If You HAD to Buy A New SSD for Video Editing TODAY...

In this video I'm taking a look at a BUNCH of solid state drives that are on the market and strong options for video editors who need fast, reliable, portable SSDs to get their editing work done. There's a lot of controversy around SanDisk these days due to failing drives, so I wanted to share with you what hard drive I'd buy if I were buying brand new TODAY.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Intro
0:52 - How I Feel About Portable SSDs
1:46 - My SSD Needs
2:47 - Capacity
3:20 - Trust & Reliability
4:15 - My Current SSDs
6:11 - Samsung T7 Shield
6:44 - LaCie Rugged SSD Pro
7:10 - OWC
7:45 - Glyph
9:05 - Outro

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[matthewTobrien]

Let the debate begin! What SSD would you buy to get the most out of Speed, Capacity & Trust/Reliability? Side note: I really need to get a new SSD - mine are too old!

[kevinhoctor]

Great breakdown video! My wife and I are full-time travelers and have a YouTube channel to document our travels. I can’t afford to lose video, so I’ve been relying on the Samsung T7 drives. Most recently, the 2TB versions so I don’t have to pack more drives in my camera bag. Zero problems in over 3 years. Cheers!

[reconliving]

Right before the SanDisk Extreme Pro debacle began, I ordered one on Amazon. Failed. Returned it and ordered a replacement thinking faulty unit. That failed. Returned it. Went with the OWC Envoy Pro FX, and it's fantastic. It's thunderbolt connection is fast, and doesn't heat up like the SanDisk Extreme Pro (my older version still works fine), or the Samsung T7 I also use. Great video. Thanks.

[janikn]

I’ve had good experience with Samsung T5 and T7. I’ve used plenty of them over the years, and no issues with any of them. Speed is not the absolute best, but plenty enough for my use.

[lntg]

For me in New Zealand the MacBook Pro 16" was already a major stretch in my budget - as it's $4000 NZD. For an extra $250NZD I bought a Samsung T7 2TB. Would have been an extra grand and a bit for a 2 or 4 TB and I was already pushing my luck going for a 16" in the first place. SSD works great for any large projects. Majority of jobs I can do with the onboard storage, and then I delete and archive it on the SSD:)

[BobFarnham]

I've been waiting for this for a while. I HAVE TO get my schtick together!

[DonnTech]

this was informative and to the point.. thx

[DokoGaTV]

Great info as always! I just ordered the Samsung T7 Shield 4TB during Prime Day, they went down to $199. I use that for a copy/backup drive for video files. My primaries for editing are the Sabrent 4TB Nano SSD (about 1000mb) and the OWC Envoy Pro (that thing is a tank). I also did a build-your-own with an ACASIS and an internal 4TB drive. It's blazing fast but gets so hot (even with the thermal pad thingy), I'm kinda leary about using it for long editing sessions. Really bummed about the whole Sandisk debacle. Purchased 4, returned 4. Drives me nuts that all the online retailers pushed the fire sale discounts on those drives. Whenever you view recent comments about them, they all mention the drive failure issues. I know there's a firmware fix for um, but can't/won't trust any of their drives for a while.

[MickaelFjaerePhotography]

Got the OWC Pro Fx 1TB for a MacBook Pro M1 2021, they have more then double the speed of my Samsung T7’s… it’s a joy to use it! I recommend it for sure!

[Abcreative]

I do appreciate the breakdown. Thank you for this thoughtful video. 🙌🏾

Also, my Sandisk 2TB failed me as well creating a healthy paranoia around it's viability. Now, I use it for short term data transfer to clients.

[HomesickMac]

Such a great update Matthew, I own only a Thunderbolt Dock4 by OWC so I wouldn't know about their drives. I've been using a T3 Samsung for years and it's still going strong. Out of your suggestions I'd defo go with the T7 or... another Sabrent. I'm currently using a 1TB Sabrent Rocket XTRM-Q that has Thunderbolt 3 transfer speeds up to 2, 700 MB/s, USB mode speeds up to 900 MB/s and it's connected directly to my M1 Mac mini 2020 with 512GB SSD. The Sabrent is used for storing the documentation, some video stuff that I either edit from that drive or bring in onto the internal. I'm keeping both drives at some 50% capacity and the rest of my data is on two slow WD 10TB drives that are mirrored through Chrono Sync. Kudos to Sabrent!

[papafuz]

I'm still using my 2 TB Sandisk and so far no issues 🤞🤞I had heard issues with the 4 TB so I didn't go that route I actually bought 2-2 TB(new colors) that were released recently. Hopefully no issues later on down road but if so thank you for the suggestions on other brands. Especially the Glyph. 👍

[Brian-Hansen]

OWC Thunderblade- been using it for about 5 years. It is incredible.

[CraigNiesenPhotography]

Matthew, great video. I have been using T5s and T7s from Samsung. I prefer the non-ruggedized versions because physical labels will stick to them. Thank you for sharing.

[skymakai]

I read somewhere that it's just been a bad "batch" of those Sandisk Extreme Pro Mobile drives. I bought one a year or so ago (4TB Pro model) and have been editing off of it just fine... amazing drive. Still, my next drive will likely be a TB3 drive made of an m.2 and enclosure... since the Sandisk Pro model drives, even with the USB 2x2, aren't utilizing their maximum bandwidth without TB3.

[marctrainor]

I own several Glyph drives and they seem very reliable. Can't beat their warranty at the least. I'm really looking at their Atom Pro nvme. It sure seems to check all the boxes, but right now I have a Samsung T9 and I just got between 6 & 700 mbs on my Pc HP laptop that has thunderbolt 3 ports. That's not bad for a serious mature like me. it's much faster than all of my other drives. Thanks for a really good review and expose of these different drives. Marc T.

[RickWagnerCoach]

Matt, I have a MacBook Pro M2 and updated to Final Cut Pro 10.8. I have the Samsung T9, and it says online that the T9 does not need to be formatted to APFS for Mac. I am editing a short multicam video that refuses to play through without dropping frames and it's driving me crazy.. Any suggestions on why this is not working for me?

[reginaldwalton]

If you want sheer speed and durability, you can't go wrong with the OWC Envoy Pro FX. For speed and portability, the OWC Envoy Pro Elektron. The only down side is the max capacity of that one is 2 TB (if that's a down side). I love and use them both.

[KenJonesAdvisor]

Having spend many decades in the music recording industry, since the onset of digital music recording, Glyph has been the industry standard for digital storage. In fact, I still have a 1TB Glyph Studio USB 3.0 hard drive that I used in my home studio back in 2014. Can’t say anything bad about Glyph and look forward to checking out their portable SSDs.

[rivvidproductions]

Great video and well-timed! Looking for an SSD currently and was considering the SanDisk… yikes!

I tried an OWC drive a while back, but my computer didn’t even recognize it and even after troubleshooting with their tech support, I wound up having to return it. Kind of put a bad taste in my mouth, but it’s probably not a common user experience (just a common me experience 😅)

I’d be curious to hear your thoughts on the Tropic Color SSD that recently came out though! The specs on that look pretty insane!