Products Featured in this Video ⬇️ 1TB SSD Drive on Amazon: amzn.to/3lxcsaS M1 Mac Mini Hub/Dock on Amazon: amzn.to/3NqNvtl M1 Mac Mini on Amazon: amzn.to/3LCsoTA LG Ultrawide Monitor on Amazon: amzn.to/3PLv0Cb Magic Keyboard on Amazon: amzn.to/3LyU0ZK Magic Mouse 2 on Amazon: amzn.to/3MAGV3D USB-C to DisplayPort Cable on Amazon: amzn.to/383x4US Logitech Speakers on Amazon: amzn.to/3NrWN8B As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I may earn commissions for purchases made through the links above. At 00:49 and 05:45 I meant Megabytes on the read and write speeds, not Megabits. Sorry! 👍
My 2TB QVO III arrived today. I was worried it wasn't going to work. But thanks to you, I went back to this video and it's all good. I have a M1 Mini 16GB 256GB that I bought last week from B&H. This week, the 1TB are now in stock. No buyers remorse because I indeed saved a few hundred by watching this. Cheers!
Awesome! Glad I could be of help. Now your device should be fully future proof. Congrats on the huge savings. Check out my other video on how to install apps on the external SSD. 👍💪
I suggest a few variations here; I bought the competitive brand because it’s silver vs gray (only a personal taste), but the major difference here is that the Samsung EVO is better due to its technology build that allows to operate faster & with a longer lifespan than the QVO SSD. I picked up a 2 TB drive at B&H for $169.
Thanks for sharing your valuable suggestions with us here. At the time of purchase, they didn't have a silver version to match the Mac Mini. But now they just released a new silver version to match the Mac Mini. Wow, that's a nice deal for a 2TB SSD. 👍
I’m contemplating purchasing a Mac mini with this set up. I do online lecturing and data analysis for clients. I can’t believe I’m going back to a desktop but my home office needs a bigger monitor and I’ve an iPad Pro with peripherals. You gained a sub.
Definitely a really great options for capacity and speed at an affordable price, but the 1TB internal for $250 more is almost 10x faster in my testing. Does it matter in the real world, maybe not, but damn it is fast.
True. Yeah, the internal drives are a lot faster. But for real world usage it’s not a big deal, with the external SSD I’m still able to transfer large files back and forth really quickly, so I’ll take the extra savings lol. 💪👍
You can easily store your music and movie files plus all your other files on an external drive USB3.1, USBC or TB. You will see no effect. For the home users and mostly professional users, the high speed of the Apple SSD is useful only for booting and awaking the computer plus launching app. That’s why Apple receive so many critics from independant reviewers to put a very expensive solution in the less expansive consumer products. For Intel Macs and as add-on in a M1 MacMini box, a standard also speedy NVMe connector to install a standard SSD would be fine for the consumer products (MBA, MBP13, MacMini i3+i5). NVMe are near the same price than the SATA use in this video and near the actual Apple SSD speed. The market sold them a lot less than Apple. Today, Crucial 1TB P5 at 150$ or P2 enough for 95% of mac users at only 105$ vs 600$ by Apple (you have to add the factory SSD you already pay in the basic computer about 200$, difference between the 256GB-512GB). Also, in a computer box as the Mac mini, they can add a SATA connector for a second drive or an option for a second NVMe, it have enough space inside. But Tim Cook don’t want that people maintain or upgrade themself their computer. He prefer that you buy a new one ... save the planet he said??? The user who needs the ultra speed of Apple SSD is professionnal video editing (4K, 8K with many features and all day long working), some software programmers, some analysts using large datas and simulations, 3D editing and other in the same range. These professionnals don’t buy a MacBook Air, a MacBook (not Pro) 13 and few can use a boosted MacMini i7 with external GPU. The M1 chips seems to do a very nice job in the future for more usage but not now for the very few power users. Why put a Ferrari motor in a Fiat 500?
I imported the same unit but under the brand name of Agptek and it was about £50 cheaper than the one you have. They are absolutely a money saver. Thanks for your video.
Oh that’s nice! Yeah, I included that AGPTEK hub in my accessories video for the M1 Mac Mini. You’re welcome, thanks for being a part of the channel. 👍💪
Your video could not have come at a better time! I’ve been debating on which Mac mini to get because of the space but after watching this, I’m just going to buy the base model and do this method. You’ve gained a subscriber! Thank you ❤️
It's a very good and cheap solution only need to take into consideration that via this dock you will get a read\write speed at around 400\500 mb\s and if you use an internal MAC storage it should give you something around 2500\3000 mb\s which means - 5,6 times faster.
The slow SSD speed is not Apple M1 issue, it is because of the cheap USB-C hub, that don't have the USB-C control chips inside, they are using the USB 2.0 chips with USB-C port, tricky right? I know this because I saw many bad comments about this hub in the Chinese forum, and one of the engineer teared down it and discovered the cheap chip set inside!!!!
Not really, because I tried my regular SanDisk Extreme SSD connected directly to the thunderbolt port and the speeds are still the same same, basically cut in half. I’ve even tried connecting the SSD directly with a SATA cable and the results are the same. So it’s definitely an M1 issue.
No issues at all, I’ve upgrade my setup as you can see in recent videos but up until then everything worked the same. I’m also still using the same SSD and it’s working fine. 👍💪
@@LamarMK Are you getting the message saying that the ssd wasn't ejecting properly every time you put your Mac to sleep? I don't know if I want to buy this yet because of that problem.
@@alfonsoalmeida1 Yeah, it’s an issue with Big Sur how it treats external USB devices. What you can do is disable sleep on the M1 Mac Mini and only allow the monitor to sleep instead. 👍💪
Thx. Helped me out a lot. I thought the ssd I bought was defective. It was the same one in this vid and it works! Great for my video editing. Thx a lot.
Thanks for making this video , it’s helped me a lot, I’m new to macs , just got a Mac mini and a usb c hub, like yours , and a Samsung ssd 1 tb , i followed your instructions and installed them ok. Thanks again.
Great video, love your presentation and tone. Just to let you know, i have 16 of those Samsung 870 QVO(2TB), and while for me, being QLC doesnt cause many issues. For most people, they might be upset if they didnt know these drives slow down to 70MB/s, say when copying photos from an SD card after a long day of shooting. At first you probably wont notice this, but i have a laptop with a 2TB 860 QVO(though the 870 has the same issue) and it started to slow down significantly after i filled it to ~1.3TB, You'll also see it slow down right out of the box if you copy more than 70GB to the drive at once, and dont allow it to purge that SLC buffer I feel that most people wont run into this slow down very often, but when it does happen it will be slower than an old hard drive. like when i am doing a full sync from my old server, to my new server, the SSDs slow down the transfer, because once they hit the SLC cache buffer, they slow down to be slower than the spinning disks on my old server. But this is a very rare instance for me, as to reach this buffer limit on my server, i would have to write over 1TB at 40G speeds. And note, that this ONLY happens when writing to the disk, if you're reading from the disk, you can read 300TB without it slowing down noticably.
Thank you man! You got 16 of them?! 😱 I don’t notice any slowdown with mine, but I’m not transferring 70GB at a time. I transfer all my video files to the SSD and edit them from the SSD, then export them from the video editor to the SSD and upload them to TH-cam from the SSD. It all depends on the use case of the drive, but for my workflow it works good enough without me noticing any extreme slowdowns. But it’s good to share your experience in-depth, thanks for sharing. Glad to have you on the channel. 👍💪
@@LamarMK You probably wont notice it till there is only 500GB or less space left. The smaller the available space, the quicker the "SLC Cache" will fill, and thus the quiker it will slow down. and yes, i have 16 of them in a RAID array for a portable file server. I also have the Sabrent Rocket Q NVMe drives and they have the same problem, their cache is just different
@@LamarMK I have these 2(super cheap) NVME enclosures in RAID, only getting abut 500MB/s out of these 2 Samsung 970 EVO drives that are supposed to be capable of 3500MB/s each. and last time i checked USB 3.0 was capable of just over 600MB/s. So i ordered one from Sabrent that is supposedly USB 3.2 (1200MB/s). Will have to see how it actually performs. While 500MB/s is enough with both in RAID, i'd much prefer 2400MB/s
@@denvera1g1 Which M1 Mac are you using? I’m not sure you’ll see those speeds at all on the M1 Macs. Even just connecting the regular USB 3.0 I get around 300MB/s.
