SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable External SSD - Up to 550MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-1T00-G25

It's now $170, but it was a Prime Day sale for like $120 last year.

Literally any hard drive would work. If speed, portability, and reliability is more important than storage size and affordability, get an SSD like this. Otherwise get something like this.

I bought this one! https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=1tb+ssd+usb+c&qid=1608490105&sr=8-3

I have a small 1TB external SSD I keep with me while traveling that I move files over to after I am done editing (LOVE IT)

This: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_uAL3EbWRTZN17

At least a 1TB if not 2, I would also look at an SSD external, much cheaper then internal and much faster then a thumb drive, we actually run Windows OS off of them.

After effects and video editing cache takes up a lot of space

SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable External SSD - Up to 550MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-1T00-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_V7qAEb680S7QJ

This is my favorite:

SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable External SSD - Up to 550MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-1T00-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_RgywFbKX5P4V8

You can get it in 2TB. Or even get the “Pro” version that is twice as fast in read/write.

Sandisk builds external SSDs that use an M.2 internally. https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=sandisk+external+ssd&qid=1593173369&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExT0o0NzU5RUNXWkJPJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDc1NjU0TVg1MVRSN1o5TjQzJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA3NDkyOTU2SFZPRDJROTc4RVcmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

I’m going with this one as it’s priced $20 more but with faster read and write speeds https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX

It is because flash drives have low bandwidth, and if you are trying to read and write at the same time it will just be slow. Get a USB 3.1 flash drive to remedy this issue, like this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077BGMX8C/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_4f.1EbVF0FFQ9

EDIT: You would be better getting a USB SSD like this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_9g.1Eb6TH1FS4 It is more expensive but has more speed and capacity.

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX/

I had an older SSD card similar to the one in this link and it works great. The one thing i noticed recently is that area in the center console can get warm in the middle of the day so make the device can handle some heat.

SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable External SSD - Up to 550MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-1T00-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_g6TkFb10S2EJZ

I use this - it’s tiny and a lot more durable than something like an internal drive on a case:

SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable External SSD - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-1T00-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_wa7zvaXPlM2Uc

Sorry I haven’t used this account in awhile. Hope my advice isn’t too late.

The cheapest priced 16-inch MacBook Pro has a 6-core CPU. That’s more than fast enough for graphic design work. The main reason to upgrade the cpu to 8-core is for when the software can take advantage of multi core processing. So final cut video rendering, that kind of thing. And mainly if you’re editing videos all day would that upgrade really be helpful. But for graphic design, 6-core is beyond sufficient. I wouldn’t recommend upgrading the CPU. It’s throwing money away unless you know you’re doing multi core processing tasks.

Regarding RAM, 16GB is enough, or standard, but I recommend 32GB because you may occasionally do large projects, with multiple Adobe apps open, and you don’t want to be experiencing any slow down due to swapping. I think 64GB is a waste of money unless you’re doing Pro video, cgi animation, that kind of thing. 32GB is the sweet spot. 16GB is fine if you’re only doing print work.

Regarding storage, I recommend 512GB, which is the default.

So I have Dropbox setup. All my current project files are saved on Dropbox (not the desktop, not anywhere else but Dropbox). So if I lose my laptop, everything is up to date on Dropbox.

After I complete a project, I package all my client files and then move them to an External SSD. I recommend this.

I then own a second SSD and clone the first. Only this time I keep that clone offsite (eg parents house), in case there’s a disaster or break in and I lose my first SSD.

So you can see, a backup strategy for professional work is paramount. How much storage you have on you, in your laptop, is less important. Video editors could use a laptop with 2-4TB. Graphic designers don’t need more than 256GB. So 512GB is sufficient. But get what you feel you need. If you want to partition Windows Bootcamp for playing games, then I do recommend upgrading to 1TB and partitioning 256GB to Windows, since modern AAA games are taking up like an average of 40-70GB each.

Hope I’m being helpful. Let me know if you have follow up questions or need me to clarify.

Edit: forgot GPU. The 5300M is sufficient. Design doesn’t use the GPU much. Until you’re doing video (eg Final Cut) or CGI (eg Blender). I’m not sure how good Adobe After Effects is about GPU compute, but I imagine it is. So in those cases, the faster the GPU the better. But it seems GPU won’t affect you much.

But upgrade if you wanna play games.

And I repeat, upgrading components for video editing isn’t necessarily smart money spending until you’re doing a lot of video editing. Upgrading components to speed up video editing by 20-50% doesn’t matter if you’re exporting video once a week. So I wouldn’t let the possible future of video editing dictate what you buy today. The default 16-inch is beyond amazing for video editing in Final Cut Pro.

