How To Make Your Own Budget External SSD Drive!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มิ.ย. 2024
- A Mac is already very expensive, so most people can't or won't upgrade the internal storage for increased capacity. The 2TB storage upgrade option from Apple costs $800 USD! What if I told you that you could create your OWN external storage device with the same storage capacity (but not quite as fast) for just 1/3 the cost?
In this video I explore the world of external NVMe m.2 SSD drives and enclosures, and put one together with my own parts and test it's performance on my M1 MacBook Pro (with a 256GB internal SSD).
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00:00 Introduction
03:09 Unboxing and Building the External Drive
05:28 Comparing to other External Drives
08:39 Read and Write Speeds
10:09 Negatives of this Drive
11:21 Transferring Test Files
13:34 Conclusion
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Here are the parts for the NVMe External Drive featured in this video:
Crucial NVMe M.2 SSD: geni.us/crucialnvme
Plugable NVMe Enclosure: geni.us/plugablenvme
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Wow...I had no idea that this can be done with NVME too
I can't do math here.
T5 1tb is 180cad is cheaper than Plugable + 1tb is 211cad ?
And T7 is somewhere around 200?
Is there an enclosure for an older MacBook Air that doesn't have the USB c port?
I think my mac only has USB A ports available.
Can someone explain what the difference between using a portable SSD and just using a USB flash drive is?
Other TH-camrs: You can buy a macbook pro 16 for just 2499$ etc.
CT: Many people can barely afford the base model Macbook Air and have to save up for months just to be able to buy one.
This is a real human, real TH-camr.
But macs are free. You just have to buy a used one that is a year old for about 2/3 the price of a new one then a year later you sell it for about $100 more than you paid for it and then buy another and repeat every few months or every year and never pay for a mac again. I have been doing this since 2003 and not only do I have top of the line macs in my home but I also have thousands of dollars on top of the free macs from the continuous flips. Don't buy new macs just buy a used one and snipe a good price when you want to buy it then when you sell take your time and charge a bit over market value to make up the loss of value during the year you owned it.
The first time I wanted a mac I bought and sold about 10 times in the space of a few weeks until I had enough money made to get the mac I wanted for free. Then I thought about it and wondered why I should stop so I kept doing it albeit at a lower pace and made beer money every month with only a few hours of effort. I recommend everyone do this.
@@Cyril29a did so with zotac zbox 1060en, later nvidia shield k1 and at least even with logitech k810.. allready joked 2 friend: when i need money again i will plan 2 buy some stuff.. ;)
@@Cyril29a u are absolutely right man - it is possible 2 make easy money.. u only have 2 b a bit smart.. your idea with the apple program is really smart as.. ;) congrats..
i usually did it like: i wanted something new - checked the market on ebay, amazon and ebay ads.. got knowlegde about high, low and average prices.. bought 1 for me.. continued watching the market, bought cheap ones and sold them for more.. often it was good 2 buy at ebay or ebay ads and sold them on amazon.. really easy 2 do and good money..
or you can just buy something like an ASUS Zephyrus G15 and get more for your money. Sure it won't have the creature comforts of the Mac but it competes with it damn well.
@@niko1even But it has no resale value. You totally missed the point. Buyin a PC is throwing your money away after a year or two, buying a mac gets you 100% of your money back if you buy and sell it using the system I outlined. What is the point of this comment?
I would also note that USB-C cables are not created equal. To maximize transfer speed, make sure your cables support HI-Speed 40gb/s transfer speeds.
Can I put a usb c Thunderbolt in any enclosure?
Thanks that was so useful. A person can never have too much storage. Excellent content as always.
me: ooh I think I need this
also me: used 6.1% of the total space
Facts lol
since mac isnt for gaming, 256GB is enough imo. unless you are a youtuber or something
Amazing
lol literally me!
I have 2TB on my MacBook and I don't even use 80% of it 🤣
So happy I have found your videos. I have been looking for this type of video.
I have a 15” MacBook Pro with an SD card reader on board. I have purchased a microSD card adapter that fits into the card reader so that there is no protrusion. I use it with a Samsung 256 GB microSD card. I have migrated my Photos folder onto the card, freeing up 100 GB of disc space. I also use the Horos DICOM software, and have selected the microSD card as the default database folder for my patients’ cineangiograms.
Wow I made an SSD with 10TB
I just got my MacBook so thanks for the storage plan.
Wow such a simple storage solution. Thanks for the thorough video and speed tests
Thanks for making this content, I have really enjoyed these Mac videos and hope to get one in August with the new rumored airpods. Congrats on 50k keep up the good work! Definitely will do this when I get one!
Love this channel! I am getting my M1 MBA in 2 weeks, and your videos have helped me so much.
I got a 5 TB external on my old iMac so I'm already migrating all my files and apps to it from my 1 TB internal SSD!