Hi I bought Hagibis MC25Pro DP Also I got Samsung NVME 980 pro 1 TB Also Samsung Sata 880 EVO BUT MY MAC Mini M1 Recognize only one Of my Samsung What shall I do Do you’ve another video shows me all your steps Thanks
Question, does this extend the life of the internal SSD? I’m thinking about getting the 8 gig ram version but the lack of ram will cause the Mac Mini to temporally write and erase on the SSD. How does adding the 2TB external effect this?
I have the 8GB model, I don’t have an issue with RAM at all. Yes, it would extend the life of your internal SSD if you read/write stuff mainly from the external drive. Here’s another video I did on that where I showed how to run Apps from the External SSD 👉 th-cam.com/video/_3Y7KMfqWg4/w-d-xo.html Right now I edit all my videos from the external SSD, and kinda just use the internal SSD to run the operating system and apps. 👍💪
Great video, but an 870 QVO is not a good idea for people working with video. You can only fully overwrite that drive 360 times and the warranty is over. The 860 EVO is almost 2 times better in this regard.
Apple currently not supporting external drives as boot drives on M1 devices. You cannot load 3rd party kexts due to an issue with activating the kextcache on external drives.
If you need support for Areca, Highpoint or Softraid raid solutions like me, then will have to wait for a fix in later version of Big Sur according Apple Support. That is, if they decide to or are able to provide a fix. Otherwise works as you describe. So only internal storage for me for the time being. FWIW, in a Seagate Firecuda dock, I can get 2700+ MB/s r/w to a NVME drive via the thunderbolt 3 connection on an M1 Mini.
@@ecclesbits2272 Ya, guess we’ll just have to wait and see what they come up with. Yeah, regarding speeds I used this Thunderbolt dock to get the Max Speeds. th-cam.com/video/7WZEyh49HCw/w-d-xo.html I also did a video with this Thunderbolt NVMe with fast speeds. th-cam.com/video/sp4vizwmPgw/w-d-xo.html
Will this work with a 2012 mac mini? If so, this is a game changer. Upgrading the ram internally is EASY... so this and a ram swap will basically give me a 16gb mac mini with ssd
@@LamarMK thank you! I want to try garageband, but cant afford a new mac right now. This will make it affordable if i can find a way to get big sur on a 2012... (garageband requires big sur or later os)
my hagibis was delivered yesterday and i must say its well build the only thing im missing now is my mac mini becuase i was so dumb to order the 16gb version
Hi Lamar, I am a complete novice. How do I get the additional drive to automatically save to the upgraded TB of storage. I keep getting messages about needing to optimize my storage and I've already clicked that button to do so. Thanks!
I'm a novice. This is probably obvious to others, but can you tell me what the advantage is of hooking the external drive up first to a port rather than directly to the computer? Does it make it faster? THANKS!
No, it doesn't make it faster. The hub is just there to provide extra USB ports and an SD Card slot. Plus it also has an enclosure to store the SSD inside. You can use any other regular SSD with it if you don't want the hub with the additional ports. 👍💪
since this is external ssd, do i have to eject the SSD everytime i want to shutdown, or i will get the “ disk not ejected properly “ when the next time im turning my macmini on.
You’d probably see that if you unplug it while it’s in use without ejecting it. Sometimes after the Mac wakes from sleep it shows that message, what you can do is turn sleep mode off on the Mac Mini and just let the monitor sleep instead. 👍💪
@@LamarMK Just curious, does this happen only when the mac mini goes to sleep automatically? If we put the mac mini to sleep manually, I heard it does not happen, have you tried this? My mac mini and hagibis are both arriving in 2 weeks so I am very curious about this, thanks!
@@sekf I’ve never tried it with manually putting the M1 Mac Mini to sleep. I’ve noticed in the latest macOS updates it doesn’t happen a lot, but what you can do is just disable sleep on the M1 Mac Mini and let the monitor sleep instead. 👍💪
I got a 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD with Thunderbolt3/USB4 enclosure to expand my 2019 Mac Mini's internal storage. Read/write speed is as nearly good as Apple-built SSD. I'm booting MacOS from my external drive. Thunderbolt SSD would cost around 150-200 USD including enclosure.
I purchased this same hub and hard drive in my older Mac Mini to test it before my new 2020 mini comes in.. I had to use a USB C=USB A cable as the older mini does not have a USB C port. The Mini did not see the Hard drive not matter how many different cables I tried. I then tried a few different hard drives and still could not set up hard drives. I have ordered a new Mac Mini when it comes in if this dock doesn't see it I will send it back
I’ve tried the hub with other types of cables and it doesn’t work with the SSD. The only way it works is with a USB-C to USB-C cable, so the device needs to have a USB-C port for it to work. Let me know how it goes when you get it. 👍💪
do you ever get the "please eject the drive before disconnecting" notification? since the mac treats it like an external drive, I'm wondering if that pops up if you shutdown or put the mac to sleep
@@rafee12 Yes. This exact product paired with an M1 Mac Mini. What I don't know is if there are actual connection disruptions or if MacOS is reporting connection disruptions. If it weren't for the MacOS notification reminding me to eject drives before removing them, I would be blissfully unaware. I have not noticed any issues reading or writing to the drive.
Thank you for this I was also about to throw this M1 Mini out the window! With using this option have you also switched to use the external drive as your boot drive? If so any tips and does this improve speed?
Apple's internal SSD will always be faster than an external drive. But the speeds are still good regardless. And Yes, you can install Apps to the external SSD. Here's my video where I show how to do it 👉 th-cam.com/video/_3Y7KMfqWg4/w-d-xo.html
You’re welcome. Great, it’s a nice hub. The speeds I got from the external SSD was around 300+MB/s which is still pretty good, I used it to edit all my videos, I show the exact speeds in the video. The speeds of external SSD’s are basically cut in half on M1 Macs, the only solution I found to get the max speeds I show in this video. th-cam.com/video/7WZEyh49HCw/w-d-xo.html
Just installed a Samsung ssd drive in my AGPTEK hub. When I shut down the mac and restart I get a message telling me I should eject the drive prior to shut off???
It happens sometimes with my Hagibis hub too. Sometimes after it wakes from sleep the notification will also show up, but it seems that’s the way macOS treats every external storage devices connected. It doesn’t affect it in any way from my testing. Under system preferences there’s a energy saving thing where it puts hard drives to sleep after a while if they are not being used.
@@LamarMK Is this can be for a long term use? Cause I only record audio thru logic pro and edit simple videos on finalcut pro (1080, 60fps) specifically.
@@LamarMK I know. Your own choice. I grabbed 500 GB SSD because it's usually enough for my video projects, and with the speed 5 times faster than than most of SSD on the market, I don't have to worry to much with recording/edition formar. With most SSD 4/6 K Raw becomes struggle. M1 on the other hand works smoothly. This is only working ⚒ disc and not a storage space.
@@nguyendangminhn you can connect via USB C or A. You can't unfortunately change the SSD in the unit. It has to be purchased in advance. That's why I recommend at least 500 GB SSD in Mac Mini with M1. This should be enough for most needs, and you can always plug external SSD/HD if you need.
