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I'm very low-tech and a newbie to all this, so I appreciate the thorough explanation and laymen's explanation on the topic. You're a great teacher. Keep up the great work!
The detail you go into, and even in response to comments has just earned yourself a new subscriber. I am very impressed. Keep up the good work! For what its worth, I decided to go through with the Samsung T7 Shield.
Thank you for your calm, patient, and informative review and sharing your thoughts with us. The extensive in-depth comparison helps to better decide which SSD to purchase.
I've viewed numerous tech and gadget reviews, but none have clarified IP ratings as effectively as your illustration did. Your explanation was outstanding and truly appreciated. Great job, and thank you!
Oh my God. I'm so glad I found this video. at least one normal person did a real test taking into account file systems and operating systems. and not just chatting into the camera, turning it in your hands, talking about the sublime and how these discs are suitable for photographers. thanks a lot dude. Good luck.
HDD = Hard Disk Drive! Great video, I chose the T7 for myself being in an IT profession and I didn't need all the ruggedness of the SanDisk. Keep it up!
I have owned a 2T Seageate desktop external HDD for almost 15 years (that connects with traditional usb-a) and it still works very well. The speed obviously does not compare to today's ssd but the life of this HDD surely far exceeds that of these ssd ! In particular, I have on this HDD a lot of great high-definition movies (copy of blu-ray without lossless) on it that have file sizes of 4, 5, 6, 7 or sometimes 10 gigs on it, they are read without any problem from a player like VLC in my MacBook Air m2 and their primer is very fast.
I have 2. Mine has very low health(4%) in just 3 years. Both of them. They are just used for transferring files from pc 1 to 2 when needed. Frequency of 2x a month. I dont know if its a defective unit. And my friend's seagate external hdd as well died in just 3 years. How did you manage to make sure yours work in 15years?
Sandisk Extreme Pro has failure issues, unfortunately. I was about to buy one since there's a great sale but there are tons of articles on sudden data loss right now. guess that's why
Yes, I've seen the articles and the cases of data loss--I've also been using a 1 TB Extreme Pro for a while now with no issues. Not sure what's happening there..
You are so lucky.Last month, I have bought 3 Sandisk Extreme Pro 1TB and find out two of them with vital problem and lost my important data. It's said that this problem mainly happends on newly producted ones.
I have two 1TB and one 2TB Sandisk Extreme drives. Never had data loss, but they randomly disconnect. I have a 2TB Samsung T7 and never experienced any disconnects.
Yep, took my 2TB T7 back to the store. It was significantly slower than my 1TB San-disk portable. Both were on the same PC, same cable, same USB port. SanD was 459 write, T7 215. Then did a real world file transfer from PC SSD to the portable SSD. I used about a 1gb or little bigger file with several thousand sub files (boat navigation charts). SanD was 1min 10 sec. T7 was 8:02.
Wow. That’s a big difference. You said PC, I assume Windows then right? For some reason, exFAT on Mac was super slow on the T7. Formatted to APFS and the T7 speed skyrocketed.
You did a great work with the review. I intend to upgrade my storage unfortunately earlier than I want to. The marketing of the San disk would almost convince you it is more rugged.
Good question. Unfortunately no longer have the T7 to verify this, and I didn’t really look out for that when testing, but looking back, I want to say probably the SanDisk was slightly warmer indeed. Purely non-scientific. But that’s all I got for now, sorry!
Generally SSDs last longer than HDDs, they're more rugged, less sensitive to drops and don't have any moving mechanical parts that may fail. Lifespan might be affected by number of times you right data on it. For backups, you're not constantly writing so you should be fine.
@@RawansReviews thanks for the reply, so for backups will t7 will be good!? Bcz recently u been seeing so many negetive reviews about SanDisk ssds failing a lot
Yes you’re right. My SanDisk has been working fine but indeed some of them are failing. While only a small portion I believe is failing, to lower your risk, T7 would be a good option then.
@@avishekghatak2176 hey...I have the Sandisk Portable v2 2TB and I use it for video editing in 4k with my macbook pro and it gets really hot...is the samsung T7 really cooler and better for my purposes? did you test both? thanks
@@TheFandangovideoguy I had the v1 and it got stolen from me and I bought the t7 shield recently. The v1 used to overheat quite a bit and the Samsung while it does get warm, never got anywhere near as hot as my sandisk. (I also edit 4k videos from my Sony camera)
@@avishekghatak2176 thanks...I guess the Samsung has some thermal control...I hope so...because the sandisk gets too hot...I don't want to lose my data! I use Lacie regular drives to store all my projects but I intend to use a SSD for the actual editing...I think I will try the Samsung this time. Thanks
Thank you for this video, I feel that it has helped me a lot in making a decision, I just have one question. I will buy the Sandisk SSD, I have to add some program to the PC, my PC has Windows 11?
