I use these in situations where the Samsung T5 can't sustain the necessary transfer speeds, like recording longer ProRes, BRAW, or ZRAW files. The first generation with USB 3.1 has been a very consistent and reliable performer.
BEST USB 3 DRIVES FOR EDITING MAC PRO
SanDisk Professional - G-DRIVE PRO 12TB External Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C. Write Speeds: Up to 2600 MB/s SanDisk Extreme PRO External SSD Solid Performer Get Latest Price on Amazon Secure your media and other digital information with this SanDisk. Blazing fast and consistent transfer speeds.Meets MIL-STD-810F standards for shock, vibration, dust, and sand resistance.These check all my boxes (and then some) for a great editing drive: When you need portability, durability, and gobs of transfer speed, look no further. If the Glyph Atom RAID SSD mentioned earlier is a 10, this one goes to 11! Transfer Speeds: Up to 540 MB/s Glyph Atom Pro NVMe SSD Blazing Fast & Rugged (Just Like Me) Get Latest Price on Amazon I use these all the time for recording shorter ProRes clips (4K60 or lower) and they have been solid. Not the fastest or most durable, but an awesome bang for the buck if you don't need consistently fast transfer speeds. Transfer Speeds: Up to 950 MB/s Samsung T5 Budget-Friendly Option Get Latest Price on Amazon Interface: USB-C (USB 3.1, Gen 2 - compatible with Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.0) These drives check all my boxes for a great editing drive: Glyph Tech has created rock solid, purpose-built storage solutions for media production over the last two decades.Īfter nearly 3 years of ownership, this is still in my main rotation of editing drives and I use it nearly every day.Ī great blend of performance, durability, and price. Transfer Speeds: Up to 1000 MB/s Glyph Atom RAID SSD Previous Top Pick Get Latest Price on Amazon Interface: USB-C (USB 3.2 - compatible with Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.0/3.1) They may not be as robust or have a 3 year warranty like my previous top pick below, but they're nearly half the price and a fraction of the size. I have moved countless terabytes of 4K video files through these drives and they have performed flawlessly. Tiny, fast, consistent, available up to 2 TB, and amazingly priced. I've been using 3 of these little guys for the last year and they have been excellent! Sabrent Rocket NANO NEW Top Pick For 2021! Get Latest Price on Amazon If you are editing multi-cam footage, using formats greater than 4K30, and/or using a higher quality codec (uncompressed or lightly compressed RAW, for example), then read/write speeds greater than 1000 MB/s are recommended. If you are editing single camera footage at 4K30 or less and and using a fairly standard codec (H.264, H.265/HEVC, ProRes, DnXHD/DnXHR, or compressed RAW formats like BRAW or ProRes RAW), then any of the drives on this list should work well. Don't confuse USB-C and Thunderbolt - USB-C is just a connector, and it can carry various levels (or modes) of USB and Thunderbolt. Make sure the drive's interface is compatible with your computer/equipment. It never hurts to have too much space AND too much speed. This is a list of the best external solid state drives (SSDs) I recommend and use for video editing.
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