If I could find one with a similar enclosure that fits the M1 Mac Mini perfectly like this then I’d use it. But for my use case this is actually good enough. 👍💪
I am going to release a video next week as an 11 year old of reviewing the M1 MacBook Pro 13”. I have been saving for the Mac for the last 8 months. Unfortunately too late for me to change my mind but I like the MacBook Pro anyways. This is also my first ever time on the channel!
Hi, i have a widescreen LG similar as yours, I will upgrade to mac mini M1, question is,,, in my old imac (2015) i have to use an app to adjust resolution to 2560 x 1080. in the mac mini you need an app too ? or the mac Mini video card does the job by itself? thanks
Hey there! Nice, which M1 Mac Mini are you getting? You don't need an app to adjust the resolution. You can just go into system preferences > display> scaled > and choose the resolution you want. 👍💪
@@YaxkinRetrodisko That’s nice! Great choice. Yes, it’s a great buy especially if you already have a monitor and stuff. You’re welcome, stay tuned for more. 👍💪
Hey there I just looked at the hub and saw there's one with ram slots for around $110. So even if you get an 8gb ram or just go with 16gb you can add more ram. Along with the external storage for the 1tb
T5 is around 540 MB/s and this is around 560MB/s. You won’t get those max speeds on M1 Macs unless you go through a Thunderbolt dock like this. th-cam.com/video/7WZEyh49HCw/w-d-xo.html 👍💪
@@LamarMK I use a Crucial 180 GB SSD as a test SSD. It does not appear in the disk utility. That is the problem. Otherwise, I could have formatted it and done a speed test.
@@enzokultus42 That is weird!!! Were you able to use that same SSD on a Mac Before? Were you possibly using it on Windows? You might have to format it on another computer. If it’s formatted to only work on Windows.
@@LamarMK Thanks for the quick reply. The SSD was formatted with exFAT. I reformatted it to "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" with a different adapter. It is recognized and used flawlessly with the other adapter. However, in Hagibis it is still not mounted. Too bad... When I connect the Hagibis, the white LED flashes once, then again after 1 second and then nothing comes, the SSD isn't mounted..
Hey nice and concise review, really thinking about buying one. One thing I saw people mention as a major downside in a few reviews was that the USB C disconnects when the Mac Mini goes to sleep, leaving you with the warning "not disconnected properly" everytime… Have you experienced this issue?
Hey there! Thank you, glad you appreciate the video. Yes, it didn’t start happening until someone asked me about it. It only happens occasionally, not all the time though. It’s just how Big Sur treats external storage devices connected when it goes to sleep. It has something to do with energy saving, there’s a setting in energy savings where it puts all drives to sleep. Still using mine, it doesn’t cause any issues. 👍
Great device, but the only problem is that you use 1 out of 2 TB ports, it would have been nice to have the opportunity to daisy chain more items after this one.
Yup! If you don’t want to connect it to the thunderbolt port, you could always get a USB-C to USB-A cable and just connect it to one of the USB-A ports instead. That way you don’t use the Thunderbolt ports. 👍
I am finally looking to replace my 2013 mac book pro. I plan on buying the new M1 mac mini 16GB. Am I crazy to ask is there a nice monitor that I can buy for $350-$400. I will be doing some video editing on iMovie. Thank you in advance if you find time to answer. Do you think I will be very happy with this set up compared to my old 2013?
That’s awesome. The 29” UltraWide LG monitor I have is less than $300, I have a link to it in the description you can check it out. I think you’ll be very Happy with this setup, I upgraded from a 2013 iMac and I’m Loving this new setup. 😁👍💪
@@LamarMK I also have a late 2013 iMac & not sure It can last until new ones are out so I may need to get a Mac Mini. I am interested to know if the old iMac will work as monitor for the new Mac Mini....Thanks
@@joes8275 Oh ok. Yeah, the M1 Mac Mini will be a great upgrade choice. You’re welcome, it’s gonna take some experimenting to know if it’s able to work or not, so I’d at least look for a nice affordable monitor. 👍
I fully understand to buy the cheapist M1 Mini mac and add external disk. Here is my problem. I have mini mac late 2014 with SSD 1 T (I changed the original myself) Now I have far too much data and programs on my old mini mac. How can I transfer all my data to a smaller mini mac and external disk.? I have asked Apple support and they were not sure. New subscriber from Denmark
Welcome to the channel, thanks for subscribing. 👍💪 What you can do is get a 2 TB external SSD like this, and connect it to your 2014 Mac Mini with a USB to SATA cable, and transfer all your files to it. Then connect that external SSD to your new Mac Mini like how I did in this video, and you’ll have all your files, plus some extra storage.
@@LamarMK Thankyou for the answer. If I do this - can I get access to all my programs, e-mail, internet? will icons on my screen come automatic or shall I install again
@@harderjohansen You’re welcome. This solution would mainly be for transferring over your files such as documents, photos, etc. I do have another video here where I show how to move apps to the external drive. th-cam.com/video/_3Y7KMfqWg4/w-d-xo.html Here’s Apple’s solution for moving files. support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350
Hey there 👋! I’ve had it happen, but not all the time. Seems to be an issue with Big Sur, I’ve noticed it doesn’t happen a lot in the latest updates. What you can do is turn off sleep mode on the M1 Mac Mini and only let the display go to sleep instead. 👍💪
I have an external hub like you are showing, no card yet but, why do you need the top part with the apple logo? Can I not just use the external drive with a card? I have a M1 desktop and in 3 months my CPU is so slow I can't use 2 programs. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks for uploading.
@@LamarMK Hi. I was refering to the SSD Samsung to go into the external hub because my imac is running way too slow esp. with some programs. They advised me to uninstall a virus app which I did but did not help. i had so much lag then my comp crashed. i only had it app. 3 months. really disappointed. I have tons of storage, nothing opening at startup, everything is up to date. Lamar it's just so unreal that I purchased this for work yet I can't. The Affinity photo program is 3red party and 100% legit yet they said that is probably the issue. It is not the Nikon one does the same thing. Also Affinity is M1 iMac ready compatible. Just before the comp crashed I heard the fan go on. I touched the front was a bit warm but nothing hot. So I was advised to buy a SSD card to get a faster CPU. Sorry this was so long but thank you for any help. I don't trust apple.
@@LamarMK the only thing that would be better, and I'm seeing this same problem from most of these hubs.. is they should include some more on the backside as well. So, you can connect and/or daisy chain more thunderbolt stuff.
Hey bro, to confirm, does the type-C connector attaches to the Thunderbolt port? I’m about to buy the Mac mini and I’m reviewing the accessories I may need to buy along.
@@JoelStephen Hey Bro! Yes, the USB-C connector will plug into the thunderbolt port on the Mac Mini. You can check out my playlist I have another accessory video there as well. I know LG, Dell, and Samsung makes some great monitors. If you’re looking for a more budget option I have a review of my monitor on the channel you can check it out. Here’s a link to the M1 Mac Mini Playlist 👉 th-cam.com/play/PLiJV9CiGrdLkJerrlXFtbYA7bYN2MyjU6.html
Not even close. The internal read and write speeds are well over 2000 MB/s, or more than 7x faster. But, an internal 256GB is plenty for software (fast access needed), and files, photos and videos can be kept on the external 1TB - this is a setup I have had on my iMac for a few years. Whilst I’m not entirely sure about this, Mac OS does not implement TRIM for external SSD’s, so after a while (exactly how long depends upon quality of drive and usage), the external drive becomes really slow and needs to be replaced. Even allowing for this periodic expense, the insane rip-off priced Apple charges for internal memory/SSD pricing still doesn’t make any sense.
@DIY JIM No, the read/write speeds are not as fast as the internal SSD. But as @I999 said, files and photos etc are perfect for storing on the external SSD. 👍
Nice setup. I just picked up the same USB-C Hub and the same SSD (coincidence, I hadn't watched your video yet) so I'm looking forward to hooking them up to my Mac Mini as well.