What about the reliability? I just got the sandisk extreme pro 4t, and ran iPhone backup on Mac, I can see sometimes it’s stuck, and errored out when copying directories with many files in it complaining read/write error, I did not try t7, but I heard that t7 is much more reliable than sandisk, to an end user, reliability is the most important thing than the tiny speed gain and size, do you think users care about them if the disk had data loss?
First time I'm hearing that the type of format effects the speed. Very useful information. What happened to Samsung X5? It was twice as fast (2.8GBps) even though its several years old but I don't see it for sale anywhere for some odd reason. Is there anything comparable to the X5?
Format does affect speed, but I was also surprised of this much effect here. There's the SandDisk Extreme PRO which is rated at 2 GB/s, but not quite as fast as the rated speed of the X5.
Good question. I haven't had them long enough to judge on that, but what I can say, been using the Sandisk for about 4 months, for all my video editing, with no issues so far.
Citing Apple's pricing structures is neither useful or meaningful in establishing the relative cost of SSD technology, because a disproportionately large chunk of Apple upgrade pricing is taken as pure profit.
You’re absolutely right. But citing them wasn’t to establish the relative cost of SSD, but rather to illustrate that getting a decent amount of storage built-in is very expensive-so going lower there and getting an external SSD might be a option.
Nice, well produced package - very useful, quality job. Would prefer not taking 4 minutes to convince me to watch this material (already made that call, otherwise I would not be watching :). Thanks for the info, decided to subscribe.
Hi. Great video, I am in the market for the Mac Air m2 & was wondering what bearing formatting the ssd to APFS has on transferring files directly from other devices (eg an Android phone or iphone, as I have both and not sure which I'll continue with going foreward)? Thanks for any help you can provide.
Hi, as long as you're plugging your SSD into a Mac, you can read/write to it if it's APFS. Your mac should also be able to read files from your Android/iOS device that's connected to it. So you should be fine transferring data to the SSD. The only warning is, if you might use the SSD on a Windows machine, then avoid APFS and format as exFAT as that's compatible with both Windows and MacOS
I really appreciate the very thorough but straightforward explanation. Very helpful for a very low tech person like me.. I'd like to ask your opinion and advice since I'm still not sure what is best for me. I'm looking for something that I can store a backup of all my digital data for long periods of time. Things like personal & family photos and videos. I'm not a professional or youtuber. But I do like to take & keep high resolution photos and videos. I want it for personal use mainly for memory keeping and backup storage that can withstand time. I want it cost efficient but durable as well so I don't have to worry about it getting dropped or wet or data getting lost or corrupted over time. What do you think is best for me to buy? I'm going to base my purchase decision on your recommendation. Thank you so much in advance.
Would you be moving that hard disk around, or could it be static, somewhere in an office or desk? If you're looking for backups, then speed is less important, you're better off getting more storage capacity than speed, for each dollar you put in. That's why I wouldn't recommend SSDs as, for the same price, you can get 2-3 times the storage capacity of an SSD if you get an external hard drive. SSDs are more durable though, and can take a drop and some light water splashes much more than external hard disks. If you envision you might be in such cases, then you might need to bite the bullet and get an SSD. But if you don't feel you're likely to be in such situations, but still would like portability, then a 2.5" external hard drive will give you much more storage for the same dollar value. But if you don't even need portability, then look into 3.5" externals (desktop external). This is larger and requires a power source, but likely to be the best value for money in terms of dollars/terabyte of storage. Hope this helps.
@@RawansReviews no I don't need it to be very portable as I'm probably going to store it somewhere I'm not going to move it around much. But i forgot to mention that I need something that can easily connect to my android phone. I have samsung note 10 plus. A hard drive will need a power supply. But will 2.5" external Hard drive also need a power supply or can I directly connect it to my phone using OTG adapter? I was thinking of (Seagate BarraCuda 1TB SATA III 2.5" Hard Drive - 5400RPM) Is it any good?
hi there...a bit late to the conversation. I have the sandisk Extreme portable V2 which is really fast but it gets very hot when editing 4k video with my M1 macbook pro...does the Samsung also gets very hot? do you do video editing? I need them for that purpose...thanks!
