BEST SSDs! Samsung T7 vs SanDisk vs Crucial X8, X9 Pro, WD and Acasis 🔥

BEST SSDs - THIS is why you should ignore benchmark tests!

⚠️ iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max users ⚠️
I'd be careful with using the T7 shield for ProRes. Yes it will work but if you try 4K60 in LOG and it will drop frames, the footage is unusable.

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I tested the most popular SSDs from Amazon using my Windows PC, an Apple M1 Max MacBook Pro, M2 iPad Pro, M2 Mac Mini, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

I did use benchmark tools but I also did some realistic, large data transfers between these devices and the SSDs. The results vary wildly, but I share all the data here in this video. You can even use some of these faster ones on your Tesla 👀

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0:00 The best SSDs for your needs (and budget!)
0:20 Ground rules of the test and raw data for results
0:50 How I stress tested the SSDs
1:17 Summary of the test results
1:42 🚨 Sandisk Extreme and Sandisk Portable ‼️ ⚠️
2:15 I can't ignore the facts 💥
2:40 WD Black - A great option for gaming. But is it good for other tasks? 🤔
3:10 Temperature issues with WD Black
3:50 An important point about 'advertised speeds'
4:15 Crucial X8 - The most popular SSD in 2023. Are they still good?
5:00 Crucial X9 Pro - The best balance between performance, convenience and price 🥰
5:25 Crucial X10 Pro - My workhorse for high intensity workloads 🔥
5:55 Why the Crucial X9 and X10 Pros are the most convenient options 🥰
6:25 Pushing the Crucial X10 Pro a little bit harder on a 1.9TB transfer 🤯
7:15 The Crucial X10 Pro can handle a lot!
7:55 An extremely FAST option for internal SSDs - Crucial T705 💨
8:15 NUCLEAR OPTION 1 ☢️ Acasis TBU405 Pro M1 (With Cooling built-in!) 🥶
9:05 Sabrent Rocket NVMe SSDs ✨🙌🏼
9:30 NUCLEAR OPTION 2 ☢️ Acasis hub - Not just fast storage, but a great hub!
10:02 Acasis and Sabrent combo - Performance powerhouse
10:18 Samsung T5 and Samsung T7 Shield - A reliable short-term backup option
10:55 ⚠️iPhone users, beware!⚠️
11:18 Samsung T7 Shield - ruggedised and convenient, but not that fast
11:45 A longevity issue 😢
12:25 The best balance for my needs right now. But which is the fastest?
12:50 Let me know which one I should review next 🥰 (and outtakes 😂)

[cheekster]

Excellent video Alex. 👍🏻

If another 4.3K viewers subscribe after watching this video it will take you over the 100K subscribers milestone! 😉

[frd]

im currently in the market for SSD, and i remembered plenty of people complaining about Sandisk a while back. and here i am, cant thank enough that you made this kind of comparison. youre awesome buddy!

[AlexGTech]

It's been a long time coming, but here is an update to the most popular video on the channel! I hope you found this useful 🙏🏼 Please leave a like if you did and don't forget to subscribe for the next one 👊🏼 Here are the links to each of the SSDs:






⚠ iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max users ⚠
I'd be careful with using the T7 shield for ProRes. Yes it will work but if you try 4K60 in LOG and it will drop frames, the footage is unusable.

[almasfbr]

This video appeared as a suggestion, after watching it, it deserves that. I liked your attention to detail, and I learned new things despite my interest and experience with SSDs. Thank you

[bobapatt]

Yes! Great video once again Alex. Very, very helpfull. Countdown to the 100k subscribers has begun. Well deserved 😊

[wakaneut]

I like your detailed review, especially regarding the heat issue. Most reviews are just testing synthetic benchmarks.

[tweetbleat]

Thanks for making this video. I was just about to buy the Sandisk Extreme 2TB, You saved me some headaches.

[quinterocruz]

This video was incredibly helpful. Thanks for all the work that went into this!

[richardkim]

Awesome video!! Saved me time from researching all this myself!! Subscribed, keep up the great work!

[RealJoseph]

I love how you edit your videos. I don’t know what it is, but it’s so lively and satisfying to my eyes (if that makes sense).

[porrelokuras]

Muchas gracias alex por ayudarnos a aclarar dudas y saber que escojer.

[nykec]

Wow this very in depth and I like how you also have other platforms in the mix especially windows and not solely just a Mac test. Definitely subscribing to this Channel and hopefully you get to 100k subs! Thanks for the information on all the SSDs and Cheers!

[TheDivyansh]

Thank you for the research. Will be buying the X9 pro. Thanks

[wtdudley]

This video gave me everything I needed to make a decision. In addition your video was so well put together I felt like at about5 minutes in I could be comfortable going with whatever you suggest in the futer.

[Pxiel]

Was waiting for this video! A masterpiece ✨️

[MMTT]

Thank you so much for your help I cancelled my San disk order and going to order the x10 pro. Had thought about the Samsung as had seen other YouTubers getting that instead of San, so I’m so grateful for your knowledge I would have had no idea the Samsung would not have worked for what I wanted. Subscribed for the informative content 🙏🏽✨

[achrafsadik]

im amazed with the quality content bro, i wish you all the best !!

[martin_wood]

You’re the only reviewer to find a difference between x9 pro and x10 pro on Mac. Thanks for the detailed testing!

[Van_Wilder]

You literally just saved me from buying the T7. Now I’m all in buying the Crucial X10 Pro 😉👍🏻

[flyingcod]

Great video I never knew about the Acasis enclosures.