@@LamarMK Yes it is an M1. I'm planning to make a video about it as well, but once I've finished the custom-made enclosure I'm building for it here in Shanghai.
But your ssd can read 560 MB/s and Write 530.. so is 300mb/s Little bit to Slow, what kann the sata Port read? In the Docingstation We can read SATA 6.0 Gb/s, SATA 3.0 Gb/s, SATA 1.5 Gb/s.
The slower speed is unique to Macs with the M1 Chip. Even connecting the external drive directly to the USB-C port the speeds are cut in half. We just have to wait and see how Apple addresses this.
Products Featured in this Video ⬇️
1TB SSD Drive on Amazon: amzn.to/3lxcsaS
M1 Mac Mini Hub/Dock on Amazon: amzn.to/3NqNvtl
M1 Mac Mini on Amazon: amzn.to/3LCsoTA
LG Ultrawide Monitor on Amazon: amzn.to/3PLv0Cb
Magic Keyboard on Amazon: amzn.to/3LyU0ZK
Magic Mouse 2 on Amazon: amzn.to/3MAGV3D
USB-C to DisplayPort Cable on Amazon: amzn.to/383x4US
Logitech Speakers on Amazon: amzn.to/3NrWN8B
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I may earn commissions for purchases made through the links above.
At 00:49 and 05:45 I meant Megabytes on the read and write speeds, not Megabits. Sorry! 👍
That would make a good punchline to an esoteric joke!
@@kennikuhlmann-clark9860 🤓😂
cheers. I just wrote the comment lol
@@WalrusRiderEntertainment Got ya lol. 😁👍
Can you install macOS to the USB-C drive and boot from it the operating system in case the soldered one wears out?
My 2TB QVO III arrived today. I was worried it wasn't going to work. But thanks to you, I went back to this video and it's all good. I have a M1 Mini 16GB 256GB that I bought last week from B&H. This week, the 1TB are now in stock. No buyers remorse because I indeed saved a few hundred by watching this. Cheers!
Awesome! Glad I could be of help. Now your device should be fully future proof. Congrats on the huge savings. Check out my other video on how to install apps on the external SSD. 👍💪
I suggest a few variations here; I bought the competitive brand because it’s silver vs gray (only a personal taste), but the major difference here is that the Samsung EVO is better due to its technology build that allows to operate faster & with a longer lifespan than the QVO SSD. I picked up a 2 TB drive at B&H for $169.
Thanks for sharing your valuable suggestions with us here. At the time of purchase, they didn't have a silver version to match the Mac Mini. But now they just released a new silver version to match the Mac Mini. Wow, that's a nice deal for a 2TB SSD. 👍
Do you really need the dock ? Or can I use just a usb C cable directly to my Ssd?
I’m contemplating purchasing a Mac mini with this set up. I do online lecturing and data analysis for clients. I can’t believe I’m going back to a desktop but my home office needs a bigger monitor and I’ve an iPad Pro with peripherals.
You gained a sub.
Awesome! Happy to help. Thank you! 👍💪💯
@@LamarMK Should I upgrade the RAM one time or wait to see how it performs without it?
@@marcp4389 Best to upgrade the RAM, you can’t do it after.
which OS are you using?.
At the time of this video it was macOS Big Sur.
Definitely a really great options for capacity and speed at an affordable price, but the 1TB internal for $250 more is almost 10x faster in my testing. Does it matter in the real world, maybe not, but damn it is fast.
True. Yeah, the internal drives are a lot faster. But for real world usage it’s not a big deal, with the external SSD I’m still able to transfer large files back and forth really quickly, so I’ll take the extra savings lol. 💪👍
You can easily store your music and movie files plus all your other files on an external drive USB3.1, USBC or TB. You will see no effect. For the home users and mostly professional users, the high speed of the Apple SSD is useful only for booting and awaking the computer plus launching app. That’s why Apple receive so many critics from independant reviewers to put a very expensive solution in the less expansive consumer products. For Intel Macs and as add-on in a M1 MacMini box, a standard also speedy NVMe connector to install a standard SSD would be fine for the consumer products (MBA, MBP13, MacMini i3+i5). NVMe are near the same price than the SATA use in this video and near the actual Apple SSD speed. The market sold them a lot less than Apple. Today, Crucial 1TB P5 at 150$ or P2 enough for 95% of mac users at only 105$ vs 600$ by Apple (you have to add the factory SSD you already pay in the basic computer about 200$, difference between the 256GB-512GB). Also, in a computer box as the Mac mini, they can add a SATA connector for a second drive or an option for a second NVMe, it have enough space inside. But Tim Cook don’t want that people maintain or upgrade themself their computer. He prefer that you buy a new one ... save the planet he said??? The user who needs the ultra speed of Apple SSD is professionnal video editing (4K, 8K with many features and all day long working), some software programmers, some analysts using large datas and simulations, 3D editing and other in the same range. These professionnals don’t buy a MacBook Air, a MacBook (not Pro) 13 and few can use a boosted MacMini i7 with external GPU. The M1 chips seems to do a very nice job in the future for more usage but not now for the very few power users. Why put a Ferrari motor in a Fiat 500?
@@marcus192 yeah. I put a Samsung EVO 970 NVMe in an external Thunderbolt and still get around 1350.
If you do video edit, it’s a big deal. Tested with Blackmagic speed test.
I imported the same unit but under the brand name of Agptek and it was about £50 cheaper than the one you have. They are absolutely a money saver. Thanks for your video.
Oh that’s nice! Yeah, I included that AGPTEK hub in my accessories video for the M1 Mac Mini. You’re welcome, thanks for being a part of the channel. 👍💪
is working on mac mini late 2012
Yes, it should.
The hub looks amazing
It really does.
Your video could not have come at a better time! I’ve been debating on which Mac mini to get because of the space but after watching this, I’m just going to buy the base model and do this method. You’ve gained a subscriber! Thank you ❤️
Awesome! You're welcome, glad I was able to help you make a purchase decision. Let me know when you get it and set it up. Thanks for the support! 👍💪
It's a very good and cheap solution only need to take into consideration that via this dock you will get a read\write speed at around 400\500 mb\s and if you use an internal MAC storage it should give you something around 2500\3000 mb\s which means - 5,6 times faster.
External storage is still a great option, in everyday usage the speed difference is hardly noticeable and is fast enough to perform daily tasks. 👍💪
Your poor ssd speeds are because of the usb3 connection at 5mb/sec.
You need a thunderbolt 3 dock or TB4 when available to gice 20/ 40 mb/sec
Thanks for the feedback. Not necessarily, even with a regular SSD connected to the thunderbolt port, the speeds are slower. It's happening on all M1.
@@LamarMK its because the firmware in the SSD cannot run at thunderbolt speeds.
@@russ9034 The drive is not a Thunderbolt drive, it’s USB.
The slow SSD speed is not Apple M1 issue, it is because of the cheap USB-C hub, that don't have the USB-C control chips inside, they are using the USB 2.0 chips with USB-C port, tricky right? I know this because I saw many bad comments about this hub in the Chinese forum, and one of the engineer teared down it and discovered the cheap chip set inside!!!!
Not really, because I tried my regular SanDisk Extreme SSD connected directly to the thunderbolt port and the speeds are still the same same, basically cut in half. I’ve even tried connecting the SSD directly with a SATA cable and the results are the same. So it’s definitely an M1 issue.
Thank you for these great tips. I just got M1 Mac mini, and got the same USB C Hub and SSD 2GB Harddrive. It is now working very well.
You’re welcome, glad the video was helpful. 👍 Congrats, which M1 Mac Mini did you get?
4 months later , how is it working ? Any finding since the video posted ? Complication ?
No issues at all, I’ve upgrade my setup as you can see in recent videos but up until then everything worked the same. I’m also still using the same SSD and it’s working fine. 👍💪
@@LamarMK Are you getting the message saying that the ssd wasn't ejecting properly every time you put your Mac to sleep? I don't know if I want to buy this yet because of that problem.
