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aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:42 am

My main sample library SSDs are quickly running out of space - I have 2 1TB drives, but the one with my Native Instruments libraries in particular only has 50 GB left on it so I need a larger one. Probably 4TB. At the moment both are Sandisk Extremes, one Pro - both have been very reliable, but I'm open to better options if there are any, and am also wondering about using an internal NVMe or SATA drive in an enclosure which may give me faster speeds (esp on Thunderbolt as I am on Mac). With that option however there is a confusing array of possibilities though if I get into that. Help please!

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Fri Dec 06, 2024 11:57 am

I really dig the Crucial SSDs, fast, reliable, super small.
https://uk.crucial.com/catalog/ssd/external

Synthman2000 · Post by **Synthman2000** » Fri Dec 06, 2024 2:50 pm

Sandisk were having trouble with 2TB and above drives in the recent past. (emptying themselves of their contents randomly) The 1TBs are fine as far as I know but something to be aware of for larger sizes.

viewtopic.php?p=8683903&hilit=Sandisk#p8683903

This could of course have been totally resolved, email them for reassurance.

I am testing a 1TB Samsung T7 Shield out but have nothing to say about longevity as yet. Speeds are similar if not slightly faster than the Sandisk Extreme.

uOpt · Post by **uOpt** » Fri Dec 06, 2024 3:12 pm

aMUSEd wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:42 am and am also wondering about using an internal NVMe or SATA drive in an enclosure which may give me faster speeds (esp on Thunderbolt as I am on Mac). With that option however there is a confusing array of possibilities though if I get into that. Help please!

I always do that, because I don't want to get a literally random SSD in an external drive.

I use WD sn850x drives.

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Fri Dec 06, 2024 3:27 pm

I’ve used Crucial X8 and X9 for video work and they’ve been more than adequate.

CrystalWizard · Post by **CrystalWizard** » Fri Dec 06, 2024 7:59 pm

NVMe with Thunderbolt would be fast. I use PCs and am quite happy with NVMe in my "newer" machines.

McLilith · Post by **McLilith** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 12:17 am

uOpt wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 3:12 pm
aMUSEd wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:42 am and am also wondering about using an internal NVMe or SATA drive in an enclosure which may give me faster speeds (esp on Thunderbolt as I am on Mac). With that option however there is a confusing array of possibilities though if I get into that. Help please!
I always do that, because I don't want to get a literally random SSD in an external drive.

I use WD sn850x drives.

For use as an external drive, would you buy the NVMe drives that have a heatsink, or one without?

Kaine · Post by **Kaine** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 9:48 am

McLilith wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 12:17 am For use as an external drive, would you buy the NVMe drives that have a heatsink, or one without?

Without as you'll be putting it into a caddy, which will act as a heatsink itself. The heatsink is for mounting on mainboards without a board heat sink cover already in place.

el-bo (formerly ebow) · Thu Dec 12, 2024 8:02 pm

I have one of these:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C9WJQ9GP? ... asin_title

Can't think of any negatives

telecharge · Post by **telecharge** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 8:40 pm

Kaine wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 9:48 am
McLilith wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 12:17 am For use as an external drive, would you buy the NVMe drives that have a heatsink, or one without?
Without as you'll be putting it into a caddy, which will act as a heatsink itself. The heatsink is for mounting on mainboards without a board heat sink cover already in place.

Some enclosures include a thermal pad with an adhesive back, too.

Suggestions for fast reliable external SSD?