😳
Apps can be migrate also to external??
@@raismohamad2611 most of them who dont gave a lot of dependencies on external cache/files I guess
Love the enclosure, my next upgrade is going to be this Plugable enclosure and m.2 ssd. Great Video !!! Keep it up with the great content.
Did this for my M1 Mac. No need to overpay Apple for the storage. Plus... portability is life ;)
Awesome videos bro, I’m getting a new Mac book soon and I know exactly what to expect from your videos. Such great content for a relatively small (50k is a s*** ton but you know what I mean) channel. Can’t wait to see you up there with the top channels mate. Keep it up 👌🏽👌🏽
Thanks for the support!
Def looking for an upgrade and just sounds perfect!
Thank you so much for this video!
Are you still gonna make that video about testing different types of enclosures?
I would be really interested in that
Crazy!
Thank you for this creative solution! 😁👍🏻
Yay 50k subs. Congrats
Best setup so far, thank you so much bro.
Great video. Would love a detailed comparison against the other storage options, considering the speed vs cost vs life span. Also. How would you store multiple nvme ssd cards while not using the external enclosure?
Each in a separate antistatic plastic bag (hardware often comes in such bags, just keep them), then put together in a box and stored away from heat, e.g. sunlight, heaters, power supplies...
Was waiting for this video :)
Wow. Just a great video all around. Thank you for this, and I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
If you got a smaller M.2 SSD, this would make for a really nice Time Machine drive for backups given how tiny it is.
Very nice video, lovin' this channel lately. Ps: for those people who need that extra speed (depending on the nvme ssd you buy it could be even faster than the included on the mac) there are Thunderbolt cases. I have one from Orico and with a Silicon Power nvme ssd and it performs outstanding.
How fast is this setup for you? I have a Samsung EVO 970 in the same ORICO enclosure and I can get around 900Mb/s out of that on my new Mac Mini M1 with 16Gb memory and 512 Gb internal drive mounted through Thunderbolt port. The internal drive is doing around 2800Mb/s read/write.
@@freetibet1000 I get the top speed of the SSD NVME, around 3400R/3200W.
@@Leo_Vulkan I realize now that we don’t have the same ORICO casing. My ORICO case is only maximum 1000 Mb/s. So that’s the bottleneck in my setup. Thanks for bringing this fact to my attention. On the other hand I probably don’t need higher speed than that anyway since I don’t do video edition but photography editing in Capture One and Affinity mostly.
@@freetibet1000 You probably have the usb-c. I have the thunderbolt 3. Although they share the same usb-c connector, the protocol is different.
@@Leo_Vulkan yes i thank you’re right. Thank you for your help! 👍😄
that enclosure is just so cute
Been looking for this exact thing. I was stuck on a T5 forever. This might be the winner. Thanks!
t5? really? Just buy a sabrent SSD with a 3.2 Gen2 NVME Enclosure, you'll get more for your money.
@@niko1even 🙌🏾
Thanks for video. I have the 2TB Samsung T5. I use it for my photo library. Works great. When I think I need more storage I'll consider your approach. However, read and write speeds aren’t that critical for what I do.
Would be great to see a comparison video on the speed of all the options you displayed.
Thanks again. First time viewer, so I'm going to subscribe for further content.
I'm thinking what read and write speeds would be what I need and I'm not really sure. If you transfer photos from your library how many Gb's do you transfer and how long does it take you with your drive?
I've actually used this for about a year or so with an intel 660p m.2 drive. I haven't had too many issues. I tried using a type C to type C thunderbolt cable and had some issues with it disonnecting randomly on Windows, but using a type A to type C cable seems to work much better, but it's pretty quick as is, haven't had any issues or complaints with speed.
Thanks a lot for the advice! The best option for my MacBook Air! And I didn’t spend a lot! Love it!
Great advice. Just purchased one. Thanks for the quality videos
Thanks for the demo/explanation. Question, did you have that drive plugged-in via a port in the rear of your monitor/display?
You can buy Thunderbolt 3 external enclosures which you can use with the same M.2 drives you mentioned and then you have the same transfer speed as with internal drives.
Thanks for sharing, it really helps as I am a mac user! 👍👏
Thanks for the tips!
Thanks, it's great video
Great video. I had no idea this was even an option!
Love the cat’s look. 🤣🤣🤣🤣💪🏼🎥
The Crucial and Plugable prices have increased substantially since you made this video, they're now $230.99 and $49.95. I was going to buy them until I saw the increased prices.
This is a lifesaver for people who can't afford the extremely expensive additional storage. Thanks for this :))
Great one Liam!
Great videos. Great for video editing.
A great solution. Thank you 🙏🏼
I brought the rog strix arion ssd enclosure. I think its the best looking one out there, its also made of metal.
