SAVE Your Mac And Your MONEY! External SSDs For Mac Explained
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Published 2023-10-15
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If you're buying a new Mac, whether that's a Mac Studio, Mac Mini, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air — they all have one thing in common, soldered internal storage. In this video, we're going to go over external SSDs for Mac and why using a Solid State drive can save or extend the life of your machine, all while saving you some money.
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00:00 | Intro
01:02 | The Problem With Mac Storage
02:13 | External SSDs To The Rescue
02:48 | Budget-Friendly Portable SSDs
05:06 | Premium External SSDs (USB4/TB3)
09:02 | Formatting SSDs On Mac
10:28 | Performance
11:40 | Drive Health
12:01 | Wrapping U
All Comments (21)
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this cleared up a whole lot of confusion on the topic for me, thank you SO MUCH for concentrating so much useful information in one video!
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Never thought to get an enclosure and a drive that way. Looks simple enough to put together, Thank you for this breakdown.
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Just switched order from ACASIS TBU405 to HyperDrive after watching your video. Thank you so much for an extensive overview! Right in time when I was considering how to enhance storage on my Mac Mini.
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New Mac user here. Gotta say your content has been a massive help in choosing and getting my Mac up and running
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Great video Kyle! Very informative. Never really thought of external SSDs in so much detail. I'd usually just buy the first sandisk drive that popped up on Amazon search results page. And I 'paid the price' for doing so (both in the literal and metaphorical sense), since my Sandisk Extreme SSD failed soon after purchase. Thankfully, it was still under warranty so I could get a free replacement... Keep up the great videos (which are both entertaining AND, crucially, informative)
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Found this video in the comments of your previous review. Thanks for keeping us all up to date!!!
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Wow wow wow. Through and through this video was so incredibly detailed and well done very tastefully. All the info literally answered all of my questions on this topic and was engaged the whole length of the video. You deserved all of the success that is headed your way my good sir🙌🏽i never subscribed so fast!
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As a newbie in the Apple world you're video's are extremly helpfull. So big thanks Kyle and keep up the good work.
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Top notch, helpful review. Head and shoulders above most of what I find on YouTube. Thanks!
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Hyper shop had a sale a couple weeks ago so I purchased a HyperDrive Next USB4 SSD Enclosure for $89, paired it with a Western Digital Black SN850X 2TB for another $99.99. Using Mac Studio M2 Max speeds reaching over 3000 mbps read/write speeds. Gets a little warm as you would expect but really happy with it.
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Thank you so much Kyle, this was concise, complete, and I learned a lot. Didn't know I could actually get faster read/write speeds from external drives.
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I use a Sabrent external enclosure with a Crucial SSD. It’s INSANELY fast and has been very reliable. Less than $200 to build too which is a perk!
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Great video, all the info I was looking for. (Also the first video of yours that I've seen - instant Subscribe!)
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Exactly what I needed to hear, Kyle. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. 👍
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Kyle...thank you for this incredibly detailed explanation of so many things I've wondered about.
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You are the best Tech reviewer on YouTube. Period. I do what you do in a different niche, so I understand what it takes to create content like this. I subscribed about two weeks ago and you nail it with every video I’ve seen of yours. Keep going!!
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That was super helpful! I'm currently using a Mac book air M1 (256GB). Especially with University I need a bigger storage for our video files
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Very excellent summary. To the point and useful.
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Thanks so much for this valuable info. I am researching external drives to back up all the data on my Macbook Pro 2011 (yes, it is still running....great machine, will utilize it till it fails). Bought a new Macbook in 2022 and plan on transferring a lot of the old Macbook's data to it. Your review is most helpful!
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Thanks for the review!
