Products Featured in this Video ⬇️ 1TB SSD Drive on Amazon: amzn.to/3lxcsaS M1 Mac Mini Hub/Dock on Amazon: amzn.to/3NqNvtl M1 Mac Mini on Amazon: amzn.to/3LCsoTA LG Ultrawide Monitor on Amazon: amzn.to/3PLv0Cb Magic Keyboard on Amazon: amzn.to/3LyU0ZK Magic Mouse 2 on Amazon: amzn.to/3MAGV3D USB-C to DisplayPort Cable on Amazon: amzn.to/383x4US Logitech Speakers on Amazon: amzn.to/3NrWN8B As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I may earn commissions for purchases made through the links above. At 00:49 and 05:45 I meant Megabytes on the read and write speeds, not Megabits. Sorry! 👍
I suggest a few variations here; I bought the competitive brand because it’s silver vs gray (only a personal taste), but the major difference here is that the Samsung EVO is better due to its technology build that allows to operate faster & with a longer lifespan than the QVO SSD. I picked up a 2 TB drive at B&H for $169.
Thanks for sharing your valuable suggestions with us here. At the time of purchase, they didn't have a silver version to match the Mac Mini. But now they just released a new silver version to match the Mac Mini. Wow, that's a nice deal for a 2TB SSD. 👍
My 2TB QVO III arrived today. I was worried it wasn't going to work. But thanks to you, I went back to this video and it's all good. I have a M1 Mini 16GB 256GB that I bought last week from B&H. This week, the 1TB are now in stock. No buyers remorse because I indeed saved a few hundred by watching this. Cheers!
Awesome! Glad I could be of help. Now your device should be fully future proof. Congrats on the huge savings. Check out my other video on how to install apps on the external SSD. 👍💪
Definitely a really great options for capacity and speed at an affordable price, but the 1TB internal for $250 more is almost 10x faster in my testing. Does it matter in the real world, maybe not, but damn it is fast.
True. Yeah, the internal drives are a lot faster. But for real world usage it’s not a big deal, with the external SSD I’m still able to transfer large files back and forth really quickly, so I’ll take the extra savings lol. 💪👍
You can easily store your music and movie files plus all your other files on an external drive USB3.1, USBC or TB. You will see no effect. For the home users and mostly professional users, the high speed of the Apple SSD is useful only for booting and awaking the computer plus launching app. That’s why Apple receive so many critics from independant reviewers to put a very expensive solution in the less expansive consumer products. For Intel Macs and as add-on in a M1 MacMini box, a standard also speedy NVMe connector to install a standard SSD would be fine for the consumer products (MBA, MBP13, MacMini i3+i5). NVMe are near the same price than the SATA use in this video and near the actual Apple SSD speed. The market sold them a lot less than Apple. Today, Crucial 1TB P5 at 150$ or P2 enough for 95% of mac users at only 105$ vs 600$ by Apple (you have to add the factory SSD you already pay in the basic computer about 200$, difference between the 256GB-512GB). Also, in a computer box as the Mac mini, they can add a SATA connector for a second drive or an option for a second NVMe, it have enough space inside. But Tim Cook don’t want that people maintain or upgrade themself their computer. He prefer that you buy a new one ... save the planet he said??? The user who needs the ultra speed of Apple SSD is professionnal video editing (4K, 8K with many features and all day long working), some software programmers, some analysts using large datas and simulations, 3D editing and other in the same range. These professionnals don’t buy a MacBook Air, a MacBook (not Pro) 13 and few can use a boosted MacMini i7 with external GPU. The M1 chips seems to do a very nice job in the future for more usage but not now for the very few power users. Why put a Ferrari motor in a Fiat 500?
Your video could not have come at a better time! I’ve been debating on which Mac mini to get because of the space but after watching this, I’m just going to buy the base model and do this method. You’ve gained a subscriber! Thank you ❤️
I am going to release a video next week as an 11 year old of reviewing the M1 MacBook Pro 13”. I have been saving for the Mac for the last 8 months. Unfortunately too late for me to change my mind but I like the MacBook Pro anyways. This is also my first ever time on the channel!
I imported the same unit but under the brand name of Agptek and it was about £50 cheaper than the one you have. They are absolutely a money saver. Thanks for your video.
Oh that’s nice! Yeah, I included that AGPTEK hub in my accessories video for the M1 Mac Mini. You’re welcome, thanks for being a part of the channel. 👍💪
The slow SSD speed is not Apple M1 issue, it is because of the cheap USB-C hub, that don't have the USB-C control chips inside, they are using the USB 2.0 chips with USB-C port, tricky right? I know this because I saw many bad comments about this hub in the Chinese forum, and one of the engineer teared down it and discovered the cheap chip set inside!!!!
Not really, because I tried my regular SanDisk Extreme SSD connected directly to the thunderbolt port and the speeds are still the same same, basically cut in half. I’ve even tried connecting the SSD directly with a SATA cable and the results are the same. So it’s definitely an M1 issue.
Thx. Helped me out a lot. I thought the ssd I bought was defective. It was the same one in this vid and it works! Great for my video editing. Thx a lot.