The Samsung does get a bit less hot. I unfortunately no longer have the Samsung to quantify how much, and I too am using the SanDisk to edit videos off of it directly.
@@RawansReviews I actually decided to get the Samsung and it gets LESS hot for sure. Samsung claims to have software to control the temp...dunno but it does get less hot. However the speed is a bit less than the Sandisk-still very fast. But I feel that the sandisk gets way too hot. Which other external SSD would be better at controlling thermals? I have lots of good Lacie regular drives(5big docks etc) but from now on I will only get SSDs to do the actual editing. It's the way to go but they have to be better at controlling temperatures. Thanks
@@TheFandangovideoguy Controlling temp *could* mean throttling speed, maybe that's why it might be a bit slower? Just speculating here... But either way I think the Samsung is still more than fast enough. I never really examined heat as an aspect when looking at SSDs, but will surely keep this in mind when I'm testing and reviewing any other SSDs in the future. Thanks for the info!
@@RawansReviews I did a blackmagic speed test when they were both cool. Using my M1pro Mac book pro...The Sandisk reached the 920Mbps and the Samsung hit the mid 740Mbps...still fast enough for video editing in 4k. The main thing is that I don't think extreme heat is a good thing for any hard drive even SSDs...I will use the Samsung for editing and the Sandisk for other things. Still very useful. Is there another SSD manufacturer that makes drives that stay cool while editing video? Thanks
@@TheFandangovideoguy Not something I had looked at, and thus unfortunately can't give any recommendations here. But will definitely keep this in mind in the future, so thanks for the suggestion ;)
Yes precisely. I realized later I did mistakenly say one when I meant the other throughout the review. Should be focused more on camera ;) sorry bout that!
hello, could you tell me which mac model you use, year and if it is the new M1 or M2? I've seen some reviews that don't even come close to these speeds of SunDisk and Samsung SSDs, even formatted for APFS. Thank you in advance for the answer.👍
@@RawansReviews I have a macmini M1, and I'm quite satisfied with the workflow I've been using... but with the need for bigger projects, I'm choosing one of the SSDs to run the library directly from them. In the reviews, they rarely reach 500 MB / s on the two indicated ssds.
Not sure why that is. It could also depend on how they’re running the speed test. But in general, I’ve been quite happy with the speed. Do note that the SanDisk does run a bit hotter than the Samsung. Cheers.
can i use the sandisk in pc and mac? like to pass share the harddrive or be able to at least if i fill it with files from a pc, i can later take them out to my mac. ?
Of course. But make sure what file system format you use. If you only want to “read” files copied from your PC, on a Mac, then NTFS file format can be read by Macs. But Macs can’t write anything on NTFS (not without 3rd party software at least). If you want to be able to read and write interchangeably on both Mac and PC, then best to use exFAT as both Macs and PCs can read and write to exFAT discs.
Question, I have an HP pavilion from 2015, it can no longer upgrade to Windows 10. I want to transfer files and photos can I use Samsung T7 to upload from PC to an iMac mini ?
Of course. Just make sure the file format is exFAT as then both Windows and Mac can read and write to the disk. (It should come as exFAT from the factory, but just in case it isn't).
Yes it can. What you're referring to is probably FAT32, which had a 4 gb file size limit. exFAT has (virtually) no file limit. (In theory, it's 16 exabytes--1 exabyte being 1 million terabytes). So you should be good ;)
So I ended up going with the sandisk extreme. I’m following a tutorial on formatting it and see these option under the Format tab: APFS APFS (Encrypted) APFS (Case-sensitive) APFS (Case-sensitive, Encrypted) Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled) ExFAT MS-DOS (FAT) The tutorial is saying to erase so I’m also confused by that
Yes formatting will erase everything on your disk. If you will use it only on Mac, then go for APFS. If you might use it on Windows then select exFAT as that’s compatible by both Windows and Apple.
Ok this all sounds good but what are you suggesting for someone who wants to as speedily as possible back up 3.5TB of Data From Data Center high speed NAS device to a portable medium that can be used from your Laptop with top shelf NVME PCIe Gen4 SSDs, and Thunderbolt 4/USB-C 4, connections also a 10GbE Ethernet Interface? This is a much more interesting question. With all the new Gen4 NVMe Laptops reading and writing around 6MB/sec then having a way to store the data onto Fast Portable External drive is also import. No one ever seems to address this issue.
