SAVE Your Mac And Your MONEY! External SSDs For Mac Explained

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Going over why you should use Portable SSDs for your MacBook or Desktop Mac.
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If you're buying a new Mac, whether that's a Mac Studio, Mac Mini, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air - they all have one thing in common, soldered internal storage. In this video, we're going to go over external SSDs for Mac and why using a Solid State drive can save or extend the life of your machine, all while saving you some money.
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00:00 | Intro
01:02 | The Problem With Mac Storage
02:13 | External SSDs To The Rescue
02:48 | Budget-Friendly Portable SSDs
05:06 | Premium External SSDs (USB4/TB3)
09:02 | Formatting SSDs On Mac
10:28 | Performance
11:40 | Drive Health
12:01 | Wrapping Up

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@dontbreaktheshadowofmylove 4 ай бұрын

this cleared up a whole lot of confusion on the topic for me, thank you SO MUCH for concentrating so much useful information in one video!

@antwilk1981 2 ай бұрын

New Mac user here. Gotta say your content has been a massive help in choosing and getting my Mac up and running

@Jendk3r 6 ай бұрын

Just switched order from ACASIS TBU405 to HyperDrive after watching your video. Thank you so much for an extensive overview! Right in time when I was considering how to enhance storage on my Mac Mini.

@PromotingTheBeat 6 ай бұрын

Never thought to get an enclosure and a drive that way. Looks simple enough to put together, Thank you for this breakdown.

@alans7189 6 ай бұрын

Found this video in the comments of your previous review. Thanks for keeping us all up to date!!!

@meh-hair-Vaughn 6 ай бұрын

Great video Kyle! Very informative. Never really thought of external SSDs in so much detail. I'd usually just buy the first sandisk drive that popped up on Amazon search results page. And I 'paid the price' for doing so (both in the literal and metaphorical sense), since my Sandisk Extreme SSD failed soon after purchase. Thankfully, it was still under warranty so I could get a free replacement... Keep up the great videos (which are both entertaining AND, crucially, informative)

@bobapatt2204 7 ай бұрын

As a newbie in the Apple world you're video's are extremly helpfull. So big thanks Kyle and keep up the good work.

@fafnorcal 6 ай бұрын

Top notch, helpful review. Head and shoulders above most of what I find on KZfaq. Thanks!

@queuedtech 4 ай бұрын

Wow wow wow. Through and through this video was so incredibly detailed and well done very tastefully. All the info literally answered all of my questions on this topic and was engaged the whole length of the video. You deserved all of the success that is headed your way my good sir🙌🏽i never subscribed so fast!

@thepurpleufo 5 ай бұрын

Kyle...thank you for this incredibly detailed explanation of so many things I've wondered about.

@user-qg4ip7em8g 6 ай бұрын

Hyper shop had a sale a couple weeks ago so I purchased a HyperDrive Next USB4 SSD Enclosure for $89, paired it with a Western Digital Black SN850X 2TB for another $99.99. Using Mac Studio M2 Max speeds reaching over 3000 mbps read/write speeds. Gets a little warm as you would expect but really happy with it.

@user-nt4nk2jl1f 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video, it solved my problem with buying enclosure 💪🏻

@bookeemensa2893 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this valuable info. I am researching external drives to back up all the data on my Macbook Pro 2011 (yes, it is still running....great machine, will utilize it till it fails). Bought a new Macbook in 2022 and plan on transferring a lot of the old Macbook's data to it. Your review is most helpful!

@The1andonlyBYack 4 ай бұрын

I use a Sabrent external enclosure with a Crucial SSD. It’s INSANELY fast and has been very reliable. Less than $200 to build too which is a perk!

@matteastland62 5 ай бұрын

Exactly what I needed to hear, Kyle. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. 👍

@DontPraiseTheMachinePod 2 ай бұрын

this was a tremendous help Kyle. I was looking for a high speed thunderbolt solution and was not aware of thunderbolt enclosures and NVME drives. Looks like a great solution.

@biblethumber4008 3 ай бұрын

A LOT OF GREAT INFO. Thank You so much. I am going to be setting up a new MacMini when it gets here and using an internal storage upgrade so some kind. So many of them 🤷🏼‍♂

@Ride_XP 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Kyle, this was concise, complete, and I learned a lot. Didn't know I could actually get faster read/write speeds from external drives.

