Best Portable SSDs for Mac & iPad (2023)! Samsung, LaCie, CalDigit, & More!

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In this video, I round up my favorite portable SSDs -- both USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 -- for iPad and Mac. At the end, I give my recommendation for best overall, honorable mention, best rugged, and fastest.
Samsung T7 Touch/Shield: shop-links.co/chIfz6Ohnjl
LaCie Ruggged SSD: amzn.to/3RQdVI6
Crucial SSD: amzn.to/3PKuSBV
Glyph Atom Raid Thunderbolt SSD: amzn.to/3vbXfRB
CalDigit Tuff Nano/Tuff Nano Plus: amzn.to/3J0hRBT
SanDisk Professional G-Drive SSD: amzn.to/3cnTMc4
SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD: amzn.to/3zqCsMJ
Chapters ➡
0:00 Intro
1:06 CalDigit Tuff nano
2:14 Samsung T7
3:40 Crucial X6
4:36 LaCie Rugged SSD
616 Glyph Atom Pro
7:37 Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD
9:09 LaCie Mobile SSD
10:19 Fantom Drives eXtreme SSD
11:14 Drive Recommendations
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@NRafa7 Год назад

DON’T buy the Sandisk Extreme SSD if it’s for an IPad. It doesn’t work with my IPad Air 4. Plus Sandisk says that it’s not made/compatible for iPads. Just Pc/computer . This guy should’ve clarified that.

@hardiannicko Год назад

Yeah, I’m facing the same issue.

@akashdeeplakra3583 Год назад

Need more power so try using powerbank n type c to usb 3 adaptor and lemme know please 🙏

@jafarfadh Год назад

Hi thank you for saving my bucks, almost buy sandisk extreme ssd. So what do you recommend?

@NRafa7 Год назад

@@jafarfadh I think most other external SSD are compatible for iPad. But I would do the research first to make sure. I only really know about Sandisk. Sorry.

@hardiannicko Год назад

@@NRafa7 I've tried using extra power with MacBook charger and USB Hub. But still doesn't work.

@SharonThomas Год назад

Need some help. I do photo editing and am about to upgrade from my old, old Mac Pro to the new Mac Studio M2 Max and need external drives (SSDs)...one for storing my photos and the other for backup. I would like two 8TB drives....what would you recommend? Thanks.

@craigjackson9063 2 года назад

I flick files between Mac and PC all the time. Use M.2 drive with external case. Super fast

@electone5030 Год назад

Others have said SanDisk and Samsung and maybe others get very hot & drain battery when used on iPad Pro, gave you experienced these sort of problems on these drives?

@seecraig 2 года назад

Given the speeds, for those who do demanding video editing, it may be best to get the biggest possible internal SSD since the only external SSDs that match the internal speed may be about as expensive as the BTO internal SSDs.

@nayefdl3769 9 месяцев назад

Hello so I am not a rich person and I can/want to buy any price ssd I just want to know that I am thinking to buy a LaCie and I don’t know if I can get it or not because I want to put an iPad air2 photos to the ssd and I want it to copy the exact same data (where I took the photo when and ipad ) so whole should I choose ? Please help ASP

@alex.delcastillo 2 года назад

Great video. In the market to upgrade my storage to SSD and this was helpful. BTW, in your recommendations you called the Sandisk a Samsung Extreme Portable. Keep making informative videos like this.

@AppleInsider 2 года назад

Thanks for the kind words! And shoot! They are so close!

@iruleladies2012 10 месяцев назад

Hi there , Could u please guide what ssd should i buy for my iPad Air 4 ?

@reidthered Год назад

Good info 👍 What about an internal SSD within an enclosure?

@RameshKumar-ng3nf 2 года назад

Andrew, i got the Samsung T7 , 1TB a week back and its lightning fast. Dont have any lags in file reading or writing and very tiny to carry . Happy with the investment even though its expensive, worth the money spent.

@AppleInsider 2 года назад

Great drive option! They have almost a cult-like following!

@Mr.Monta77 Год назад

And very tiny to find when you have lost it.

@leisureclub_ 5 месяцев назад

probably not expensive than what apple charges 😂

@MoviesIlike-dy7pg 2 месяца назад

I put a split my internal ssd 1t7Samsung to have to side's I need to remove the wall and keep the photos that are in there. Is that able to be done?

@ucheonobie4521 Год назад

I thought you were going to tell us which one is better for iPad and Mac separately🥹🥹🥹

@shshankking 2 года назад

I bought wd p50 20gbps 8GB drive, opened it and removed its stock SN750 drive, chucked sn770 2TB. Boom, 2TB 20Gbps drive with turbo write at full speed at around 500GB+. Then chucked the sn750 is a cheap orico enclosure..