Dont go with those small conventional spinning hard drives. THEY SUCK, THEY WILL FAIL. opt for ssd drives like this Samsung T series. Save yourself the grief of loosing your data with a clicking spinning drive.
@@lw7108 i dont even remember. I know i could open the drives and reset the reader, but with the smaller portable drives its a bit of a hassle. ironically the best means of storing data is via Lto's old school tap media drives.
Really disappointed for the performance of the T7 shield. My standard T7's perform as promised but the 4TB shield is only 800/300 which is simply poor.
@@RawansReviews latest macOS on my M1 Max MacBook Pro. After unboxing i first tried with exFAT, then formatted the drive to APFS. I tested ot quite a bit and found out that After been plugged in for a 20 minute or so, the speeds do get better to about 800/600 or so. Nevertheless, i think they saved money somewhere on this shield version and especially on this 4tb version.
If you plan on only using it on Windows, then I'd go with NTFS. If you might also use it on Mac, then exFAT as that's the format both Windows and Mac can read and write to.
Go to Disc Utility, select SanDisk Extreme and click on Erase, click Format and chose a file system. Pick exFAT if you’ll be using it on a Windows too, else pick Mac OS Extended or APFS.
Didn't help me for shit but nevertheless alright video. I've noticed that the ssd itself aside both are said to have crap customer service. No reply on sandisk amazon page but samsung reply in regards to replacement is a legalize fuck you with keywords like their own discretion and really big "OR" aka always the shittier option
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I'm very low-tech and a newbie to all this, so I appreciate the thorough explanation and laymen's explanation on the topic. You're a great teacher. Keep up the great work!
Many thanks for your comment, and glad my review was of help!
The detail you go into, and even in response to comments has just earned yourself a new subscriber. I am very impressed. Keep up the good work!
For what its worth, I decided to go through with the Samsung T7 Shield.
Thanks! Appreciated!
Thank you for your calm, patient, and informative review and sharing your thoughts with us. The extensive in-depth comparison helps to better decide which SSD to purchase.
Glad this was of help!
I've viewed numerous tech and gadget reviews, but none have clarified IP ratings as effectively as your illustration did. Your explanation was outstanding and truly appreciated. Great job, and thank you!
Thanks! Appreciate the feedback, and glad you found the video helpful!
this was helpful, I just ordered the t7 shield. its also Cheaper by $10 right now
Thanks a lot for a wonderful review. I'm considering between these two 4 TB versions, therefore very helpful.
Happy to hear this was of help!
Oh my God. I'm so glad I found this video. at least one normal person did a real test taking into account file systems and operating systems. and not just chatting into the camera, turning it in your hands, talking about the sublime and how these discs are suitable for photographers. thanks a lot dude. Good luck.
Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!
HDD = Hard Disk Drive! Great video, I chose the T7 for myself being in an IT profession and I didn't need all the ruggedness of the SanDisk. Keep it up!
Thanks!
SanDisk produces way too much heat. Samsung T7 Shield has worked out well on my measly 256 GB SSD laptop for Steam games.
I have owned a 2T Seageate desktop external HDD for almost 15 years (that connects with traditional usb-a) and it still works very well. The speed obviously does not compare to today's ssd but the life of this HDD surely far exceeds that of these ssd ! In particular, I have on this HDD a lot of great high-definition movies (copy of blu-ray without lossless) on it that have file sizes of 4, 5, 6, 7 or sometimes 10 gigs on it, they are read without any problem from a player like VLC in my MacBook Air m2 and their primer is very fast.
I have 2. Mine has very low health(4%) in just 3 years. Both of them. They are just used for transferring files from pc 1 to 2 when needed. Frequency of 2x a month. I dont know if its a defective unit. And my friend's seagate external hdd as well died in just 3 years.
How did you manage to make sure yours work in 15years?
I haven't done anything in particular, it has been working very well for 15 years. What was your hard drive brand?@@geminiistu
@@paulwoaert seagate external HDD as well with 2TB memory
Mate very thorough and professional. New subscriber keep up the good work.
Thanks, appreciate the comment and the sub!
