Hey man, because of you talking about this in relation to Mac's I bought one and it arrived today...Seriously, thank you so much! this is exactly what I've been after for SO LONG. Just booted Logic Pro with a bunch of intensive Native Instrument VST's all running libraries off the SSD, and flawless performance. Really appreciate your insight.
@@adamtalkstech I love it, I will say though it struggles to connect on first try with my Macbook pro. Not sure if it's an OS thing or what, but it takes a couple tries. Light still turns on, but no drive shows on the mac.
I just got one of these today and it works randomly. It does not mount consistently. I got the 4TB SSD and it has probably connected 7 out of 20 times trying to get it to mount.
I got the 4TB. for my Studio Max M2 to hold all my data and have an equally positive experience. With 1TB of 20MB photos I have no lag ever either on the Photos app or Pixelmator Pro. I did immediately upgrade the cord as some have suggested the OEM short one has caused some issues.
Did you have trouble with heating? I'm using Premiere and editing directly from the Sandisk SSD, it's sooo fast. But i can notice some warming. And another Question. It's good if i place everything from Premiere to the SSD (Projects, Cache, Media Content) and edit directly? OR Keep the project on the MAC and just import Media Files from the External Drive?
@@adamtalkstech I already had a fast 1TB Sabrent NVME with a TBolt Orico enclosure, that's actually very fast (2800:2700 speeds). But this G40 just feels more elegant and 'solid'. It's become my main media drive for the new Mac Mini M4. Also looks pretty sexy on the side of my desk. lol
Hello Adam! Im not sure to buy this SSD because to many people said this has a lot of issues and data lost, what you think? Do I buy another brand? I have a Mac Studio M1 Max. Saludos!
Hey, it seems to be very polarizing. I personally use this, the Pro Blade Station, and the Oyen U34 Bolt on a daily basis. That being said, I get comments every day about how every single SSD manufacturer sucks and they crash, so sometimes I feel like I don’t know what to recommend to people.
I bought this recently but returned it because it doesn’t work on iPhone 15 Pro. I wanted a drive that workd with Mac iPad and iPhone. I will get the Crucial X9 Pro or Samsung T9.
Yeah I get that "Thunderbolt Accessories are not supported on this iPhone" error message too. IT's supposed to be backwards compatible with USB 3.2 so I"m not sure why that won't work when I tried using a USB 3.2 cable with the iPhone... Sorry I had never even thought to try it on the iPhone 15 pro.
Thanks for the videos. You sound like you know what you're talking about. Im considering buying one of the 2TB models. Ive noticed in other videos when people connect these to a windows pc it shows the type of drive being used. Ive seen the WD SN750 and the SN850 both in the 2TB model. Any idea what's going on there and how to tell the difference? There are open box units available from authorized resellers but it would be nice to know which drive is in them.
If you have Mac, don't buy this. There are a lot of people ranting against this unit because it disconnects randomly...I'm one of them. When it is working it works very well and is amazing fast, but it constantly disconnects. It´s happen every time, not just when the computer is put to sleep, it´s no the cable, it´s not the operating system... I tried everything. It doesn´t happen to everyone, but it´s a bet if you buy it. I didn't research this thoroughly and if I had known that I wouldn't buy it. My original idea was to upgrade an Acasis enclosure to a more professional version and I can't actually use it to work directly on the SDD, now i´m using the enclosure again and have this just for backup. Check this out before you buy it.
I see some do get returned on Amazon but that’s so frustrating. I still have never experienced this issue but I believe you that you and others have. In a recent video I did I talked about how some people end up having issues with almost every ssd so it’s hard to even recommend any of them
@@adamtalkstech I'm having the same problem, bought this SSD because I trusted in your recommendation but it just suddenly freezes my Mac and Finder stops working because of this SSD, works well and fast at first but after a while of being connected, it just won't work. It's too late to return it now and SanDisk customer service is absolute shit. Don't buy this SSD.
I haven’t used the actual internal Mac drives for working projects for a few years now. Buy the smallest internal SSD configuration, and spend the savings on fast external drives. The only data I store internally is applications and iCloud stuff.
I do like your FCPX strategy. I have one and am considering getting another, Amazon price is under $400. However, I am finding mine is hot after transferring two 1.5 TB FCPX Libraries. I have 3 other SanDisk Extreme Pro SSDs and the performance is not close. Any thoughts on the heat? If I am just using FCPX from the drive do you think It will not get so hot? Is the heat due to the massive copying? Good news, after disconnecting the drive it cooled down quickly.
Question, some say in reviews, the following: they said they had a problem with it timing out and disconnecting. Also, that it overheats. I'm going to be using it for Serato DJ software, so continued dependability and connection are vital for hours at a time. Thoughts?