@@alfonsoalmeida1 Yeah, it’s an issue with Big Sur how it treats external USB devices. What you can do is disable sleep on the M1 Mac Mini and only allow the monitor to sleep instead. 👍💪
2:36 for some reason, many users including me, notice way faster speed on the right usb slot here in the shot.
Hmmmm. Never tested that.
Thx. Helped me out a lot. I thought the ssd I bought was defective. It was the same one in this vid and it works! Great for my video editing. Thx a lot.
You’re welcome. Glad it helped you!
So the SSD will only run in usb c speed wasn't it?
Can you boot from it? Say I wanna put Mac OS on it instead of using the oem hard drive. Will that work?
Yes, you can boot from an external drive.
Could windows 10 be installed on the external drive?
To use on the Mac?
Great video. Planning to get the mini with 16GB without the expensive storage apple offers.
Thank you! That’s a good idea. 👍💪
Thanks man, i too am new to the mac mini. Will follow your videos for more ideas, thanks!
You're welcome! Sounds good, I got an entire playlist with Mac content. 👍💪
Thanks for making this video , it’s helped me a lot, I’m new to macs , just got a Mac mini and a usb c hub, like yours , and a Samsung ssd 1 tb , i followed your instructions and installed them ok. Thanks again.
You’re welcome, I’m glad everything worked perfectly for you. I’m always happy to help out, stay tuned for more. 👍💪
Can you set up the external drive as primary Mac disk?
Yes, you can.
NvME on usb 3.1 external case is also a good (and faster) solution. I already use this combo and it's fire 🔥🔥
Yeah, that's also great. I wish they will make a similar NVMe enclosure. 👍
What speeds do you get?
Can u post a link to that one
Will this set up work with my 2018 MacBook Pro for a external ssd an a charging hub/sd car reader
Yes, it will work on MacBooks.
Does that dock consume battery when mac is at sleep mode?
If you have the setting to put hard drive to sleep when sleep mode is enabled then everything should be in sleep mode. 👍💪
Is it ok to leave the SSD plugged in all the time like that, just curious, or should we eject it while turning the mac on or off?
No issues leaving mine plugged in...You can eject it if you want, it's just personal preference. 👍💪
What would be the difference between this and inserting a USB external drive? This doesn't seem to behave as if the Mac-HHD has one larger drive?
They would do the same thing. This drive setup just allows you to have it in a Dock to provide additional USB ports to the M1 Mac Mini. 👍💪
Great video, love your presentation and tone.
Just to let you know, i have 16 of those Samsung 870 QVO(2TB), and while for me, being QLC doesnt cause many issues. For most people, they might be upset if they didnt know these drives slow down to 70MB/s, say when copying photos from an SD card after a long day of shooting. At first you probably wont notice this, but i have a laptop with a 2TB 860 QVO(though the 870 has the same issue) and it started to slow down significantly after i filled it to ~1.3TB, You'll also see it slow down right out of the box if you copy more than 70GB to the drive at once, and dont allow it to purge that SLC buffer
I feel that most people wont run into this slow down very often, but when it does happen it will be slower than an old hard drive. like when i am doing a full sync from my old server, to my new server, the SSDs slow down the transfer, because once they hit the SLC cache buffer, they slow down to be slower than the spinning disks on my old server. But this is a very rare instance for me, as to reach this buffer limit on my server, i would have to write over 1TB at 40G speeds.
And note, that this ONLY happens when writing to the disk, if you're reading from the disk, you can read 300TB without it slowing down noticably.
Thank you man! You got 16 of them?! 😱
I don’t notice any slowdown with mine, but I’m not transferring 70GB at a time. I transfer all my video files to the SSD and edit them from the SSD, then export them from the video editor to the SSD and upload them to TH-cam from the SSD. It all depends on the use case of the drive, but for my workflow it works good enough without me noticing any extreme slowdowns.
But it’s good to share your experience in-depth, thanks for sharing. Glad to have you on the channel. 👍💪
@@LamarMK You probably wont notice it till there is only 500GB or less space left. The smaller the available space, the quicker the "SLC Cache" will fill, and thus the quiker it will slow down.
and yes, i have 16 of them in a RAID array for a portable file server. I also have the Sabrent Rocket Q NVMe drives and they have the same problem, their cache is just different
@@denvera1g1 Got ya. I’ll continue to monitor it and see how it does.
Nice! Eventually, I’ll do a RAID setup and create a video showcasing it. 👍💪
@@LamarMK I have these 2(super cheap) NVME enclosures in RAID, only getting abut 500MB/s out of these 2 Samsung 970 EVO drives that are supposed to be capable of 3500MB/s each. and last time i checked USB 3.0 was capable of just over 600MB/s. So i ordered one from Sabrent that is supposedly USB 3.2 (1200MB/s). Will have to see how it actually performs. While 500MB/s is enough with both in RAID, i'd much prefer 2400MB/s
@@denvera1g1 Which M1 Mac are you using? I’m not sure you’ll see those speeds at all on the M1 Macs. Even just connecting the regular USB 3.0 I get around 300MB/s.
Hi
I bought Hagibis MC25Pro DP
Also I got Samsung NVME 980 pro 1 TB
Also Samsung Sata 880 EVO
BUT MY MAC Mini M1
Recognize only one Of my Samsung
What shall I do
Do you’ve another video shows me all your steps
Thanks
Hi 👋! Try to open disk utility, if you see the other Samsung drive there you can format it to APFS.
@@LamarMK Thanks , it's Fixed
But one more Question, as you're Expert.
Can I use one of the two External SSD & NVME , to corporate with Mac Mini !
Nice gentle instruction video. Was a joy to watch and listen to. Thank you!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 💯👍💪
Can I install apps and use them at the external ssd so that they don't take space from my macs space?
Yes, you can. In this video I show you exactly how to do it. th-cam.com/video/_3Y7KMfqWg4/w-d-xo.html
@@LamarMK Do also the application updates go to the external ssd?
@@evangelostrimpounas7105 I think it should.
Question, does this extend the life of the internal SSD? I’m thinking about getting the 8 gig ram version but the lack of ram will cause the Mac Mini to temporally write and erase on the SSD. How does adding the 2TB external effect this?
I have the 8GB model, I don’t have an issue with RAM at all. Yes, it would extend the life of your internal SSD if you read/write stuff mainly from the external drive.
Here’s another video I did on that where I showed how to run Apps from the External SSD 👉 th-cam.com/video/_3Y7KMfqWg4/w-d-xo.html
Right now I edit all my videos from the external SSD, and kinda just use the internal SSD to run the operating system and apps. 👍💪
You will upgrade your computer in 15 years. Don't you think?
@@dialecticalmonist3405 That would be one slow computer lol. 😂
Do you recommend to do this with a base model Mac Mini? I found this pretty interesting..
My M1 Mac Mini is the base model. 👍💪
Great video, but an 870 QVO is not a good idea for people working with video. You can only fully overwrite that drive 360 times and the warranty is over. The 860 EVO is almost 2 times better in this regard.
Thank you! Thanks for sharing the info. Yes, the 860 EVO has higher endurance. 👍💪
Apple currently not supporting external drives as boot drives on M1 devices. You cannot load 3rd party kexts due to an issue with activating the kextcache on external drives.
Oh ok, I haven't tried to do this so I'm not sure if there's a workaround. 👍💪
If you need support for Areca, Highpoint or Softraid raid solutions like me, then will have to wait for a fix in later version of Big Sur according Apple Support. That is, if they decide to or are able to provide a fix. Otherwise works as you describe. So only internal storage for me for the time being. FWIW, in a Seagate Firecuda dock, I can get 2700+ MB/s r/w to a NVME drive via the thunderbolt 3 connection on an M1 Mini.
@@ecclesbits2272 Ya, guess we’ll just have to wait and see what they come up with.