@tomcollins6989 2 ай бұрын

You are my go to trusted and well researched apple reviewer. So much so I would love it if you included a section or part of your videos that says… this is my recco….. I’d be happy with that and would literally just buy that. I’m still interested in your research and option it’s just I trust it so much I just need your recco. Done simple. Keep up the great work.

@max-mkl 7 ай бұрын

That was super helpful! I'm currently using a Mac book air M1 (256GB). Especially with University I need a bigger storage for our video files

@scott5x5 6 ай бұрын

Great video, all the info I was looking for. (Also the first video of yours that I've seen - instant Subscribe!)

@vasiovasio 6 ай бұрын

Objective and Honest video! Thank you Kyle!

@clintmallon 4 ай бұрын

You are the best Tech reviewer on KZfaq. Period. I do what you do in a different niche, so I understand what it takes to create content like this. I subscribed about two weeks ago and you nail it with every video I’ve seen of yours. Keep going!!

@uddyalok23 Ай бұрын

I second this. This cleared up so many things I was confused about. Thanks for this.

@pauljakeman 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video man, great deep dive. Didn’t know Mac’s didn’t support some, I just took it that they’d all work so that’s saved me!

@hansen-house 6 ай бұрын

Used your advice from the first video to set up a 2TB Acasis ext. enclosure for my M2 Mac Studio. REALLY like it. However, the enclosure gets hot easily (should put a laser thermometer on there to check...) but I haven't experienced any actual problems resulting from high heat. It's just a little worrying. For others doing this, I'd recommend finding a little USB-powered case fan or something to cool the enclosure during heavy use.

@bogdansfaru4953 Ай бұрын

This guy is for real the best tech reviewer! Idk how he is not much bigger yet because this content is sooo good!!

@SteveNilsen 6 ай бұрын

Damn, you lighting and colourgrade is king on this setup!

@tminusoftexas3224 3 ай бұрын

I have came back to this video 3 times for guidance thank you

@stevewelsh__ 5 ай бұрын

Great info thanks Kyle. Seeing more of your vids in my recommended feed and I’ve gotta say the quality of your shots, information and spoken word is top tier. I have a few T7’s and recently edited a whole music video on sandisk ssd that I snagged for $99 and they performed just as well as each other. Will def be looking into a nano drive for bigger projects though.

@frances_n Ай бұрын

finally!! a video that clears up all of the things that i was confused about, thank you

@biotrekker 7 ай бұрын

Very excellent summary. To the point and useful.

@bluelightuniverse1076 27 күн бұрын

Thanks for this video man. Short and to the point.

@JonatanCastro 4 ай бұрын

Love the lighting in your videos!

@kikevigp 6 ай бұрын

Amazing recommendations! you have a new subscriber, thank you Kyle!

@gooddoor699 2 ай бұрын

Amazing video thank you so much had not even thought about this option you have opened a new world thank you!

@PorterFlinn 7 күн бұрын

This vid was great. Thank you!

@bryans8656 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the reviews Kyle. I've used external drives for years to store and protect data, and they saved me a bucket of money when I moved to Macs with the M series chips. I do use exFat because I still have a Windows PC for some legacy software, and I sometimes need to swap data between the two platforms.

@TheOrisya 3 ай бұрын

Does EXFAT 'bug' happens to you too? This bug scares me to use it in modern macs

@bryans8656 3 ай бұрын

@@TheOrisya I'm haven't experienced any sort of exFat bug.

@TheOrisya 3 ай бұрын

@@bryans8656 really? I formated KLEVV SSD to EXFAT and the date info for that SSD become 1970s. I formated it couple times even using the longer duration and still end up with the same 'bug'. since date and time is crucial for file management, I decide to use the APFS format.

@PoseidwnTech 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review!

@ScrapyardDiecastRacing 2 ай бұрын

My 4 month old SanDisk 4Tb SSD just crashed! I wish I would’ve found this video before then as it would’ve saved me a lot of heartache and lost files!!

@keithyakouboff8755 11 күн бұрын

Please... ALWAYS back your files up.

@MaximSalazar 2 ай бұрын

Great content, very helpful. Thank you 🙏🏻

@timothybolden9955 3 ай бұрын

So much info! Thanks bro!

@Guairenito 6 ай бұрын

Very nice video and valuable recommendations, thank you.

@latinreuben 3 ай бұрын

Good information on formatting SSD.