I think I just left it in the stock apfs. I haven’t personally seen much difference between exfat or apfs but some people say apfs is way better. I don’t encrypt this drive because that slows it down a little.
I have a M3 macbook pro that has thunderbolt 4. Would you expect any better performance with thunderbolt 4 vs the thunderbolt 3? This is the type of review I have been looking for.
I’d like to get one of these for my MacBook M2. Can you please tell me if SanDisk includes the appropriate cable in the box to connect the MacBook Pro M2 to this SanDisk drive?
@@adamtalkstech Thank you Adam for the quick reply. All evening I’ve been reading reviews of this hard drive and trying to find its competitors (there are not many at the consumer level). This SanDisk has too many ghastly reviews to the point I’m quite nervous making purchase. It sounds by your review you have had a good piece and served you well under fairly heavy usage. But I’m surprised so many user report negatively on this model. So I’m now looking closer at OWC Envoy Pro, which seems to have a far better review populous. But it’s unfortunately a fair bit more expensive. Trying to make a good choice here as it’s a sizeable buck for memory. And want to lower my risk of losing a big job as I do intend to use it as you d scribed you use your’s. Anyways I hope you tell me if the SanDisk has given you any problems.
Hi. I am planning to buy a 4tb one but I read about some reliability issues. Is this true?. I will only keep sample libraries for music production which can be downloaded again. But still organising them takes plenty of time
I have received comments from people saying they aren't reliable, for me it has been completely reliable with no issues at all. To be fair I get these drives and see returns on every brand of drive I recommend on Amazon.
@ thanks a lot for taking time to reply. I am a little concerned because I am thinking to ask a friend to purchase for me over his trip to US. I won’t be able to return it. I really want to buy it with piece of mind. I also don’t know what other thunderbolt options out there around this speed for M3 MacBook Pro.
@@adamtalkstech I have just tried SSD 4 TB and I got what you mean, it is only usable with 2 TB, but what are the pro blades, and also what 2 TB SSD you recommend to use with lumix S5IIX if you have heard about it?
th-cam.com/video/oCQCdP9pdjo/w-d-xo.html This is my favorite setup for it. Also check this video I just did for some other options: th-cam.com/video/ZDke0P34ArA/w-d-xo.html
MAKE SURE the drive is the first thing that is plugged into any of the thunderbolt ports on your computer to achieve the MAXIMUM SPEED from the drive. If it's plugged in after something else such as a studio display or another drive it will default to USB 3.1 or 3.2 speeds. Im not entirely sure but I believe this is because the Mac OS allocates the bus power over thunderbolt to the first device plugged in and any subsequent device defaults to a slower speed. This isn't a flaw of this drive, I believe it's a Mac OS issue. Unfortunately this means any secondary drive that's plugged in isn't going to get its maximum speed when transferring to or from that drive. Maybe its fixed in the new OS, I'm running 13.5.2 and getting 2800 R/W speeds on this drive.
Has anyone had problems with this drive freezing up a computer? I’ve had the 2TB version for 2 weeks and am having issues. I have a MacBook Pro M1 16gb of ram. While editing in photoshop after just a little work on a photo, the Adjustment sliders stop responding, I’m unable to save,or eject and sometimes the whole computer freezes needing a hard power down. If this drive isn’t plugged in every thing works normally. Suggestions?
Because of your reviews is why I bought the San Disk eco system! For my Macbook pro 16 in M2 and M2 Mac Studio. Nice work!
Great to hear! Thanks for watching
Hey man, because of you talking about this in relation to Mac's I bought one and it arrived today...Seriously, thank you so much! this is exactly what I've been after for SO LONG. Just booted Logic Pro with a bunch of intensive Native Instrument VST's all running libraries off the SSD, and flawless performance. Really appreciate your insight.
So glad to hear this! Still running great?
@@adamtalkstech I love it, I will say though it struggles to connect on first try with my Macbook pro. Not sure if it's an OS thing or what, but it takes a couple tries. Light still turns on, but no drive shows on the mac.
Many thanks, I found this video just after buy it and pretty happy with the review, I'm confident I did a good choice!
Glad I caught your insight prior to purchasing a Samsung T9 or Lacie Rugged. The Sandisk has better speeds, protection and warranty. Many props!
this is excellent. will pick one up thanks bud
Enjoy!! Hope it's helpful
I just got one of these today and it works randomly. It does not mount consistently. I got the 4TB SSD and it has probably connected 7 out of 20 times trying to get it to mount.
I’d exchange. That’s not normal.
I got the 4TB. for my Studio Max M2 to hold all my data and have an equally positive experience. With 1TB of 20MB photos I have no lag ever either on the Photos app or Pixelmator Pro. I did immediately upgrade the cord as some have suggested the OEM short one has caused some issues.
Did you have trouble with heating? I'm using Premiere and editing directly from the Sandisk SSD, it's sooo fast. But i can notice some warming.
