How to Build Your Own High-Performance Portable SSD

Looking for the best portable SSD? By building your own you can typically get the best performance at cheaper prices compared to the big brand names out there. In this video Adam shows you how to build your own using an Asus ROG Strix Arion and a SK hynix Gold P31 as an example.

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[amirpourghoureiyan]

Note: if your internal drive is SATA then it will also cap the transfer rates to ~650mb and under, regardless if you use USB or Thunderbolt. If you're in that situation and just looking for large reliable storage, then go for a SATA drive that has a large RAM cache and SLC layer - as that will determine the consistency of your transfer speeds and the long-term reliability of your external drive.

[OlettaLiano]

I've used a 1TB NVMe M.2 in a external enclosure for over a year. It's awesome.

[hikehillared]

Finally a description that even my dad could follow. He just described everything and that's good.

[kboy]

Great video. I like this. No BS, to the point and not dragging the topic to make it 20 or more minutes 🙂

[vcjester]

This video gave me the confidence to add an m.2 to my new laptop. Such a helpful, and handsome man, with a voice that just makes me want to take a nap.

[ClayMann]

These are absolutely super. I discovered them last year. Had no idea you could hook up SSD's and even NVME sticks over USB. I've got them for both and while you can treat this like a cheaper alternative to just buying one. I use them to make use of older sticks when I've upgraded internally to larger ones. Its a great way to keep on using smaller drives.

[lawrenceberg]

It is awesome seeing Adam Patrick Murray know his way around Windows. I thought as a video editor he was just knowledgeable about Mac stuff. More videos, Adam!

[meinder]

I got the same with 2 tb nvmr ssd 3dnand. So nice

[jimmydandy]

Problem is negative reviews you see lots of people complaining that the thing fails quickly, lasted 1 month, lasted 2 months, lasted 5 months, overheats, errors, etc, I'm sticking with Samsung SSDs the failure rates on big brands are lower.

[EyesOfByes]

2:26 Hey! That's the ROG Phone SIM-tool! Talk about synergy 😁

[alexisrodriguez]

Actually a very well priced drive for the performance. Think I’m going to get a thunderbolt enclosure to really take advantage of the drive however.

[emanzue]

This tutorial really helped me!! Thank you so much!!!

[fgchd]

Very good and helpful content! Thank you very much. 🙂

[VeegovonDOOM]

I have this and didn't see a rubber bumper. I'm going to look through my box for it.

[EyesOfByes]

4:28 It's imperative you format the System32 file

[brokenoutline]

Can these be formatted for a Mac Pro laptop ? Or is it only for pc users ?

[Chris-hwmq]

No testing, no thermal measurement, way to go PCWorld the bar is low

[primetiltpilarstarfish]

This is not building this is putting together video should be named appropriately

[sherwintongco]

Question does it work on Android Phone im just used it as portable ssd? Thanks

[domi-no]

i tried looking up how to _make_ circuitboards but instead all i'm getting is how to _use_ circuit boards and now im mad