@ItsRichardShank 4 ай бұрын

How is this guy have only 50k subscribers!? Crazy, those videos are awesome and super good-looking

@celluloidmountains316 6 ай бұрын

Awesome Video Kyle, very very helpful! You now got a new subscriber. Thank You

@TheDanEdwards 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, very helpful.

@TechnoViel 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video! I'd love to see how these external SSDs deal with real workloads, such as video editing. And how well software such as Davinci Resolve deals with removable disks. Would it mess up my project if I accidentally opened it while the disc is not connected?

@csbyjw 7 ай бұрын

I have been using the SanDisk Pro-Blade Station with SSD Mags - so far performs great, is super speedy!

@RGMGFitness 11 күн бұрын

Great info! Thanks man!!! Just spend several hours resolving an issue with my wife's external hard drive. The disk was formatted as NTFS (File System for WINDOWS) and stopped working on her MAC. A recent MAC firmware update caused the 3rd party software (ie PARAGON (MacOS Sonoma Compatible)) to stop working. She had been using this external drive for a few years now. Finally, got everything working again by 'purchasing' the license for 'Paragon' software (Microsoft NTFS for MAC by Paragon Software) for $30.00. Hours of troubleshooting to figure out what was going on. Bottom line, I'm looking for a new SSD for her MAC so we don't run into this problem again. Great info...thank you again!

@swiftedits1 3 ай бұрын

Super helpful! Thank you🙏

@DBLCreations 6 ай бұрын

Really loved this video! So i subscribed! Next one i'm going to watch is the USB Hubs one. Question though, i too have Clean my Mac installed. But i was wondering: Is it okay to use tools like these? I've always heard that macOS is very good at keeping itself optimized etc... and that it's not recommended of using these type of "clean tools." So i'm not sure. It looks like a good and clean app though!

@Sambuccashake 4 ай бұрын

This vid was perfect timing for me with an incoming Mini M2. I assumed that it would be an easy choice (I'm looking at you Satechi... Why oh why don't you support nvme?!) but it turned out to be a mine field. Appreciate the walkthtrough!

@graemelaw8132 4 ай бұрын

Hi from France, I loved your video , thanks for the recherche and clarity. One area that I don't understand is back-ups. I'm a real fan of keeping several backups of my data, both on-site and off-site. I use both external drives and cloud storage. If I use the type of external drives that you suggest, how can I get this loaded to iCloud and /or Google Cloud ? Second question relates to Final Cut Pro which loads links from the drive and not the full imports, how to I keep this feed from an external drive ?. Please keep you videos coming, they're super instructive.

@termin8r23 4 ай бұрын

Hi Kyle! Fresh new subscriber here, just found your channel. Love, that you provide compressed info from someone who seems to know what he's talking about. ;-) Don't know, if you read this, but I'll give it a try: ---- After almost 15 (!) years on my early 2009 iMac I finally upgraded to a mid tier 2023 M3 iMac and I'm just loving it. Now the kicker: I just learned from you, that deterogating SSDs can be a problem, which came as a small shocker, as I try to get out as many years out of my 2.400 Euro machine. Prior to my new SSD knowledge, I already bought one of the shiny minisopuru USB hub-stands and equipped it with an WD SN850X 2 TB SSD. My initial plan for this and current setup is, that I use a partion of it as a time machine volume, to automatically backup my internal Mac 512 GB SSD. Do you have suggestions on how to use this setup or add another SSD to reduce wear and tear of the internal one? Anyhow: Happy new year and keep 'em coming! ;-)

@dougnelson423 4 ай бұрын

Kyle, fantastic video. Thanks.

@Cville2347 7 ай бұрын

Good helpful info for all Mac users.

@Thedimka 7 ай бұрын

I use the ACASIS enclosure with Crucial P3 Plus 4TB ssd with my Mac Mini M2 Pro, it works great, very very fast. It heats up a lot, and I end up adding Thermalright TR-M.2 heatsink. I get about the same specs you show. Over all it works very very well and I am very happy. The main issue is that Apple Time Machine does not back it up. Apple's support said that Time Machine is not supported on external drives, even though I was able to do it on other drives in the past.

@allanpennington 6 ай бұрын

Ive never used Time Machine. Carbon Copy Cloner is great instead.

@Coldgecko 6 ай бұрын

Very informative. I actually just bought a Sandisk Professional G40... hahaha. I travel in hard environments for photography -- and wanted IP68. Hope that the drive does not mess up! Any thoughts on actual facts around the issues? Who to contact to find out? I really would love to have a Thunderbolt 3/4 device along with a IP68 hardened case.