And another Question. It's good if i place everything from Premiere to the SSD (Projects, Cache, Media Content) and edit directly? OR Keep the project on the MAC and just import Media Files from the External Drive?
got it for $200 on a flash sale (no pun intended). Went back to get another within minutes....sold out!
Wow!! What capacity?
@ 4TB! my jaw dropped when I randomly saw the price and insta bought!
Wow what a great deal. Thats hard to beat for any 4TB Drive.
@@adamtalkstech I already had a fast 1TB Sabrent NVME with a TBolt Orico enclosure, that's actually very fast (2800:2700 speeds). But this G40 just feels more elegant and 'solid'. It's become my main media drive for the new Mac Mini M4. Also looks pretty sexy on the side of my desk. lol
thanks adam your videos are super helpful!
have you tried two of these drives in RAID 0? interested to know write speeds.
I haven’t tried that. Thanks for being a part of the channel!
Hello Adam! Im not sure to buy this SSD because to many people said this has a lot of issues and data lost, what you think? Do I buy another brand? I have a Mac Studio M1 Max. Saludos!
Hey, it seems to be very polarizing. I personally use this, the Pro Blade Station, and the Oyen U34 Bolt on a daily basis. That being said, I get comments every day about how every single SSD manufacturer sucks and they crash, so sometimes I feel like I don’t know what to recommend to people.
I bought this recently but returned it because it doesn’t work on iPhone 15 Pro. I wanted a drive that workd with Mac iPad and iPhone. I will get the Crucial X9 Pro or Samsung T9.
Yeah I get that "Thunderbolt Accessories are not supported on this iPhone" error message too. IT's supposed to be backwards compatible with USB 3.2 so I"m not sure why that won't work when I tried using a USB 3.2 cable with the iPhone... Sorry I had never even thought to try it on the iPhone 15 pro.
Thanks for the videos. You sound like you know what you're talking about. Im considering buying one of the 2TB models. Ive noticed in other videos when people connect these to a windows pc it shows the type of drive being used. Ive seen the WD SN750 and the SN850 both in the 2TB model. Any idea what's going on there and how to tell the difference? There are open box units available from authorized resellers but it would be nice to know which drive is in them.
If you have Mac, don't buy this. There are a lot of people ranting against this unit because it disconnects randomly...I'm one of them. When it is working it works very well and is amazing fast, but it constantly disconnects. It´s happen every time, not just when the computer is put to sleep, it´s no the cable, it´s not the operating system... I tried everything. It doesn´t happen to everyone, but it´s a bet if you buy it. I didn't research this thoroughly and if I had known that I wouldn't buy it. My original idea was to upgrade an Acasis enclosure to a more professional version and I can't actually use it to work directly on the SDD, now i´m using the enclosure again and have this just for backup. Check this out before you buy it.
I see some do get returned on Amazon but that’s so frustrating. I still have never experienced this issue but I believe you that you and others have. In a recent video I did I talked about how some people end up having issues with almost every ssd so it’s hard to even recommend any of them
@@adamtalkstech I'm having the same problem, bought this SSD because I trusted in your recommendation but it just suddenly freezes my Mac and Finder stops working because of this SSD, works well and fast at first but after a while of being connected, it just won't work. It's too late to return it now and SanDisk customer service is absolute shit. Don't buy this SSD.
I think the most probably reason is the temperature when it’s working， then cause the unstable
I see some Sandisk PSSD have reported issue causing data loss, is PRO-G40 affected?
No. That’s the extreme pro and extreme portable that we’re having any issues
I haven’t used the actual internal Mac drives for working projects for a few years now. Buy the smallest internal SSD configuration, and spend the savings on fast external drives. The only data I store internally is applications and iCloud stuff.
Nice video! I have a good question what about SLC cash (NAND) -? After how many gigabytes the speed is getting down ??
I do like your FCPX strategy. I have one and am considering getting another, Amazon price is under $400. However, I am finding mine is hot after transferring two 1.5 TB FCPX Libraries. I have 3 other SanDisk Extreme Pro SSDs and the performance is not close. Any thoughts on the heat? If I am just using FCPX from the drive do you think It will not get so hot? Is the heat due to the massive copying? Good news, after disconnecting the drive it cooled down quickly.
Question, some say in reviews, the following: they said they had a problem with it timing out and disconnecting. Also, that it overheats. I'm going to be using it for Serato DJ software, so continued dependability and connection are vital for hours at a time. Thoughts?
I haven’t had that issue but I am seeing others say they have. I need to buy another at some point and see if I have any issues long term.
Great video, thank you.
Glad you liked it!
What formatting option do you use for these? Do you see a lot of difference formatting in that format than other formats?
I think I just left it in the stock apfs. I haven’t personally seen much difference between exfat or apfs but some people say apfs is way better. I don’t encrypt this drive because that slows it down a little.
