Hey guys, just wondering what external hd you guys can recommend for when I pick up the new m4 air. Not sure what the quickest options are but I would like a nice new quick one that can keep up with the computer
Building anything on my own is out of the question lol. Thanks thoughThe cheapest fast option would be a build-your-own…NVME SSD in a 40gbps housing.
Building anything on my own is out of the question lol. Thanks though
No "building" involved. You buy a thunderbolt nvme enclosure and choose an nvme ssd to install into it, plug it in and format it.Building anything on my own is out of the question lol. Thanks though
500 GB minimum. Assuming you are getting an MBA, not a MBP, because of portability there will be times when you don't want to be carting the external around with you.you guys think its worth it to upgrade to the 500gb storage on the m4 air when it comes out or just do the standard 250gb and buy an external. i imagine i will need an external even with the 500gb anyways.
I know you used that word and discussion above has been about achieving that, but do you really need "quickest".quickest
Curious, why not just go with a slower ssd to use in these? You’re only getting half the rated speeds of these drives anyways, seems like a waste of money. Plenty of other quality drives out there that are closer to the speeds you’re getting. A 990 pro or sn850x is overkill in these enclosuresGrab an OWC 1m2 enclosure (USB 4), then put a quality NVMe drive (WD SN850X or Samsung 990 Pro) in it. That will give you a solid external with roughly 3000MB/s to 3200MB/s transfer speeds (read & write). For reference, that means a 6GB file moves from your laptop drive to the external in 2-3 seconds.
OWC 1M2 + 4th WD SN850X (AFPS)
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Hey guys, just wondering what external hd you guys can recommend for when I pick up the new m4 air. Not sure what the quickest options are but I would like a nice new quick one that can keep up with the computer
I use mine to work off, routinely transferring very large (photos, videos) files. A drive with DRAM is a must have for my use, plus the SN850X/990Pro generally have superior specs (endurance, IOPS, etc.) compared to the cheaper options. Those are more important features than the absolute speed. I have a SanDisk Extreme Pro (USB 3.2, ~1000MB/S) for the lighter stuff (system and document backups).Curious, why not just go with a slower ssd to use in these? You’re only getting half the rated speeds of these drives anyways, seems like a waste of money. Plenty of other quality drives out there that are closer to the speeds you’re getting. A 990 pro or sn850x is overkill in these enclosures
Absolutely right. The OP disk ask for the quickest, and USB 3.2 drives are not that. But, some of us are questioning whether the OP needs the fastest. And the OP has said "Building anything on my own is out of the question lol" which makes quickest drives rather expensive. We could do with something about the OPs intended usage and why he is getting an Air if performance is a key consideration.Also, the OP asked for one that could "keep up with the computer". USB 3.2 drives (SanDisk Extreme, Samsung T7, Crucial X9) cannot do that.
Someone mentioned the Samsung T7 as well. I won't, as the OP asked for one that could "keep up with the computer". USB 3.2 drives (SanDisk Extreme, Samsung T7, Crucial X9) cannot do that. They're limited by the 10Gb/s speed of USB 3.2. The SN850X in the 1M2 gives me almost identical performance as the internal 512GB SSD in my MBA, regardless of the type of transfer (small files, up to 300+GB files). A USB4 or TB5 drive will be the only ones capable of doing so.
Hey guys, lots of great info here. Ended up getting the MBP M4 14” 1TB 16GB UM. The 15” Air I had decked out with the same specs and it was only $200 cheaper.
So I will be using this computer for recording guitar and using logic as well as a video editing software. I’m not a pro, just a hobbyist who will be posting some of my playing to a YouTube channel.
The goal is to run and store some of this software off the external. Not really sure if I need to run it off the external since I have the 1Tb storage in the computer but I’m gonna hold off and do some more research with the links you guys sent, and see how everything runs off the computer as is. Again, I’m just a hobbyist but I do want a nice external.
Just an fyi, I’ve been using a 2TB WD Elements external. Just ran the speeds on that in Black Magic and oh boy is it slow. Read and write speeds were around 100mb lol. Took about 45min to transfer almost 90GB of iTunes lol.
I’m also coming from using a late 2013 27” iMac with a Fusion Drive. I’ve been in the dark ages for a while now. Very excited to bring this stuff up to date as well as speed.
Anymore info, feel free to send it. I am reading it.