@beewings98 2 ай бұрын

Had a Mac for more than 10 years now I think. For some reason I always thought external SSD’s are just for extra storage. Now that I know I can run demanding apps on there, I just got the enclosure and NVMe you recommended and they should be here tomorrow! Thanks! Can’t wait to give my 2019 iMac a boost 😂. One day I’ll switch to a Mac with an M chip but not today 😆

@claudio_sergiacomo 6 ай бұрын

Excellent video... thanks so much... do you have any thoughts about TRIM when using external SSDs?

@ERIKCLARKK 6 ай бұрын

Your channel and content is top notch ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

@williameverets2736 7 ай бұрын

Great Info Thank You

@SteveGerrardPhotography 6 ай бұрын

Just that little "initialize" comment saved me from throwing away a 1TB drive that's now working fine. Thanks so much :)

@lavinchi6709 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much very interesting and helpful video

@PontiacS. 3 ай бұрын

I have a 2012 Mac Mini. Fully Upgradeable. Upgraded the RAM. Will upgrade the Hard Drive to SSD drive eventually. At the Moment I'm only looking for an external SSD storage for "Projects". Finding a reasonably priced adequate SSD is a Pain.

@lowe_h_seger 4 ай бұрын

Love this workaround, it is just that the Mac Mini M1 does not have more than two ports and running this brilliant workaround does take one of the two available slots. What are your thoughts on a dock and which one would you recommend?

@damnhockey Ай бұрын

WOW, great info, thanks alot

@marcjacobson757 7 ай бұрын

Very helpful

@Bvongmedia 3 ай бұрын

Great explication !!!

@izakniemann5734 3 ай бұрын

Glad I discovered your channel. I am in search for an external SSD hard drive for video editing on my 2019 16 inch MacBook Pro, using DaVinci Resolve. After more than a week of research, I'm still unsure what to buy. My best guess is that I need at least 8 - 10TB. Or is more better? I'm looking at the Glyph Blackbox PRO RAID Desktop Drive at a massive $566.45 but Glyph is based in the USA and they build good stuff. Please guide me in the right direction. I would really appreciate that Kyle.

@Mark-OutWest Ай бұрын

Mac user with a Sony TV, gotta have my exFAT for video storage. I don't waste my time worrying about sticks and cases to pinch a penny and have to worry about what works with what. I buy a complete solution: Sandisk, Lacie, Samsung. When you use the correct spec cable, it's a thing of beauty how fast terabytes transfer. Good video!

@johnscotlinksl 7 ай бұрын

I don't see a lot of people talking about the fact that if you have an SD card reader on your mac, you can get a half sized sd card and leave it in the mac permenately, Its very slow, but good for mass storage

@JoshuaTruckin 7 ай бұрын

That’s old school

@johnscotlinksl 7 ай бұрын

@@JoshuaTruckin works 🤷‍♂️

@tostadorafuriosa69 7 ай бұрын

i do that on my old thinkpad

@pauljakeman 6 ай бұрын

Great for backups too.

@OliverRaduner 6 ай бұрын

„very slow“ is no longer correct - there are higher priced SD cards that give very decent read+write speeds!

@js7851 5 ай бұрын

good info, had to go back as the info was very fast

@55rj55 Ай бұрын

awesome content! liked and subscribed!

@jonasbock2177 5 ай бұрын

Hey Kyle, the video has helped me a lot as I am building a new MacBook desktop and have been looking for a decent SSD. I have found an old SSD from 2013 at home though, which I would also like to integrate into my setup as it still was brand-new (Transcend esd200). The problem is that my M1 MacBook Pro can't find the SSD and I have no clue why that is. If you have an idea what could be the problem please let me know! Cheers Mate! Edit: When I plug it in the light on the SSD turns on for a second but then instantly shuts off

@LiteShaper1 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video! Likely a dumb question here, but will a TB enclosure and SSD operate (obviously at lower speeds) on a standard usb c connection? Wish to use the drive to copy footage on set using a mac book Air but also at its higher TB speed capacity on my desk top Mac Studio.

@cheekyoscar1353 5 ай бұрын

thank you so much ❤

@alexasweigart125 3 ай бұрын

Excellent review and loved the pace. My question is regarding connectivity. I have an iMac late 2013 which has Thunderbolt 2 ports. If I buy the Acasis enclosure and WD SN770 drive how do I best connect the Thunderbolt 2 ports to the drive? Can you estimate likely read/write in that configuration? Obviously this won't be an issue once I upgrade the iMac but I'm not there yet. Thanks!