PCIe Gen3 SSD's do not really need cooling when used with USB 3.2 Gen2 connections, so what case you use should not matter in terms of cooling.
However, if you are running them in Thunderbolt, with larger file transfers, you will want to use some thermal pads in whatever enclosure you have that drive inside.
Hi, great video!! Are you saying I can actually upgrade my late 2018 15” MacBook Pro ?? 😳 I didn’t think this was possible!! I was tormented because of the spinning wheel when using after effects I had to buy the iMac 2020
You can find thunderbolt external drives that are replaceable that can double the performance of USB3.2 Type C for about $99. I found a great option from a Brand called TEKQ on Amazon with an included thunderbolt cable. Right now you can get it with 1 Terabyte already installed for $255 and just replace the drive later if you want more. I bought mine with 256gb and upgraded the drive and it's been running rock solid for almost 2 years now on both Intel & Apple Silicon Macs. Great video by the way.
Point well taken . Sounds like a wonderful idea to try.
Hello, could you do the comparison of enclosure please 🙏 I want to buy one very soon and I don’t want to choose a bad one !
Love your work from france ! 🇫🇷
I'd say get a Thunderbolt enclosure. Yes more expensive yet the RW speeds are close to the main Mac speeds. I will try to do a review on this WAVLINK TB3 around 120€ in Europe tax included. I put in a Crucial as you did and read speeds are around 2300 write around 1800. The thermal pads will help a lot.
Thanks dude you save TONS of money!!
Thanks for the Tip !
Great video man! Did you ever make that enclosure comparison you mentioned? I tried searching for it but couldn’t find anything.
Ok now I'm glad I only went for 512 GB. Great tip! Will use this for the next Windows external drive too.
helpful video.. thanks
Love your content
stick a velcro to the back of the laptop, with a thin drives you won't even feel it while using the laptop. it's super neat
Thanks for the nice video. Can you tell us which app you are using to see the disk transfer speeds on your mac?
Thanks man!
Great videos. Thanks for your time and effort--very appreciated. I have a challenge for you: I am finally making the move from Win to Mac after almost 30 years of Windows. My Mac will have a 512MB SSD, and I have a 1TB Msft OneDrive (365) account. I need it to sync with the external M.2 SSD. How do I configure it to sync to the external SSD, instead of the internal one? A tutorial (could also be applied to other cloud storage services/apps) would be great. Btw, did you ever make that video comparing the other SSD enclosures? -Thx! 😁
Swapped the internal SSD in my MacBook and now I know what to do with the old one. Thanks for the tip.
I think this enclosure isn’t compatible with Apple SSD’s. The actual connector of the original SSD is a bit different from the ones on the normal NVMES 2.0
@@ezequielbraunstein True, I forgot. Thanks for letting me know.
Great video ! Thx
Hey Created Tech
Your videos have helped make some well thought investments in gear 🙏
Thanks for the info 👍 I'm curious to know the model of your dell monitor
got the M1 mini with a cheap enclosure and a Samsung EVO 970 Pro m.2 stick. Making it bootable in Big Sur on the M1 is a bit of a trick, but doable, and worthy of a future video. This stick gets very hot, and at the beginning, it would drop off all the time. But over time, it's become 100% reliable. Boot time is noticeably longer, but still a lot faster than an internal SSD on a 2015 MBP. Running the OS externally is slower then on the M1 internal, but in real world use, usable. Black Magic maxes out this rig out at 600mbs
MKe sure you buy the right size enclosure for your M.2 SSD. You can buy drives in 2240, 2260, 2280, etc. Those numbers dictate the length of the drive. Just make sure your enclosure matches those numbers.
Another awesome video. Will be getting this set up as well. Does the longer USB C cable slow transfer speeds? Thanks again man!
Not at all, I didn't notice any speed difference. I'm using a Plugable brand thunderbolt 3 cable.
@@CreatedTech awesome great to know. Thanks!
If you get an enclosure that does Thunderbolt 3 (not just USB-C 3.2) you should get even faster speeds on those drives.
Extra thumbs up for having Blender installed !!!
Great Video, Which app did you use for Disk Activity and Stats?
I have that KingDian external small SSD USB-C plug. Very good one.
I will most definitely do this since I am using a 2019 13" MacBook Pro with 128 GB of storage and 60 GB of it is used by the system while I only use 9 GB which is so frustrating.
i use one of this external SSD M.2 (crucial p2 of 1tb) for edit my videos and it works very very very great!!!!! it was a good investment!!!!! i work on a MacBook Pro 2019 16" the speed is incredible
Great Video! Have you activated TRIM on the external enclosure NVME? Wich app do you have to test the write and read speed and temp control?
Earned my subscribe
The bulk of my storage are files I seldom access, so I just use a huge hdd so it's sort of archival.