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Sandisk Extreme Pro has failure issues, unfortunately. I was about to buy one since there's a great sale but there are tons of articles on sudden data loss right now. guess that's why
I have a 1TB Sandisk Extreme that I've used for about 4 or 5 years and haven't had any issues with Data loss.
Yes, I've seen the articles and the cases of data loss--I've also been using a 1 TB Extreme Pro for a while now with no issues. Not sure what's happening there..
You are so lucky.Last month, I have bought 3 Sandisk Extreme Pro 1TB and find out two of them with vital problem and lost my important data. It's said that this problem mainly happends on newly producted ones.
I have two 1TB and one 2TB Sandisk Extreme drives. Never had data loss, but they randomly disconnect. I have a 2TB Samsung T7 and never experienced any disconnects.
Yep, took my 2TB T7 back to the store. It was significantly slower than my 1TB San-disk portable. Both were on the same PC, same cable, same USB port. SanD was 459 write, T7 215. Then did a real world file transfer from PC SSD to the portable SSD. I used about a 1gb or little bigger file with several thousand sub files (boat navigation charts). SanD was 1min 10 sec. T7 was 8:02.
Wow. That’s a big difference. You said PC, I assume Windows then right? For some reason, exFAT on Mac was super slow on the T7. Formatted to APFS and the T7 speed skyrocketed.
I don’t get how this video doesn’t give the clear win to SanDisk.
Hey buddy, you should’nt have used the same cable. You have to use the each cable that specifically came in each box
Great video review. Very helpful information for me in making the decision between the two. Thank you!
Thanks! Glad this was of help
Thanks for the detailed review bro, it helped me a lot to choose which one to buy.
You did a great work with the review. I intend to upgrade my storage unfortunately earlier than I want to. The marketing of the San disk would almost convince you it is more rugged.
Man i like your explanations!
Very nice review!!
Thanks! Appreciate the comment and glad you enjoyed it!
Great video thanks for the explanations.... can I ask which runs hotter please? I would think the t7 would be cooler due to the metal casing!
Good question. Unfortunately no longer have the T7 to verify this, and I didn’t really look out for that when testing, but looking back, I want to say probably the SanDisk was slightly warmer indeed. Purely non-scientific. But that’s all I got for now, sorry!
I have both and the sandisk gets a lot hotter
@@01bigtrev thank you for the info
The SanDisk heats up a lot - A LOT. That's the consensus out there
Do you think backing up photos and videos and old memories in to HDD is better option than in SSD or vice versa and in terms of longevity
Generally SSDs last longer than HDDs, they're more rugged, less sensitive to drops and don't have any moving mechanical parts that may fail. Lifespan might be affected by number of times you right data on it. For backups, you're not constantly writing so you should be fine.
@@RawansReviews thanks for the reply, so for backups will t7 will be good!? Bcz recently u been seeing so many negetive reviews about SanDisk ssds failing a lot
Yes you’re right. My SanDisk has been working fine but indeed some of them are failing. While only a small portion I believe is failing, to lower your risk, T7 would be a good option then.
@@RawansReviews thank you buddy
For iPad Pro I prefer T7, because the sandisk heats a lot, not sure why but the energy consumption is higher in the sandisk
Samsung has better cooling
@@avishekghatak2176 hey...I have the Sandisk Portable v2 2TB and I use it for video editing in 4k with my macbook pro and it gets really hot...is the samsung T7 really cooler and better for my purposes? did you test both? thanks
@@TheFandangovideoguy I had the v1 and it got stolen from me and I bought the t7 shield recently. The v1 used to overheat quite a bit and the Samsung while it does get warm, never got anywhere near as hot as my sandisk. (I also edit 4k videos from my Sony camera)
@@avishekghatak2176 thanks...I guess the Samsung has some thermal control...I hope so...because the sandisk gets too hot...I don't want to lose my data! I use Lacie regular drives to store all my projects but I intend to use a SSD for the actual editing...I think I will try the Samsung this time. Thanks
Hope you are warning your viewers about the SanDisk.
Well informing and insightful. Thank ypu.
Glad you found it helpful!
Thank you for this video, I feel that it has helped me a lot in making a decision, I just have one question. I will buy the Sandisk SSD, I have to add some program to the PC, my PC has Windows 11?
Not at all, you don’t need to add any program
Just wanted to say Thank you, finally I understand SSD and how they work and what would be best for me!!!
Happy I was of help!