Conclusion: I recommend the default 16-inch, but upgrading to 32GB RAM. Every other upgrade isn’t necessary, but nice if you have the money. I would just prefer you spend extra budget on backup drives, software, Apple Care+, and maybe an iPad Pro. Maybe a large retina external display.

Think: what’s going to make my work better? Getting a super fast GPU isn’t going to help my work. Getting the most expensive 8-core CPU isn’t going to help my work. Getting a super large retina external display would. Getting an iPad with Apple Pencil for procreate and sketching ideas would. Think in those terms, is how I try to live and how I recommend my friends and colleagues spend their money.

Cheers.

sandisk 1tb SSD’s are $170 on amazon

So there are SSDs that create special for TB3? How about this SanDisk? https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX

just buy 1tb portable ssd usb c.....they are fast and stable good for pc gaming/PS4/Xbox

SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable External SSD - Up to 550MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-1T00-G25

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX

only $124

This Sandisk external SSD is supposed to be a good one

Rather than a hard drive, get yourself an external SDD. They are more rugged and less failure prone, and One TB is plenty of space for most things.

1TB SanDisk External SSD:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078STRHBX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I’m currently on the market for a SSD for my Raspberry Pi 8gig I plan to use for staking. Reading some of the latest reviews on Amazon lead me to believe the Samsung T5 may not be the best option? Could someone point me to any other good SSDs that pair nicely with the Rpi. What about the Sandisk? (Linked below)

Samsung (MU-PA500B/AM)T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSD , Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.9f6EbED1JB5V

SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable External SSD - Up to 550MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-1T00-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Fig6EbX043CSW

When referring to computers Memory and Storage are two very different things.

That being said Samsung T7 is great

Sandisk Extreme Portable is good as well.

Samsung T5 or SanDisk Extreme (Pro) for Windows and gaming?

Hi Folks!

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I am planning to add an external SSD drive to my MBP16, install Windows on it and play some simple games from it (Portal 2, Anno 1800, etc.).

I researched the topic and it seems the following drives seem to be decent:

• Samsung T5
• SanDisk Extreme
• SanDisk Extreme Pro

Any known issues with the above mentioned drives?

Are the first two enough performance-wise or the last drive that caps at 1GB/s instead of \~500MB/s like the first ones will be a substantial improvement (I doubt it would).

Any other issues I should be aware of? I know that with Catalina I can get crashes if I'd leave the drive connected.

Please share your wisdom! Thanks!

Is something like this good enough? https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX

USB-C/3.1

Port forwarding is unique to each router (as far as configuration), however here is a general guide to it:

https://portforward.com/hell-let-loose/

Running on SSD simply means purchasing an external SSD hard drive, and downloading your games to it. SSDs vary and your PC may not be equipped to handle an SSD at optimal speed. I use this one:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_WC1hFbN7K5S4W

However you will need a USB type C port on your PC for best performance.

Google is your friend.

This seems to be a favourite...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078STRHBX/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

Like others said, you can get a pretty cheap and small external SSD like this one https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-1TB-Extreme-Portable-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX

and run windows from this one. You get the added benefit of separating your windows and macos systems, which is always nice if something goes wrong (usually on the windows side...)

Here's a guide on how to install on external HD. Both Parallels desktop (or VMware or VirtualBox) and WintoUSB can be used in their trial versions to achieve this.

https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/31/how-windows-10-mac-boot-camp-external-drive-video/

New R-Pi 4 model B 4GB Overclocked CPU to 2.15ghz, GPU to 750mhz 128GB Sandisk U3 A2 micro SD 1TB Sandisk extreme usb drive (move to NAS after complete) Kubuntu desktop on Ubuntu core (aka "server") Transmission torrent client.

(Links at bottom)

Active cooling, 40mm fan and heat sinks, case came with all cables, adaptors, e.t.c for $20.

Max temp hits 58*C @ 5v fan with sysbench max prime@20,000. Vcgencmd has yet to show anything throttled after a week now.