I'd say get a Thunderbolt enclosure. Yes more expensive yet the RW speeds are close to the main Mac speeds. I will try to do a review on this WAVLINK TB3 around 120€ in Europe tax included. I put in a Crucial as you did and read speeds are around 2300 write around 1800. The thermal pads will help a lot.
Agree, that Crucial NVMe drive got bottleneck because of USB interface.
Ravpower makes 1TB drives in thunderbolt 3 for the same $/gig
I just saw this comment after buying the enclosure in the video.... so unfortunate, it costs just $30 more
i think these low cost enclosures are fantastic, personally i keep one thunderbolt 3 enclosure for my most expensive SSD which is a 2TB sabre - i use an Orico Thunderbolt 3 NVME enclosure and its absolutely fantastic, amazing speeds
I see it as a great backup for if the internal SSD ever dies to have a decent thunderbolt enclosure handy, and then anything else can be a cheaper, low cost enclosure.
you can also get an adapter to allow to use regular m.2 drive in your macbook internally by replacing the internal ssd
What utility is that to measure read/write speeds, CPU, Mem, network performance in the status bar?? I really like it! Can you please comment the name of it? Appreciate it! Love the video too!
Great video. Is that a Dell U2718Q? What is the screen resolution you are using on that? I have the same and mine looks smaller in real estate than yours. I wonder.
I have the basic M1 air and i love it (as a long time windows developer/user).
I also have one of these enclosures but have not used this with my mac yet.
My problem is that i will want to dual boot linux at some point. Internal storage then becomes a problem and ill probably start regretting not having more capacity at boot time.
But thanks for the video.
I noticed xART on your copying list. I assuming this is ‘art’
🤔 😂
Please make a video about different enclosures comparison as like you have Plugable enclosure because we are in the same storage of 256GB So definitely we need to manage with some external SSD.
for the algorithm. I would have finished watching your video because it is good content except I've been knowing how to do this for quite some time.
Get the Sabrent external nvme enclosure that’s Thunderbolt 3 and make sure to use a Thunderbolt 3 cable. Your speeds will be much closer to internal storage. You’re limiting yourself by using that usb-c cable (can’t remember what gen of usb it is). USB-c is just the connector so you need a better cable and enclosure to support the better speeds. You can use the same nvme in the Thunderbolt 3 setup.
What's the name of the third-party activity monitor software you use?
I totally like your idea of doing so. Is this method works for M1 Ipad Pro as well?
I have a Samsung 980 PRO with a theoretical read speed of up to 7000MB/s (BTW, in your video you call the unit "Megabyte" but it is actually "Megabit", 1/8th of a Megabyte). I connected it via a Thunderbolt 3 enclosure to my Mac mini M1. Getting a solid 2500MB/s read & write, which is pretty much the same speed as the internal SSD. Mind-blowing, as it makes the Mac mini so much more attractive as a desktop computer, by allowing to expand the available storage later on.
I subscribe, and thank you for this amazing video sir1
Just got mine for my birthday 😁
thanks, greetings from chile!
Thank you so much
Very good video I like how thorough you are but I like how simple you make things. And you don’t jump over any steps. Great video one question I have is why do you have your MacBook Pro understand rather than just closing it and putting it in a stand where it sits upright? I’m assuming you’re using the keyboard and the touchpad on the MacBook Pro and that’s why but I thought I would ask. I have mine closed up and use it as a desktop. I have a mid 2012 MacBook Pro I seven with 16 GB of RAM. Yes it’s almost 10 years old. I just ordered and you M one the other Day and spent four grand on it. But my plan is to keep it for 10 years.
Great channel!! I love it!! It made me buy an MBA m1 and I am very happy with it.
Maybe you have a answer to my following question. That would be great.
I am using a Sabrent usb-c tool free enclosure (EC-SNVE) in combination with a Crucial P2 1TB ssd.
With the Blackmagic speedtest I am getting speeds of 700 write and 520 read.
In my opinion this is very slow. Is it normal that the read is slower than the write?
What is your opinion?
I have 14TB attached now.I need it for my youtube channel .G-technology is the brand and they work very well.
Saw your cat in the video. Instant like!
Same hahahaha
Super easy, barely an inconvenience.
Good piece of kit at a reasonable cost, don't know how many UK viewers you have but it would be nice if you could post UK links as well.
The links will take you to the UK site.
@@CreatedTech thanks
I've bought a BlitzWolf BW-PSSD3 512Gb. Speed is almost 900Gb/sec but it's so hot. And buffer only about 15Gb. But for 55$ it's great SSD.
Interesting! (I've just installed an NVMe M.2 1Tb drive as a second drive on my brand new Lenovo Legion 5 17in. I'm a tech muppet, I guess, so I had to take the whole process slowly. But we got there in the end!
Would be great if you could get a tiny USB C flash drive. Haven't found one yet