What about the reliability? I just got the sandisk extreme pro 4t, and ran iPhone backup on Mac, I can see sometimes it’s stuck, and errored out when copying directories with many files in it complaining read/write error, I did not try t7, but I heard that t7 is much more reliable than sandisk, to an end user, reliability is the most important thing than the tiny speed gain and size, do you think users care about them if the disk had data loss?
Have you heard the word "underrated"? Cause I'm hearing all the time while watching your video....... You are soooooooooo underrated 😢
Thanks, means a lot!!
First time I'm hearing that the type of format effects the speed. Very useful information. What happened to Samsung X5? It was twice as fast (2.8GBps) even though its several years old but I don't see it for sale anywhere for some odd reason. Is there anything comparable to the X5?
Format does affect speed, but I was also surprised of this much effect here. There's the SandDisk Extreme PRO which is rated at 2 GB/s, but not quite as fast as the rated speed of the X5.
@@RawansReviews Thanks
THANKS!!
Much thanks,
T7 all day my friend had the other one and it was slower then T7
reliability? this is the quastion that didn't get in that vedio
Good question. I haven't had them long enough to judge on that, but what I can say, been using the Sandisk for about 4 months, for all my video editing, with no issues so far.
Citing Apple's pricing structures is neither useful or meaningful in establishing the relative cost of SSD technology, because a disproportionately large chunk of Apple upgrade pricing is taken as pure profit.
You’re absolutely right. But citing them wasn’t to establish the relative cost of SSD, but rather to illustrate that getting a decent amount of storage built-in is very expensive-so going lower there and getting an external SSD might be a option.
Thank you.
cool, thanks!
Nice, well produced package - very useful, quality job. Would prefer not taking 4 minutes to convince me to watch this material (already made that call, otherwise I would not be watching :). Thanks for the info, decided to subscribe.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for the comment--and the subscribe!
Hi. Great video, I am in the market for the Mac Air m2 & was wondering what bearing formatting the ssd to APFS has on transferring files directly from other devices (eg an Android phone or iphone, as I have both and not sure which I'll continue with going foreward)?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Hi, as long as you're plugging your SSD into a Mac, you can read/write to it if it's APFS. Your mac should also be able to read files from your Android/iOS device that's connected to it. So you should be fine transferring data to the SSD. The only warning is, if you might use the SSD on a Windows machine, then avoid APFS and format as exFAT as that's compatible with both Windows and MacOS
I really appreciate the very thorough but straightforward explanation. Very helpful for a very low tech person like me..
I'd like to ask your opinion and advice since I'm still not sure what is best for me.
I'm looking for something that I can store a backup of all my digital data for long periods of time.
Things like personal & family photos and videos.
I'm not a professional or youtuber. But I do like to take & keep high resolution photos and videos.
I want it for personal use mainly for memory keeping and backup storage that can withstand time.
I want it cost efficient but durable as well so I don't have to worry about it getting dropped or wet or data getting lost or corrupted over time.
What do you think is best for me to buy?
I'm going to base my purchase decision on your recommendation.
Thank you so much in advance.
Would you be moving that hard disk around, or could it be static, somewhere in an office or desk? If you're looking for backups, then speed is less important, you're better off getting more storage capacity than speed, for each dollar you put in. That's why I wouldn't recommend SSDs as, for the same price, you can get 2-3 times the storage capacity of an SSD if you get an external hard drive. SSDs are more durable though, and can take a drop and some light water splashes much more than external hard disks. If you envision you might be in such cases, then you might need to bite the bullet and get an SSD. But if you don't feel you're likely to be in such situations, but still would like portability, then a 2.5" external hard drive will give you much more storage for the same dollar value. But if you don't even need portability, then look into 3.5" externals (desktop external). This is larger and requires a power source, but likely to be the best value for money in terms of dollars/terabyte of storage. Hope this helps.
@@RawansReviews no I don't need it to be very portable as I'm probably going to store it somewhere I'm not going to move it around much.
But i forgot to mention that I need something that can easily connect to my android phone.
I have samsung note 10 plus.
A hard drive will need a power supply.
But will 2.5" external Hard drive also need a power supply or can I directly connect it to my phone using OTG adapter?
