San Disk Professional Pro G40 Thunderbolt SSD Long Term Review

In this video we talk about all my experience with the San Disk Professional Pro G40 Thunderbolt SSD and why it is my favorite portable SSD on the market.

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[trexpeditiongotravel]

Because of your reviews is why I bought the San Disk eco system! For my Macbook pro 16 in M2 and M2 Mac Studio. Nice work!

[johne]

I just ordered the 2TB SanDisk Pro G40 for Mac to use on my base model Mac Mini with Logic Pro 11.2. One thing I discovered while shopping this drive—there are 2 versions, 1 formatted with APFS for M-series Macs and a version for all other devices, including Intel-based Macs, iPhones, iPads, Android devices, PCs, Linux, etc. I recommend BestBuy to be sure you get the SanDisk PRO G-40 made for your device.

[lazyotterboi]

Hey man, because of you talking about this in relation to Mac's I bought one and it arrived today...Seriously, thank you so much! this is exactly what I've been after for SO LONG. Just booted Logic Pro with a bunch of intensive Native Instrument VST's all running libraries off the SSD, and flawless performance. Really appreciate your insight.

[mr.octopus-plag]

Many thanks, I found this video just after buy it and pretty happy with the review, I'm confident I did a good choice!

[djmonk]

Glad I caught your insight prior to purchasing a Samsung T9 or Lacie Rugged. The Sandisk has better speeds, protection and warranty. Many props!

[djmonk]

Question, some say in reviews, the following: they said they had a problem with it timing out and disconnecting. Also, that it overheats. I'm going to be using it for Serato DJ software, so continued dependability and connection are vital for hours at a time. Thoughts?

[blazin]

I just got one of these today and it works randomly. It does not mount consistently. I got the 4TB SSD and it has probably connected 7 out of 20 times trying to get it to mount.

[sawyerr]

Upon a bit of a deep dive, I learned many who had connectivity problems with these and didn't just exchange them ended up pinpointing the actual issue to the thunderbolt cable bundled in. I just bought one, along with a separate TB3 cable from Anker. I'm planning to use this to host the data directory for a very large PostgreSQL database on a Mac Mini. We'll see how it goes!

[TheJammed]

this is excellent. will pick one up thanks bud

[leonardocoronelbarraza]

Did you have trouble with heating? I'm using Premiere and editing directly from the Sandisk SSD, it's sooo fast. But i can notice some warming.
And another Question. It's good if i place everything from Premiere to the SSD (Projects, Cache, Media Content) and edit directly? OR Keep the project on the MAC and just import Media Files from the External Drive?

[brandonwarfel]

Thanks for the videos. You sound like you know what you're talking about. Im considering buying one of the 2TB models. Ive noticed in other videos when people connect these to a windows pc it shows the type of drive being used. Ive seen the WD SN750 and the SN850 both in the 2TB model. Any idea what's going on there and how to tell the difference? There are open box units available from authorized resellers but it would be nice to know which drive is in them.

[Jordan_Belfor]

Nice video! I have a good question what about SLC cash (NAND) -? After how many gigabytes the speed is getting down ??

[hms]

I do like your FCPX strategy. I have one and am considering getting another, Amazon price is under $400. However, I am finding mine is hot after transferring two 1.5 TB FCPX Libraries. I have 3 other SanDisk Extreme Pro SSDs and the performance is not close. Any thoughts on the heat? If I am just using FCPX from the drive do you think It will not get so hot? Is the heat due to the massive copying? Good news, after disconnecting the drive it cooled down quickly.

[kinocchio]

I bought this recently but returned it because it doesn’t work on iPhone 15 Pro. I wanted a drive that workd with Mac iPad and iPhone. I will get the Crucial X9 Pro or Samsung T9.

[bbones]

thanks adam your videos are super helpful!

have you tried two of these drives in RAID 0? interested to know write speeds.

[teseglet]

I got the 4TB. for my Studio Max M2 to hold all my data and have an equally positive experience. With 1TB of 20MB photos I have no lag ever either on the Photos app or Pixelmator Pro. I did immediately upgrade the cord as some have suggested the OEM short one has caused some issues.

[Virtgnid]

I see some Sandisk PSSD have reported issue causing data loss, is PRO-G40 affected?

[ArifKhan.]

got it for $200 on a flash sale (no pun intended). Went back to get another within minutes....sold out!

[dromecin]

If you have Mac, don't buy this. There are a lot of people ranting against this unit because it disconnects randomly...I'm one of them. When it is working it works very well and is amazing fast, but it constantly disconnects. It´s happen every time, not just when the computer is put to sleep, it´s no the cable, it´s not the operating system... I tried everything. It doesn´t happen to everyone, but it´s a bet if you buy it. I didn't research this thoroughly and if I had known that I wouldn't buy it. My original idea was to upgrade an Acasis enclosure to a more professional version and I can't actually use it to work directly on the SDD, now i´m using the enclosure again and have this just for backup. Check this out before you buy it.

[Frank-yeol]

I am attempting to build a storage backup system for my PC. I would like to begin by buying a (4TB) SSD to upload micro SD's in the field and then use it as an editing drive until I reach capacity at which time I will buy a RAID. Will this Pro G40 work to automatically load micro SDs? Or what do you suggest for my Windows PC?