Yeah, regarding speeds I used this Thunderbolt dock to get the Max Speeds. th-cam.com/video/7WZEyh49HCw/w-d-xo.html
I also did a video with this Thunderbolt NVMe with fast speeds. th-cam.com/video/sp4vizwmPgw/w-d-xo.html
Will this work with a 2012 mac mini? If so, this is a game changer. Upgrading the ram internally is EASY... so this and a ram swap will basically give me a 16gb mac mini with ssd
Yes, it will. 👍💪
@@LamarMK thank you! I want to try garageband, but cant afford a new mac right now. This will make it affordable if i can find a way to get big sur on a 2012... (garageband requires big sur or later os)
Does this dock works with the Mac mini 2018?
Yes, if there’s a USB-C port it will work. 👍💪
my hagibis was delivered yesterday and i must say its well build the only thing im missing now is my mac mini becuase i was so dumb to order the 16gb version
That’s great, glad you like it. 👍 16GB is a good choice, besides all other models are still sold out in most places. Hopefully you’ll get it soon. 🤞
The max ram you can get on a Mac mini is 16gb rams you can’t get more
Will the difference in speeds affect someone who is using their M1 Mini for music production ?
No, it will not. I use it for video production and it works great. 💯👍💪
Noiceee. Thanks for the speedy response 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
@@freespirit8267 You’re welcome, happy to help. 👍💪
Hi I have a 2018 Mac Mini, would this same set up be able to work?
Hey there 👋! As long as your Mac Mini have a USB-C port it should work. 👍💪
@@LamarMK Thanks!
@@BigVezy You’re welcome. Stay tuned for more. 👍💪
Why not use a Samsung T7 available for around 150$ as an external drive
That's a great drive also. It wouldn't fit inside the hub so that's why I didn't get it. 👍💪
Hi Lamar,
I am a complete novice. How do I get the additional drive to automatically save to the upgraded TB of storage. I keep getting messages about needing to optimize my storage and I've already clicked that button to do so. Thanks!
Hi Barb! In order to do that, you’ll have to select the external drive as the source when you want to save your files. 👍💪
I'm a novice. This is probably obvious to others, but can you tell me what the advantage is of hooking the external drive up first to a port rather than directly to the computer? Does it make it faster? THANKS!
No, it doesn't make it faster. The hub is just there to provide extra USB ports and an SD Card slot. Plus it also has an enclosure to store the SSD inside. You can use any other regular SSD with it if you don't want the hub with the additional ports. 👍💪
Can you install and run apps and programs on that samsung ssd or just for storage?
Yes, you can. Here's a video on it: th-cam.com/video/_3Y7KMfqWg4/w-d-xo.html
since this is external ssd, do i have to eject the SSD everytime i want to shutdown, or i will get the “ disk not ejected properly “ when the next time im turning my macmini on.
You’d probably see that if you unplug it while it’s in use without ejecting it. Sometimes after the Mac wakes from sleep it shows that message, what you can do is turn sleep mode off on the Mac Mini and just let the monitor sleep instead. 👍💪
@@LamarMK Just curious, does this happen only when the mac mini goes to sleep automatically? If we put the mac mini to sleep manually, I heard it does not happen, have you tried this? My mac mini and hagibis are both arriving in 2 weeks so I am very curious about this, thanks!
@@sekf I’ve never tried it with manually putting the M1 Mac Mini to sleep. I’ve noticed in the latest macOS updates it doesn’t happen a lot, but what you can do is just disable sleep on the M1 Mac Mini and let the monitor sleep instead. 👍💪
How to connect m1 mini and usb hdd drive ? Plz tell me
Same process. Just connect the USB HDD to it. 👍💪
I got a 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD with Thunderbolt3/USB4 enclosure to expand my 2019 Mac Mini's internal storage. Read/write speed is as nearly good as Apple-built SSD. I'm booting MacOS from my external drive. Thunderbolt SSD would cost around 150-200 USD including enclosure.
Nice setup! I personally went with this setup because I like the idea of sitting the Mac Mini on the Hub.
What speed are you getting?
@@gelv 1300-1500 mb/s speed/read
@@kaanaslan3003 really good speed, a lot faster than usb-c without thunderbolt. They really need to make this hub thunderbolt.
I purchased this same hub and hard drive in my older Mac Mini to test it before my new 2020 mini comes in.. I had to use a USB C=USB A cable as the older mini does not have a USB C port. The Mini did not see the Hard drive not matter how many different cables I tried. I then tried a few different hard drives and still could not set up hard drives. I have ordered a new Mac Mini when it comes in if this dock doesn't see it I will send it back
I’ve tried the hub with other types of cables and it doesn’t work with the SSD. The only way it works is with a USB-C to USB-C cable, so the device needs to have a USB-C port for it to work. Let me know how it goes when you get it. 👍💪
do you ever get the "please eject the drive before disconnecting" notification? since the mac treats it like an external drive, I'm wondering if that pops up if you shutdown or put the mac to sleep
No, that does not pop up when it boots up or sleep. 👍
ALL THE TIME. I haven't determined if there's been any consequences but it's very concerning.
@@rickhendricks6458 is this your experience with the product in the video? ^
Hey Rafeed, weirdly since you mentioned that it happened a couple times after. But after that it’s good, no more popups. 👍
@@rafee12 Yes. This exact product paired with an M1 Mac Mini. What I don't know is if there are actual connection disruptions or if MacOS is reporting connection disruptions. If it weren't for the MacOS notification reminding me to eject drives before removing them, I would be blissfully unaware. I have not noticed any issues reading or writing to the drive.
Thank you for this I was also about to throw this M1 Mini out the window!
With using this option have you also switched to use the external drive as your boot drive? If so any tips and does this improve speed?
I've not used the external drive to boot, the internal drive will always have the faster speed to run the operating system.
How what’s the external drive been holding up? Looking to grab it myself
Going pretty good. I use it daily. 👍💪
Will it take the Samsung 2TB T5 drives ?
Yes, that drive will work on the M1 Mac Mini, but it won’t fit inside the SSD Enclosure on the Hub. 👍💪
1 tb is the max you can go? thanks a lot
You can go up a lot more than 1TB, they sell higher storage models, I just bought the 1TB. You’re welcome. 👍💪
So convenient to have the ports in the front!
It definitely is! 👍 Makes me wonder if Apple will come up with a Mac Mini design that has ports in the front. 🤔
Very well deserved thumbs up mate. Many Thanks
You’re welcome man! Glad you found the video helpful. 👍💪
This work with the Mac mini 2018?
If it has the same ports then, yes.
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing. Can you install programs on the external SSD since I'm running out of space on my 250 GB drive on my mac mini?
Thanks, you’re welcome. Yes, you can. Here’s a video I did on the process. th-cam.com/video/_3Y7KMfqWg4/w-d-xo.html 👍💪
i bought the set up thanks to you i wish the hub come with at least one usb type c in the front
Great, you’re welcome! I wish it did too, hopefully whenever they update the hub next time they’ll add it. 👍💪 Which M1 Mac Mini do you have?
But its really slower than internal SSD ? and you canot install the application on it, must be instaled on internal HD
Apple's internal SSD will always be faster than an external drive. But the speeds are still good regardless. And Yes, you can install Apps to the external SSD. Here's my video where I show how to do it 👉 th-cam.com/video/_3Y7KMfqWg4/w-d-xo.html
@@LamarMK thanks i will check
@@minotor7176 You’re welcome! 👍💪
for the speed test, i think its not apple fault, but the "hagibis" it self. is it thunderbolt 4? or it isn't?