@aleksandrtrikoz1993 10 месяцев назад

What camera do you use? Feel so dizzy when you shake those ssds in front of the camera

@josephinpdx Год назад

I currently have a western digital external hard drive with a little over 2TB of music. It runs very slow with my MacBook Pro. I'm thinking it's because of the current drive I use. Would an SSD drive work faster and better specifically with Apple Music. FYI, I have no interest in streaming services and cloud services don't cut it for me. Thank you for any advice!

@johloflivsmedelsverket-wy9nw Год назад

Absolutely, would be quite a bit faster. I had the same exact issue and bought an external SSD. It's like night and day.

@josephinpdx Год назад

@@johloflivsmedelsverket-wy9nw thank you! What kind of cords do you use to connect to your computer?

@erbartlett Год назад

Do you have any tips for holding your iPad in your hands while using an SSD? With the cable sticking out of the side it’s really uncomfortable.

@shehawarali5920 8 месяцев назад

I'm also looking for same.... Did you got any idea for that

@MrBarmore90222 Год назад

Can I backup my iPad music to the Sandisk SSD…

@deantethegiant Год назад

can someone please help me? i've been on youtube for hours searching for an SSD that's strictly plug & play with no software or extra accounts needed to be made. i need one that is Mac compatible, reliable and can hold up to 2 TB at least.

@ytwatcher2021 Год назад

I say go for Samsung as they usually make the storage put into MacBooks iPhones etc anyway

@deantethegiant Год назад

@@ytwatcher2021 I appreciate the help

@ytwatcher2021 Год назад

@@deantethegiant your welcome

@andyguildford Год назад

Will these be ok for iPhone too?

@gregata Год назад

How about the OWC Envoy Pro FX?

@TheFandangovideoguy Год назад

I have a Sandisk Extreme portable v2 SSD and I use it for video editing but I find that it gets WAY TOO Hot when editing 4k video...this cannot be normal...is the Samsung T7 cooler? is it as fast as the Sandisk Portable (Not the pro version). The sandisk's temperature while ediitng video worries me...thanks

@_HMCB_ Год назад

I was on another video and a few comments said the same. The one guy said he’d replaced his with the T7 and it doesn’t get hot doing 4K.

@ADUMON Год назад

Hey Erick, I have both and I can confirm that the Extreme ssd is getting hot pretty fast. But that does not mean the performance is less. Both work great for me, but the T5/7 is indeed way cooler for my experience.

@TheFandangovideoguy Год назад

@@ADUMON yep...I got the Samsung. I will still use the Sandisk for other tasks but not for editing. That much heat cannot be good at all..no matter what the manufacturer says. I only use them to edit 4k videos. The original footage is safe in a Lacie raid..

@analytics8055 Год назад

I love the underwater SSD...

@dr.martinamayer5423 Год назад

Would you go for the SanDisk Portable SSD or Crucial X6 for a PS5?

@nayefdl3769 9 месяцев назад

Non of them

@GenuineArticle71 10 часов назад

got the Samsung T5 EVO Portable SSD thinking it would work with my iPad pro. Sadly not working... only works with my PC even though formatted exFAT.

@TheCitizen23 2 года назад

Which SSD doesn't get warm? I have tried Samsung T7, G-Drive and they got hot a lot.

@paulcaskey Год назад

I have a T5. It gets super hot immediately and doesn't function properly. Wish I had just purchased more memory to start with.

@jackysfilmstudio Год назад

so what one would you say is the best for video editng?

@NRafa7 Год назад

I’d say almost all of them. It all comes down to the device you’re working /editing with. Mac, pc, iPad etc. For example, the Sandisk Extreme isn’t compatible with IPad (personal experience as well). Only Mac and pc

@x3ko777 2 года назад

12:00 you mean Sandisk not Samsung. I have a T7 touch, a sandisk extreme portable and a sandisk portable. T7 is by far the best value, the Sandisks here in my country at least are quite expensive. The Sandisk portable (non extreme version) is terrible, extremely slow, fine for holding old photos/videos but not ideal for regular use if fast transfer speeds are needed, and if you try encrypt it it runs slower than a spinning hdd drive. Just mentioning it incase anyone is looking at the non extreme version.

@IqbalHossain-vg8vr Год назад

you recommend Samsung t7 for holding old photos and videos as backup cuz my iphone is out of space, it's cheap in my country and speed doesn't matter, I only need reliability and longevity 👍

@x3ko777 Год назад

@@IqbalHossain-vg8vr t7 is fast, but if its also cheap then go for it, its a very good drive

@mejlgaardbliddal 2 года назад

You are not getting 1000MB read or write on the T7 on a machine with a m1 inside more like + 500 in my testing. Still fast enough for my needs.