I was thinking of (Seagate BarraCuda 1TB SATA III 2.5" Hard Drive - 5400RPM)
Is it any good?
i backed up 570mb to a scandisk portable ssd passwrd protected using its vault option and it used up10 gig, why?? its the one w/ the rubber loop
You will reach close to advertised speeds if you use a windows pc with a usb 3.2 gen 2 usb C.
hi there...a bit late to the conversation. I have the sandisk Extreme portable V2 which is really fast but it gets very hot when editing 4k video with my M1 macbook pro...does the Samsung also gets very hot? do you do video editing? I need them for that purpose...thanks!
The Samsung does get a bit less hot. I unfortunately no longer have the Samsung to quantify how much, and I too am using the SanDisk to edit videos off of it directly.
@@RawansReviews I actually decided to get the Samsung and it gets LESS hot for sure. Samsung claims to have software to control the temp...dunno but it does get less hot. However the speed is a bit less than the Sandisk-still very fast. But I feel that the sandisk gets way too hot. Which other external SSD would be better at controlling thermals? I have lots of good Lacie regular drives(5big docks etc) but from now on I will only get SSDs to do the actual editing. It's the way to go but they have to be better at controlling temperatures. Thanks
@@TheFandangovideoguy Controlling temp *could* mean throttling speed, maybe that's why it might be a bit slower? Just speculating here... But either way I think the Samsung is still more than fast enough. I never really examined heat as an aspect when looking at SSDs, but will surely keep this in mind when I'm testing and reviewing any other SSDs in the future. Thanks for the info!
@@RawansReviews I did a blackmagic speed test when they were both cool. Using my M1pro Mac book pro...The Sandisk reached the 920Mbps and the Samsung hit the mid 740Mbps...still fast enough for video editing in 4k. The main thing is that I don't think extreme heat is a good thing for any hard drive even SSDs...I will use the Samsung for editing and the Sandisk for other things. Still very useful. Is there another SSD manufacturer that makes drives that stay cool while editing video? Thanks
@@TheFandangovideoguy Not something I had looked at, and thus unfortunately can't give any recommendations here. But will definitely keep this in mind in the future, so thanks for the suggestion ;)
What about the issues of the sandisk evrryones talking about ???
1:24 did you mean 512gb SSD (instead of HDD)?
Yes precisely. I realized later I did mistakenly say one when I meant the other throughout the review. Should be focused more on camera ;) sorry bout that!
hello, could you tell me which mac model you use, year and if it is the new M1 or M2?
I've seen some reviews that don't even come close to these speeds of SunDisk and Samsung SSDs, even formatted for APFS. Thank you in advance for the answer.👍
Hi, it's the late 2021 MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro. Thanks for watching!
@@RawansReviews I have a macmini M1, and I'm quite satisfied with the workflow I've been using... but with the need for bigger projects, I'm choosing one of the SSDs to run the library directly from them. In the reviews, they rarely reach 500 MB / s on the two indicated ssds.
Not sure why that is. It could also depend on how they’re running the speed test. But in general, I’ve been quite happy with the speed. Do note that the SanDisk does run a bit hotter than the Samsung. Cheers.
Not a word on prices in material ?
Does the SanDisk or the Samsung need to be reformatted while switching between windows and Mac? Or they can be used seamlessly on both platforms?
If formatted as exFAT, then it can seamlessly be used on both Windows and Mac; both are able to read and write to exFAT file systems.
SSDs more durable ? My ass !
In particular, avoid Sandisk at all cost.
Just lost all my photos and videos on the 500gb version SanDisk
can i use the sandisk in pc and mac? like to pass share the harddrive or be able to at least if i fill it with files from a pc, i can later take them out to my mac. ?
Of course. But make sure what file system format you use. If you only want to “read” files copied from your PC, on a Mac, then NTFS file format can be read by Macs. But Macs can’t write anything on NTFS (not without 3rd party software at least). If you want to be able to read and write interchangeably on both Mac and PC, then best to use exFAT as both Macs and PCs can read and write to exFAT discs.
Can both of the SSD be used on ipad mini 6?
Question, I have an HP pavilion from 2015, it can no longer upgrade to Windows 10. I want to transfer files and photos can I use Samsung T7 to upload from PC to an iMac mini ?
Of course. Just make sure the file format is exFAT as then both Windows and Mac can read and write to the disk. (It should come as exFAT from the factory, but just in case it isn't).
FYI Sandisk has had many data loss issues (multiple videos on TH-cam)
Correct. I added a few months ago an update to note that in the video description.
@@RawansReviews gg I didn’t catch that.