Here’s a more detailed video for you on that topic. th-cam.com/video/7WZEyh49HCw/w-d-xo.html 👍💪
Thank you for the video . I just got the Hub . What is the speed transfer on the ext. SSD ? I I'm new to apple coming from windows
You’re welcome. Great, it’s a nice hub. The speeds I got from the external SSD was around 300+MB/s which is still pretty good, I used it to edit all my videos, I show the exact speeds in the video. The speeds of external SSD’s are basically cut in half on M1 Macs, the only solution I found to get the max speeds I show in this video. th-cam.com/video/7WZEyh49HCw/w-d-xo.html
Would the QVO be a good upgrade for xbox one x?
I've never tried, but it should work the same as any other SSD. 👍💪
Just installed a Samsung ssd drive in my AGPTEK hub. When I shut down the mac and restart I get a message telling me I should eject the drive prior to shut off???
It happens sometimes with my Hagibis hub too. Sometimes after it wakes from sleep the notification will also show up, but it seems that’s the way macOS treats every external storage devices connected. It doesn’t affect it in any way from my testing. Under system preferences there’s a energy saving thing where it puts hard drives to sleep after a while if they are not being used.
Is the 8GB ram already good enough for music production and video editing?
Yes, mine is the 8GB base model and I use it to edit all my videos just fine. 👍💪
@@LamarMK Thank you!!
@@LamarMK Is this can be for a long term use? Cause I only record audio thru logic pro and edit simple videos on finalcut pro (1080, 60fps) specifically.
@@openboxtechreviews2444 You’re welcome! Yes, no issues at all using mine. 👍💪
You have to add that SSD in M1 it’s around 5 times faster than most SSD on the market, so you actually not saving, but loosing on performance.
Yes it's faster but a lot more expensive. In my opinion the external SSD still performs good, a lot of people also rely on external SSD's.
@@LamarMK I know. Your own choice. I grabbed 500 GB SSD because it's usually enough for my video projects, and with the speed 5 times faster than than most of SSD on the market, I don't have to worry to much with recording/edition formar. With most SSD 4/6 K Raw becomes struggle. M1 on the other hand works smoothly. This is only working ⚒ disc and not a storage space.
Yeah. Sure, it will improve your production time and have great performance. If you can afford the upgrade cost then it’s a great option to go with. 👍
how to add ssd in M1?
@@nguyendangminhn you can connect via USB C or A. You can't unfortunately change the SSD in the unit. It has to be purchased in advance. That's why I recommend at least 500 GB SSD in Mac Mini with M1. This should be enough for most needs, and you can always plug external SSD/HD if you need.
Why not use an NMVE M.2 M key with a Thunderbolt 3 enclosure? Thunderbolt 3 is way faster than Type C.
If I could find one with a similar enclosure that fits the M1 Mac Mini perfectly like this then I’d use it. But for my use case this is actually good enough. 👍💪
I am going to release a video next week as an 11 year old of reviewing the M1 MacBook Pro 13”. I have been saving for the Mac for the last 8 months.
Unfortunately too late for me to change my mind but I like the MacBook Pro anyways. This is also my first ever time on the channel!
Hey that’s awesome! Congrats on getting your new M1 MacBook Pro. Looking forward to your review! And welcome to the channel. 👍
Hi, i have a widescreen LG similar as yours, I will upgrade to mac mini M1, question is,,, in my old imac (2015) i have to use an app to adjust resolution to 2560 x 1080. in the mac mini you need an app too ? or the mac Mini video card does the job by itself? thanks
Hey there! Nice, which M1 Mac Mini are you getting? You don't need an app to adjust the resolution. You can just go into system preferences > display> scaled > and choose the resolution you want. 👍💪
@@LamarMK the M1 8gb Ram 256gb i already purchase the SSD of your video M1 price is great imo thank you
@@YaxkinRetrodisko That’s nice! Great choice. Yes, it’s a great buy especially if you already have a monitor and stuff. You’re welcome, stay tuned for more. 👍💪
Great, a big help, thank you
You’re welcome! I’m glad you found the video helpful. 💯👍💪
Hey there I just looked at the hub and saw there's one with ram slots for around $110. So even if you get an 8gb ram or just go with 16gb you can add more ram. Along with the external storage for the 1tb
Hey! You can’t add extra ram. It might be a slot to add a NVMe SSD drive. 👍💪
@@LamarMK yeah I saw it when I reread it but couldn't find the vid again
@@zaya14. Ok, no prob. Subscribe and Stay tuned for more cool videos. 👍💪
Can you install Applications on that external ssd?
Yes, I have a video on that here. th-cam.com/video/_3Y7KMfqWg4/w-d-xo.html 👍💪
Is the read/write speed of this setup faster than a Samsung T5 1TB SSD external hard drive?
T5 is around 540 MB/s and this is around 560MB/s. You won’t get those max speeds on M1 Macs unless you go through a Thunderbolt dock like this. th-cam.com/video/7WZEyh49HCw/w-d-xo.html 👍💪
Thanks, Lamar. A nice and concise video with useful info!
You’re welcome! I’m glad you like the video. 💯👍💪
The Jamaican can’t hide in your voice bro
Hahaha lol. Ya Mon!!! Are you Jamaican also? 🇯🇲😁
I picked it up immediately 😂😂
@@njpme Hahaha lol 😂😂😂. Real Yaad Man Ting! 🇯🇲
@@LamarMK yea mon, living in the UK. Enjoy your videos
@@thoughtcrimesed9313 Ya man, that's nice. Respect to all the UK people that watch my videos also. Thanks man, glad you're enjoying them. 👍💪
I bought the hub. It has a great finish, but my 180 GB test-SSD is not recognized. Any idea how it could work?
Yeah, it's a really nice Hub. Which SSD do you have? Does your SSD show up in Disk Utility?
@@LamarMK I use a Crucial 180 GB SSD as a test SSD. It does not appear in the disk utility. That is the problem. Otherwise, I could have formatted it and done a speed test.
@@enzokultus42 That is weird!!! Were you able to use that same SSD on a Mac Before? Were you possibly using it on Windows?
You might have to format it on another computer. If it’s formatted to only work on Windows.
@@LamarMK Thanks for the quick reply. The SSD was formatted with exFAT. I reformatted it to "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" with a different adapter. It is recognized and used flawlessly with the other adapter.
However, in Hagibis it is still not mounted. Too bad...
When I connect the Hagibis, the white LED flashes once, then again after 1 second and then nothing comes, the SSD isn't mounted..
@@enzokultus42 You’re welcome, that’s why it wasn’t working.
Try to reformat the the drive as APFS and see if it works in the hub.
Hey nice and concise review, really thinking about buying one. One thing I saw people mention as a major downside in a few reviews was that the USB C disconnects when the Mac Mini goes to sleep, leaving you with the warning "not disconnected properly" everytime… Have you experienced this issue?
Hey there! Thank you, glad you appreciate the video. Yes, it didn’t start happening until someone asked me about it. It only happens occasionally, not all the time though. It’s just how Big Sur treats external storage devices connected when it goes to sleep. It has something to do with energy saving, there’s a setting in energy savings where it puts all drives to sleep. Still using mine, it doesn’t cause any issues. 👍
Under energy savings you can also prevent the Mac Mini from sleeping and only let the display go to sleep.
Hi. Is there a way to connect home pod mini as stereo to Mac mini
Hey there, I have not personally looked into the Home Pod Mini as yet to know all the features of it. 👍
Tremendously helpful. Thanks. May peace be with u and yours
You’re welcome, glad the video was helpful. Thank you, stay safe! 👍💪
Can you use the external SSD drive in older version of Apple mini dual core i5?
Not sure, but it should work the same. If you have an external drive try it out and see.
can you install games on that external ssd drive?
Yes.
How much RAM does it have?
My M1 Mac Mini is the base model with 8GB RAM. 👍💪
You Jamaican man have to support my country man,.
Haha yeah! 🇯🇲 Thanks for the support, Respect and Bless up! 👍💪
Great device, but the only problem is that you use 1 out of 2 TB ports, it would have been nice to have the opportunity to daisy chain more items after this one.
