I chose the CX 450 for the purpose of overclocking GPU & RAM. Also chose it because it has 80+ Bronze rating.

Eh, the xeons that are any worth of PC gaming go on the lga 1366 socket, for which motherboards are more expensive than my whole build, and are rarely even available for purchase.

WD Black 256GB PCIe NVMe Internal Solid State Drive (WDS256G1X0C) https://www.amazon.in/dp/B01MS6BYJD/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_rLiGAbMCJNWE8

Hello, I've never built a PC and I've done some research and I believe this combo of components are compatible.

I should add this build is for fluid simulations not gaming. The fluid sims don’t take advantage of many cores especially not hyperthreading. They write very big file caches hence the SSD. Later I will add a video card or two for rendering the fluid sim animations. I will need to add A LOT of ram too down the line. Probably mad it out at 64 gb and that’s one reason I chose the I5 8500 versus the i7 8700. Lots of cores don’t help me and saving money for more RAM.

Any issues?

MOBO: ASUS Ultra Gaming

https://www.amazon.com/Z370-AORUS-Ultra-Gaming-Motherboard/dp/B075LC78QK/ref=sr_1_4?m=A2L77EE7U53NWQ&s=warehouse-deals&ie=UTF8&qid=1523302014&sr=8-4&keywords=h370

Processor: 8th Gen Intel I5-8500

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-8500-Desktop-Processor-BX80684i58500/dp/B07938SNBB/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523302000&sr=8-1&keywords=i5+8500+processor

SSD: WD Black 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe

https://www.amazon.com/Black-256GB-Performance-SSD-WDS256G1X0C/dp/B01MS6BYJD/ref=sr_1_2?m=A2L77EE7U53NWQ&s=warehouse-deals&ie=UTF8&qid=1523302156&sr=8-2&keywords=wd+black+performance+ssd

RAM: 16GB 288 pin (one stick) DDR4 SDRAM 2400

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232258&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Memory+%28Desktop+Memory%29-_-N82E16820232258&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4-qRtfmt2gIVyrjACh1bHgjKEAQYASABEgJmu_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I think the WD Blue is a NAND drive where if OP gets a Samsung EVO, same size same price he gets a NVME drive which is faster. Plus the warranty is better on the Samsungs.

However, you can get a WD Black NVME 256 GB on sale at Amazon for $100.

https://www.amazon.com/Black-256GB-Performance-SSD-WDS256G1X0C/dp/B01MS6BYJD/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1520553798&sr=8-3&keywords=western+digital+m.2

The Samsung EVOs are $120:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-960-EVO-Internal-MZ-V6E250BW/dp/B01LYFKX41/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1520553666&sr=8-4&keywords=samsung+250gb+ssd+m.2

The WD Blacks have a 5 year warranty and Samsung EVOs have a 3 year warranty.

> you've got no idea what I have or do not have.

You said $200 laptop. I named what would be in a $200 laptop.


>I have a laptop with a 7th gen i5 7300 and 8gb of ram with a 256gb m.2.


An i5-7300, 8GB of ram, and a 256GB M.2 SSD is not $200 lol. That's over $400 for those parts alone. Here's proof:

• $250 for i5-7300HQ: https://ark.intel.com/products/97456/Intel-Core-i5-7300HQ-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_50-GHz
  
• $80 for 8GB of DDR4: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-M471A1K43CB1-CRC-DDR4-2400-SODIMM-Notebook/dp/B06XPWJJPL
  
• $80 for a 256GB M.2: https://www.amazon.com/Black-256GB-Performance-SSD-WDS256G1X0C/dp/B01MS6BYJD
  
  
  All I'm doing is trying to make sure the creator of this thread doesn't take misinformation as fact. Claiming a $200 laptop will run Rs in high, is a blatant lie.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IEKG4NE

Problem Solved!!! https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T5-Portable-SSD-MU-PA500B/dp/B073GZBT36

Move your game to this SSD and good things will happen :)