I always appreciate when I see TH-camrs take the time to go back and update things on their old videos.
Very good! Laszlo Montreal Photog.
My SanDisk Extreme Pro 2TB, well if you know what is going on... taking a hammer to mine instead of returning it to the kids at Best Buy.
0:16 what is 64 or 128 HB's??? GB's maybe, but what's an HB?
That was GBs.. Had a cold when shooting this, so I get your confusion ;)
can exfat handle large files tranfer now? previously we have to use ntfs. but ntfs is not supported in androids.
Yes it can. What you're referring to is probably FAT32, which had a 4 gb file size limit. exFAT has (virtually) no file limit. (In theory, it's 16 exabytes--1 exabyte being 1 million terabytes). So you should be good ;)
When you talk about the format, what do you mean? Is it like. Way you setup the ssd or something you have to get?
Yes it's the file system of the SSD, so essentially exactly what you said; how you set up/format the SSD.
@@RawansReviews ohh okay, makes sense now. Thank you for clarifying 👌🏽 I’ll leave a like on the vid for you
@bykurt_is thanks! Appreciated
So I ended up going with the sandisk extreme. I’m following a tutorial on formatting it and see these option under the Format tab:
APFS
APFS (Encrypted)
APFS (Case-sensitive)
APFS (Case-sensitive, Encrypted)
Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)
ExFAT
MS-DOS (FAT)
The tutorial is saying to erase so I’m also confused by that
Yes formatting will erase everything on your disk. If you will use it only on Mac, then go for APFS. If you might use it on Windows then select exFAT as that’s compatible by both Windows and Apple.
Which External SSD drive would you recommend for a mid 2014 13'' macbook pro. Thanks
SAMSUNG T7
need comparison table side by side please
I have 3 WD elements and all 3 of them was dead! 3 piace of sh*t))
Do you know if SSD Extreme Pro V2 work on iPhone?
Good question. But I’m sorry I don’t have the answer, and I don’t have the Lightning to USB adapter to try it.
Ok this all sounds good but what are you suggesting for someone who wants to as speedily as possible back up 3.5TB of Data From Data Center high speed NAS device to a portable medium that can be used from your Laptop with top shelf NVME PCIe Gen4 SSDs, and Thunderbolt 4/USB-C 4, connections also a 10GbE Ethernet Interface? This is a much more interesting question. With all the new Gen4 NVMe Laptops reading and writing around 6MB/sec then having a way to store the data onto Fast Portable External drive is also import. No one ever seems to address this issue.
Dont go with those small conventional spinning hard drives. THEY SUCK, THEY WILL FAIL. opt for ssd drives like this Samsung T series. Save yourself the grief of loosing your data with a clicking spinning drive.
All drives will fail eventually... Save yourself the grief of loosing your data with backups. When did you experience clicking hard drives, btw.?
@@lw7108 i dont even remember. I know i could open the drives and reset the reader, but with the smaller portable drives its a bit of a hassle. ironically the best means of storing data is via Lto's old school tap media drives.
Really disappointed for the performance of the T7 shield. My standard T7's perform as promised but the 4TB shield is only 800/300 which is simply poor.
What format is the file system / what OS are you on? Did you try a different format to see if it impacts speed?
@@RawansReviews latest macOS on my M1 Max MacBook Pro.
After unboxing i first tried with exFAT, then formatted the drive to APFS.
I tested ot quite a bit and found out that After been plugged in for a 20 minute or so, the speeds do get better to about 800/600 or so. Nevertheless, i think they saved money somewhere on this shield version and especially on this 4tb version.
i have windows how should i format my sandisk?
If you plan on only using it on Windows, then I'd go with NTFS. If you might also use it on Mac, then exFAT as that's the format both Windows and Mac can read and write to.
@@RawansReviews I don't like Mac so NTFS definitely, thanks!
спасибо большое
How format sandisk extreme for Mac?
Go to Disc Utility, select SanDisk Extreme and click on Erase, click Format and chose a file system. Pick exFAT if you’ll be using it on a Windows too, else pick Mac OS Extended or APFS.
San Disk over heats
Nice 👌
Thanks!
No real world speed test 👎
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Didn't help me for shit but nevertheless alright video. I've noticed that the ssd itself aside both are said to have crap customer service. No reply on sandisk amazon page but samsung reply in regards to replacement is a legalize fuck you with keywords like their own discretion and really big "OR" aka always the shittier option