Smraza Case for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, Case with Fan, 4PCS Heatsinks, 5V 3A USB-C Power Supply, USB Card Reader, 6 Feet Micro HDMI Cable, 7.8 Inch Micro HDMI to HDMI Adapter Cable (4K Ultra HD) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W5VQYG9/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_.fBtEbE5G46DB

SanDisk 128GB Extreme MicroSDXC UHS-I Memory Card with Adapter - C10, U3, V30, 4K, A2, Micro SD - SDSQXA1-128G-GN6MA https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FCMKK5X/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_WcBtEbJTF3W7X

SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable External SSD - Up to 550MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-1T00-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078STRHBX/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_Q5AtEbZ6NRWM4

I really like this Amazon tripod I bought 2 years ago - it's been super solid and way better than the tripods I see people buying now. https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-60-Inch-Lightweight-Tripod-Bag/dp/B005KP473Q

This flashlight I got feels super solid even after I've dropped it a few times https://www.fenixlighting.com/product/fenix-pd36r-rechargeable-flashlight/ It has a replaceable battery as well, and can be charged via usb-c

This external drive I use for backups has no moving parts, and is smaller than palm, and thin too. Also usb-c and needs to other parts or cables, so I suspect it'll last me a lifetime https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-1T00-G25/dp/B078STRHBX

I bought a 4 8-sets of wooden hangers to replace all my old ones from IKEA, and they were super cheap and I plan to use them forever https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/bumerang-hanger-natural-30238543/

Well.. there are a lot to choose from. Myself if I had the money/means I would like a USB3.x SSD like this one. Or even the 2TB version. If it really needs to be a harddisk then maybe something like this one. Or even a 4tb one like this.

I have a base model 2017 MacBook Pro 15", probably similar to yours, with an eGPU set up similar to your requirements above. (the only difference is that I have 3 screens) Here are my recommendations:

eGPU Enclosure

Get the Razer Core X Chroma, it's one of the best eGPU enclosures for MacBook Pros! I'm currently using one and I love it. It has 4 USB Ports, Ethernet, and it can power/charge your MacBook Pro. I bought mine off of r/hardwareswap, I highly recommend you check out that subreddit before eBay/Amazon (r/hardwareswap doesn't have tax too). For example, this user is selling his Razer Core X Chroma for $300 shipped. Notice: If you do get an eGPU with USB Ports, it will hinder performance a little. (The regular Razer Core X doesn't have USB ports)

GPU

As you probably know already, we Mac users are restricted to AMD GPUs. (Nvidia GPUs are unsupported in MacOS but are supported in Windows) I have upgraded from a Radeon RX 580 ($120-$150* used) to a Vega 64 ($250-$270*), which I am currently using. With a budget like yours I highly suggest getting a Radeon VII (\~$450*), AMD's newest & most powerful consumer-grade GPU.

External SSD / Bootcamp

Now, I know you didn't mention this but I thought I would throw this in here. I don't know how much storage your MBP has but I would suggest investing in an External SSD for Windows and gaming (I'm currently using a 512gig External SSD made by Samsung). This may not be needed for you.

As for gaming in Windows, please don't use Parallels. You can either partition your current SSD for Bootcamp/Windows or you can install Windows onto an External SSD with Parallels (you can use the trial version to do this). I used this guide to install Windows 10 on my External SSD. To use your eGPU in Windows, you need to install custom GPU Drivers from bootcampdrivers.com before you plug in your eGPU into your MBP running Windows 10 for the first time. Also for Windows 10, you will need to buy a license key to activate windows. Check out r/redditbay for cheap prices, that's where I got mine.

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Before I get to monitors let's see where we are at right now price-wise:

Razer Core X Chroma - $300

Radeon VII - $450 (worst case scenario)

External SSD - $169 (Samsung 1 Terabyte, on sale)

Total: $919 ($750 w/out SSD)

$581-$1,081 left with SSD ($750-$1,205 left without SSD)

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Monitors - Get a FREESYNC compatible one(s)!!!

I agree with u/Prequalified, get two monitors instead of an ultrawide. I'm currently using a 2-Year-Old LG 27UD88-W 27" 4K 60Hz for my main monitor which is suffering from edge discoloration and burn-in. Feel free to read my review, here. Because of my experience with LG, I would avoid using their monitors.

I'm not going to lie, there are a lot of monitors on the market right now. Choosing one can be very hard, depending on what you want to use it for. Do you prefer video/picture quality over refresh rate? Or do you prefer refresh rate over video quality? If you prefer a better image/video quality, I would look for two 4K 60Hz Monitors (something like this**). If you prefer refresh rate over image/video quality, I would look for two 1440p 144Hz Monitors (something like this**).

Depending on how much you have spent on everything else besides your monitors, you might be able to have your cake and eat it too; but only with one monitor. There are some 4K 144Hz monitors out there that cost less than $1,000.

*Based off of prices on r/hardwareswap

**I've only done a basic Amazon search to find these. I highly suggest you do your own research. The nice thing with the Dell Monitor (or any other monitor with a built-in USB Hub like the Dell's) is if you decide to use an eGPU Enclosure w/out USB Ports, you can one or both of the monitors (daisy chain them) as your USB Hub.

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I know this is a lot to take in, please let me know if you have any more questions!!