@evefavorse5939 3 ай бұрын

Great info!

@janabarraza5902 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for a great video! I have a 27" intel iMac, 2019 with iTB internal SSD. I use bootcamp and need more capacity. How would these external drives perform as the primary boot drive with the Mac OS installed? Compared to the internal 1tb ssd currently on the system? Thanks for your reply!

@andrepoirier6092 5 ай бұрын

Great video. Do these drive work on older iMac 2017 i5? Thanks

@MJPGuitar 3 ай бұрын

So glad I saw this. I was just about to buy that SanDisk Pro but I went with the Samsung

@em8969 5 ай бұрын

i got the 980 pro nvme with a case, 200 dollars in total, but it is as fast as the M2 chipi!! my internal ssd is saved for years to come, been going strong for a year

@purplepeeler9955 2 ай бұрын

hey man, i really like your videos i was wondering if you need a thumbnail designer too improve your click through rate would love to work with you

@mavsstuff 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great video. I have a question and I hope it can be resolved easily, lol. I don't know a lot about computers but I'm always trying to learn. I have a MacBook Air M2. This is my very first Mac, as I have only used pc's in the past. I am using a Crucial 4.0 NVMe M2 2TB ssd with an ACASIS enclosure for added memory. The external drive is formatted APFS. Write speed is running at 1689 and read speed is 2616 according to Black Magic app. I have the Prime Video app downloaded to the external drive and it functions great. The issue is, when I download my purchased movies, they are being saved to my internal ssd as I can see my used space going up fast on it and my external drive is staying the same. Is there a setting I'm missing to make the app safe the movies to the external drive, or is this just not possible to do?

@Vedrajrm 6 ай бұрын

The internal upgrades are worth it imo The internal drives with proper enclosure costs almost the same, but is external and doesn’t have the advantages of an internal drive

@adunford2664 4 ай бұрын

Very informative, especially coming from windows systems. It’s a shame Apple doesn’t fit larger drives for the price.

@adventureswithtime 5 ай бұрын

All in all, what would you recommend for a 4TB for the new M3 iMac. I'm planning to use it for video editing. Thanks

@thenext9537 2 ай бұрын

I have a 2014 MBP, 16GB ram and i7 2.8 ghz with 512GB. I only use Logic Pro + plugins. I just install everything on internal ssd, libraries, etc. then my external drive which is a 1TB ssd which has insane write speeds of 6000MB does all the read writing. That’s been that way since 2016 when I got it used off eBay.

@everydaylifewiththebensons285 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic & Informative video. Question....Will these enclosures and Samsung 980 or WD770 SSD's work with an 27" iMac 2017 Intel that is dying and I want to get my data off of it soon - like this week. I will probably buy an iMac 24" M3 or maybe MAC Studio M3 if it comes out this summer (and the price is not too bad). In the meantime, I will use my 2017 iMac Pro as my my everyday computer until I do. Thanks, Charlie in Central Ohio - Mac user since 1986 (VisComm major at Ohio University)

@ProgramistaNaBudowie Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@johnheida139 2 ай бұрын

Excelent review

@joetagg1961 5 ай бұрын

I have a question. I want 8TB of SSD storage to back up my photos. I gave about 3TB worth now. If I use an external enclosure with 2-4TB SSD drives, after the 1st drive gets full will it automatically start using the second drive. Or does it consider it a completely different drive?? Thanks in advance.. Love your channel..

@justanothergeordie2 5 ай бұрын

This was a brilliant review, thanks. Could someone recommend the best case and SSD for a 4TB option please? I can see currently an off the shelf SanDisk for instance is approx £214 whilst the separate components come out at least £100 more but the speeds are obviously much higher. Thanks

@philiprand3720 2 ай бұрын

I've got an Intel 27' iMac, and have attached a samsung drive to hold Time Machine. If I use a 3 C connection, can I just put an adapter on the USB2. My Thunderbolt is hosting in a hub a Windows SSD as well as the Time Machine. Your mention of USVB 4 is the first I've heard of such a thing, all of this an indication of my (non) level. What is enticing, however, where I don't completely trust Time Machine, is the idea of something to park mothball files (former banks etc.) Your presentation is very good, in any case.