Yup! If you don’t want to connect it to the thunderbolt port, you could always get a USB-C to USB-A cable and just connect it to one of the USB-A ports instead. That way you don’t use the Thunderbolt ports. 👍
Can we upgrade ram too?
No.
I am finally looking to replace my 2013 mac book pro. I plan on buying the new M1 mac mini 16GB. Am I crazy to ask is there a nice monitor that I can buy for $350-$400. I will be doing some video editing on iMovie. Thank you in advance if you find time to answer. Do you think I will be very happy with this set up compared to my old 2013?
That’s awesome. The 29” UltraWide LG monitor I have is less than $300, I have a link to it in the description you can check it out. I think you’ll be very Happy with this setup, I upgraded from a 2013 iMac and I’m Loving this new setup. 😁👍💪
@@LamarMK could you use your 2013 iMac for an auxiliary monitor for your Mac Mini?
I haven’t tried to yet, but I will try it out. If it works I’ll make a video on it. Stay tuned. 👍
@@LamarMK I also have a late 2013 iMac & not sure It can last until new ones are out so I may need to get a Mac Mini.
I am interested to know if the old iMac will work as monitor for the new Mac Mini....Thanks
@@joes8275 Oh ok. Yeah, the M1 Mac Mini will be a great upgrade choice. You’re welcome, it’s gonna take some experimenting to know if it’s able to work or not, so I’d at least look for a nice affordable monitor. 👍
I fully understand to buy the cheapist M1 Mini mac and add external disk. Here is my problem. I have mini mac late 2014 with SSD 1 T (I changed the original myself) Now I have far too much data and programs on my old mini mac. How can I transfer all my data to a smaller mini mac and external disk.? I have asked Apple support and they were not sure. New subscriber from Denmark
Welcome to the channel, thanks for subscribing. 👍💪
What you can do is get a 2 TB external SSD like this, and connect it to your 2014 Mac Mini with a USB to SATA cable, and transfer all your files to it.
Then connect that external SSD to your new Mac Mini like how I did in this video, and you’ll have all your files, plus some extra storage.
@@LamarMK Thankyou for the answer. If I do this - can I get access to all my programs, e-mail, internet? will icons on my screen come automatic or shall I install again
@@harderjohansen You’re welcome. This solution would mainly be for transferring over your files such as documents, photos, etc. I do have another video here where I show how to move apps to the external drive. th-cam.com/video/_3Y7KMfqWg4/w-d-xo.html
Here’s Apple’s solution for moving files. support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350
take an external HD and use Timecapsule and switching to a new device is just as easy as a new iphone
@@downtowntuber Good Stuff! Thanks. 👍💪
Hey, when you put your Mac mini to sleep, do you disconnect/eject (Apple E) the external SSD? I get a 'disk not ejected properly' message 🧐
Hey there 👋! I’ve had it happen, but not all the time. Seems to be an issue with Big Sur, I’ve noticed it doesn’t happen a lot in the latest updates. What you can do is turn off sleep mode on the M1 Mac Mini and only let the display go to sleep instead. 👍💪
Good stuff! You just earned yourself a sub.
Thanks for the support man. 👍💪
I have an external hub like you are showing, no card yet but, why do you need the top part with the apple logo? Can I not just use the external drive with a card? I have a M1 desktop and in 3 months my CPU is so slow I can't use 2 programs. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks for uploading.
What card are you referring to? Have you restarted your system recently? Do you have enough storage left?
@@LamarMK Hi. I was refering to the SSD Samsung to go into the external hub because my imac is running way too slow esp. with some programs. They advised me to uninstall a virus app which I did but did not help. i had so much lag then my comp crashed. i only had it app. 3 months. really disappointed. I have tons of storage, nothing opening at startup, everything is up to date. Lamar it's just so unreal that I purchased this for work yet I can't. The Affinity photo program is 3red party and 100% legit yet they said that is probably the issue. It is not the Nikon one does the same thing. Also Affinity is M1 iMac ready compatible. Just before the comp crashed I heard the fan go on. I touched the front was a bit warm but nothing hot. So I was advised to buy a SSD card to get a faster CPU. Sorry this was so long but thank you for any help. I don't trust apple.
got my hub works great....so easy to set up....
Awesome! Glad it's working great for you. 👍💪
Looks like you can have a 4tb or even 8tb Samsung ssd in that same enclosure/hub right??
I think the max it can support is 5TB. 👍
@@LamarMK Good to know!! Thanks!!
@@sean.sullivan You're welcome! Stay tuned for more content. 👍
@@LamarMK the only thing that would be better, and I'm seeing this same problem from most of these hubs.. is they should include some more on the backside as well. So, you can connect and/or daisy chain more thunderbolt stuff.
@@sean.sullivan Yeah, pretty sure as they develop newer hubs they will do more stuff like that, and possibly change everything to USB-C on the front.
Will this apply same to imac 2021
Yes, it applies to all M1 Macs. 👍💪
Hey bro, to confirm, does the type-C connector attaches to the Thunderbolt port? I’m about to buy the Mac mini and I’m reviewing the accessories I may need to buy along.
Also, could you recommend some good monitors?? I live in Canada and I am a music producer. Occasionally also so photo and video editing
@@JoelStephen Hey Bro! Yes, the USB-C connector will plug into the thunderbolt port on the Mac Mini. You can check out my playlist I have another accessory video there as well.
I know LG, Dell, and Samsung makes some great monitors. If you’re looking for a more budget option I have a review of my monitor on the channel you can check it out. Here’s a link to the M1 Mac Mini Playlist 👉 th-cam.com/play/PLiJV9CiGrdLkJerrlXFtbYA7bYN2MyjU6.html
@@LamarMK thank you
@@JoelStephen You’re welcome! 👍💪
This is just what I wanted! Thank you!
You're welcome, glad to help. 👍💪
is that SSD read and write speeds similar to the internal storage on the M1 mac mini
Not even close.
The internal read and write speeds are well over 2000 MB/s, or more than 7x faster.
But, an internal 256GB is plenty for software (fast access needed), and files, photos and videos can be kept on the external 1TB - this is a setup I have had on my iMac for a few years.
Whilst I’m not entirely sure about this, Mac OS does not implement TRIM for external SSD’s, so after a while (exactly how long depends upon quality of drive and usage), the external drive becomes really slow and needs to be replaced.
Even allowing for this periodic expense, the insane rip-off priced Apple charges for internal memory/SSD pricing still doesn’t make any sense.
@DIY JIM No, the read/write speeds are not as fast as the internal SSD. But as @I999 said, files and photos etc are perfect for storing on the external SSD. 👍
@@LamarMK thank you
@@DIYJIM You're Welcome! Stay tuned for more content. 👍
Nice setup. I just picked up the same USB-C Hub and the same SSD (coincidence, I hadn't watched your video yet) so I'm looking forward to hooking them up to my Mac Mini as well.
Thank you! Wow 😱 that’s crazy haha lol. Which Mac Mini do you have?
@@LamarMK16GB/1Tb SSD + I found a guy selling a barely used 27" 5K display for cheap.
@@snarkyguy Oh that’s nice, great deal. Your Mac Mini is M1 also?
@@LamarMK Yes it is an M1. I'm planning to make a video about it as well, but once I've finished the custom-made enclosure I'm building for it here in Shanghai.
@@snarkyguy Ok. A custom enclosure sounds real nice 😱, how’s it over there?
Thank you for that.
You're welcome. 👍💪
But your ssd can read 560 MB/s and Write 530.. so is 300mb/s Little bit to Slow, what kann the sata Port read? In the Docingstation We can read SATA 6.0 Gb/s, SATA 3.0 Gb/s, SATA 1.5 Gb/s.
The slower speed is unique to Macs with the M1 Chip. Even connecting the external drive directly to the USB-C port the speeds are cut in half. We just have to wait and see how Apple addresses this.