@AppleInsider 2 года назад

Definitely more than 500 MB/s. I get about 800 MB/s on my M1. You can see the screenshot in my review! appleinsider.com/articles/22/04/26/samsung-t7-shield-review-durable-fast-ssd-storage-for-on-the-go

@mejlgaardbliddal 2 года назад

@@AppleInsider I have retested mine and get around 700 MB/sec of read right which is faster than when I bought It a year ago. Which version of MacOS did you test it with I am using 12.5 as of the test I just did.

@AppleInsider 2 года назад

@@mejlgaardbliddal oh good! This was on my MacBook Pro with the latest macOS that was just released.

@Dmhlcmb Год назад

I love the Sandisk ssd. I bought 4 on sale for $60 each. I use them and love them but when I connect one (properly reformatted) to my iPad Air 5 and it gets uncontrollably hot.

@maanii.18 Год назад

Hey which one would you recommend getting then for ipad air 5? Have you tried Samsung t7 or t5? I have seen some more videos about it on RU-vid and sandisk ssd has alot of similar review but they recommend Samsung t5 but maybe not t7.

@Dmhlcmb 11 месяцев назад

Yeah, the T7 is great. I have one of those and it doesn’t get hot at all. Mine is the t7 shield. I still use the Sandisk extremes and there has been no issues aside from the crazy heat.

@maanii.18 11 месяцев назад

@@Dmhlcmb thankyou so much. It helps

@jas6042 11 месяцев назад

Is it true that the password and other security features of the T7 do not work with the iPad Air 5? I read somewhere that they have to be disabled.

@Dmhlcmb 11 месяцев назад

@@jas6042 it’s true, but I read that the fingerprint sensor does work. I don’t have one though.

@BrutusMaximusAurelius 2 года назад

Have the T7 with the finger print and it’s the best SSD I’ve ever had. Super fast and a very small form factor so it easily fiets I my bag.

@NRafa7 Год назад

Does it work with iPads?

@BrutusMaximusAurelius Год назад

@@NRafa7 don’t know for sure, but I think it should work with new iPads. Google is you best friend in this case.

@samhendersonn Год назад

@@NRafa7 it works with iPad but not with iPhones

@Chimpur 2 года назад

I run a VM off a 500gb Samsung T7.. about a year in and i've had zero problems!

@MyRackley Месяц назад

Fun fact: La Cie is a pun. The parent company is Seagate and La Cie is French for "The Company". The enclosed chip is called a FireCuda, which presumably is some sort of mythical sea monster. 🌊

@Harshit_INTP 2 года назад

I have samsung t5 reliable

@Sockumsofficial 4 месяца назад

Using ssds on and iPad sends shivers down my spine 🥶🥶🥶

@turn-me-later 8 месяцев назад

I can use my 2T extreme on my iPad Pro with no issues

@lancewalker1775 Год назад

I prefer Crucial X8.

@Evil.Turkey 2 года назад

Samsung T7 is just the best out there

@CeliaJdC Год назад

the T5 doesnt work with my ipad M2 pro

@heythere6983 10 месяцев назад

Update? Still the same?

@mranalog241 2 месяца назад

The Samsung drives are limited to 10Gbps on a Mac since USB Gen 2 2x2 isn’t supported by Apple. He clearly didn’t test any of these drives.

@skepticsr_us Год назад

@ 12:00 this is not a SAMSUNG ssd.

@savethisforlater Год назад

Samsung T7 line Next, Sandisk Then Lacie SSD rugged ...

@AmyNyan00 8 месяцев назад

1:07 to the point .

@MreenalMams Год назад

S for SanDisk, S for Steve Vai..

@kennethkelly6043 3 месяца назад

Dont bother trying SanDisk with Ipad. It wont work.

@YousefGhouth 9 месяцев назад

I don’t trust this channel for misinformation. It feels more for selling & affiliate than what people need I Hope they review their value quality rather than deleting my comment

@SheikAshii Год назад

What’s the cheapest? Don’t care that much about the speed lol

@jwal11622 Год назад

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@isaacsc4434 6 месяцев назад

THIS GUY DID NOT TEST IT ON THE IPAD AS HE DIDNT KNOW THAT THAT SANDISK ONLY REACH 500 SPEED NOT

@milanthomas 2 года назад

❤️❤️

@rudyoliver2515 2 года назад

samsung is best

@xknoewx 2 года назад

Wish you focused on thunderbolt drives too. Just a bunch of usbc… meh

@AppleInsider 2 года назад

There just aren't a ton of them out there. AND, many of the ones that are out there offer the SAME speeds as the USB-C versions. We have two of them in this video and I mentioned the Rugged Pro from LaCie. The only other one I'd recommend is the one from Pluggable.