Thanks - i bought it
Great choice!
Does it drain your laptop battery?
I have a M3 macbook pro that has thunderbolt 4. Would you expect any better performance with thunderbolt 4 vs the thunderbolt 3? This is the type of review I have been looking for.
No they have identical speeds. The main difference is just the way that thunderbolt 4 handles daisy chaining
I’d like to get one of these for my MacBook M2. Can you please tell me if SanDisk includes the appropriate cable in the box to connect the MacBook Pro M2 to this SanDisk drive?
Yes includes short thunderbolt 3 cable.
@@adamtalkstech Thank you Adam for the quick reply. All evening I’ve been reading reviews of this hard drive and trying to find its competitors (there are not many at the consumer level). This SanDisk has too many ghastly reviews to the point I’m quite nervous making purchase. It sounds by your review you have had a good piece and served you well under fairly heavy usage. But I’m surprised so many user report negatively on this model.
So I’m now looking closer at OWC Envoy Pro, which seems to have a far better review populous. But it’s unfortunately a fair bit more expensive.
Trying to make a good choice here as it’s a sizeable buck for memory. And want to lower my risk of losing a big job as I do intend to use it as you d scribed you use your’s.
Anyways I hope you tell me if the SanDisk has given you any problems.
Hi. I am planning to buy a 4tb one but I read about some reliability issues. Is this true?. I will only keep sample libraries for music production which can be downloaded again. But still organising them takes plenty of time
I have received comments from people saying they aren't reliable, for me it has been completely reliable with no issues at all. To be fair I get these drives and see returns on every brand of drive I recommend on Amazon.
@ thanks a lot for taking time to reply. I am a little concerned because I am thinking to ask a friend to purchase for me over his trip to US. I won’t be able to return it. I really want to buy it with piece of mind. I also don’t know what other thunderbolt options out there around this speed for M3 MacBook Pro.
If you have a mac maybe you can have some problems. Check my comment above.
Would you recommend this for long term storage?
does not make sense to pay 500$+ for 4TB as long term
What do you do for redundancy while you are working off the SSD?
Copy to another slower one or to one of my pro blades whenever I’m at key points in things where failure isn’t an option
Do you use it with lumix to record videos ?
I haven’t been able to test because I have the 4tb. LUMIX only does 1 and 2tb. I use the pro blades typically
@@adamtalkstech I have just tried SSD 4 TB and I got what you mean, it is only usable with 2 TB, but what are the pro blades, and also what 2 TB SSD you recommend to use with lumix S5IIX if you have heard about it?
th-cam.com/video/oCQCdP9pdjo/w-d-xo.html
This is my favorite setup for it. Also check this video I just did for some other options:
th-cam.com/video/ZDke0P34ArA/w-d-xo.html
MAKE SURE the drive is the first thing that is plugged into any of the thunderbolt ports on your computer to achieve the MAXIMUM SPEED from the drive. If it's plugged in after something else such as a studio display or another drive it will default to USB 3.1 or 3.2 speeds. Im not entirely sure but I believe this is because the Mac OS allocates the bus power over thunderbolt to the first device plugged in and any subsequent device defaults to a slower speed. This isn't a flaw of this drive, I believe it's a Mac OS issue. Unfortunately this means any secondary drive that's plugged in isn't going to get its maximum speed when transferring to or from that drive. Maybe its fixed in the new OS, I'm running 13.5.2 and getting 2800 R/W speeds on this drive.
How about a charging cable?
This drive uses bus power from the thunderbolt port.
I dont get it ... i use m.2 gen3 on a ssd adapter and get aboit 10gb/s or I missundwrstand the idea with that price tag
Yeah this’ll get you 2500 mbps not 1000.
Is anyone using this on a MacBook Pro M3 and can comment on the consistency of speed, does it maintain it's speed?
M1 Max here and maintains it, will be curious what people with the M3s say.
Has anyone had problems with this drive freezing up a computer? I’ve had the 2TB version for 2 weeks and am having issues. I have a MacBook Pro M1 16gb of ram. While editing in photoshop after just a little work on a photo, the Adjustment sliders stop responding, I’m unable to save,or eject and sometimes the whole computer freezes needing a hard power down. If this drive isn’t plugged in every thing works normally. Suggestions?
I haven’t had this issue but I will ask some of my contacts and find out if there is a solution.
@@adamtalkstech Thanks! I’m still within the return window, but if there’s some kind of resolve, that would be nice.
I’m testing the satechi usb 4 enclosure more lately and really like it but not sure of long term reliability and temperature yet.
Yes, having the exact same issue, it just freezes up the ENTIRE Finder window
un disco muy malo, lo devuelvo, cuando entra en reposo se bloquea
Is it still formatted APFS?
ExFAT