It's a very good and cheap solution only need to take into consideration that via this dock you will get a read\write speed at around 400\500 mb\s and if you use an internal MAC storage it should give you something around 2500\3000 mb\s which means - 5,6 times faster.
I’m contemplating purchasing a Mac mini with this set up. I do online lecturing and data analysis for clients. I can’t believe I’m going back to a desktop but my home office needs a bigger monitor and I’ve an iPad Pro with peripherals. You gained a sub.
Apple currently not supporting external drives as boot drives on M1 devices. You cannot load 3rd party kexts due to an issue with activating the kextcache on external drives.
If you need support for Areca, Highpoint or Softraid raid solutions like me, then will have to wait for a fix in later version of Big Sur according Apple Support. That is, if they decide to or are able to provide a fix. Otherwise works as you describe. So only internal storage for me for the time being. FWIW, in a Seagate Firecuda dock, I can get 2700+ MB/s r/w to a NVME drive via the thunderbolt 3 connection on an M1 Mini.
@@ecclesbits2272 Ya, guess we’ll just have to wait and see what they come up with. Yeah, regarding speeds I used this Thunderbolt dock to get the Max Speeds. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7WZEyh49HCw.html I also did a video with this Thunderbolt NVMe with fast speeds. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sp4vizwmPgw.html
Will this work with a 2012 mac mini? If so, this is a game changer. Upgrading the ram internally is EASY... so this and a ram swap will basically give me a 16gb mac mini with ssd
@@LamarMK thank you! I want to try garageband, but cant afford a new mac right now. This will make it affordable if i can find a way to get big sur on a 2012... (garageband requires big sur or later os)
Question, does this extend the life of the internal SSD? I’m thinking about getting the 8 gig ram version but the lack of ram will cause the Mac Mini to temporally write and erase on the SSD. How does adding the 2TB external effect this?
I have the 8GB model, I don’t have an issue with RAM at all. Yes, it would extend the life of your internal SSD if you read/write stuff mainly from the external drive. Here’s another video I did on that where I showed how to run Apps from the External SSD 👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_3Y7KMfqWg4.html Right now I edit all my videos from the external SSD, and kinda just use the internal SSD to run the operating system and apps. 👍💪
Thank you for this I was also about to throw this M1 Mini out the window! With using this option have you also switched to use the external drive as your boot drive? If so any tips and does this improve speed?
I'm a novice. This is probably obvious to others, but can you tell me what the advantage is of hooking the external drive up first to a port rather than directly to the computer? Does it make it faster? THANKS!
No, it doesn't make it faster. The hub is just there to provide extra USB ports and an SD Card slot. Plus it also has an enclosure to store the SSD inside. You can use any other regular SSD with it if you don't want the hub with the additional ports. 👍💪
Thanks for making this video , it’s helped me a lot, I’m new to macs , just got a Mac mini and a usb c hub, like yours , and a Samsung ssd 1 tb , i followed your instructions and installed them ok. Thanks again.
Hey nice and concise review, really thinking about buying one. One thing I saw people mention as a major downside in a few reviews was that the USB C disconnects when the Mac Mini goes to sleep, leaving you with the warning "not disconnected properly" everytime… Have you experienced this issue?
Hey there! Thank you, glad you appreciate the video. Yes, it didn’t start happening until someone asked me about it. It only happens occasionally, not all the time though. It’s just how Big Sur treats external storage devices connected when it goes to sleep. It has something to do with energy saving, there’s a setting in energy savings where it puts all drives to sleep. Still using mine, it doesn’t cause any issues. 👍
Great video, love your presentation and tone. Just to let you know, i have 16 of those Samsung 870 QVO(2TB), and while for me, being QLC doesnt cause many issues. For most people, they might be upset if they didnt know these drives slow down to 70MB/s, say when copying photos from an SD card after a long day of shooting. At first you probably wont notice this, but i have a laptop with a 2TB 860 QVO(though the 870 has the same issue) and it started to slow down significantly after i filled it to ~1.3TB, You'll also see it slow down right out of the box if you copy more than 70GB to the drive at once, and dont allow it to purge that SLC buffer I feel that most people wont run into this slow down very often, but when it does happen it will be slower than an old hard drive. like when i am doing a full sync from my old server, to my new server, the SSDs slow down the transfer, because once they hit the SLC cache buffer, they slow down to be slower than the spinning disks on my old server. But this is a very rare instance for me, as to reach this buffer limit on my server, i would have to write over 1TB at 40G speeds. And note, that this ONLY happens when writing to the disk, if you're reading from the disk, you can read 300TB without it slowing down noticably.
Thank you man! You got 16 of them?! 😱 I don’t notice any slowdown with mine, but I’m not transferring 70GB at a time. I transfer all my video files to the SSD and edit them from the SSD, then export them from the video editor to the SSD and upload them to RU-vid from the SSD. It all depends on the use case of the drive, but for my workflow it works good enough without me noticing any extreme slowdowns. But it’s good to share your experience in-depth, thanks for sharing. Glad to have you on the channel. 👍💪
@@LamarMK You probably wont notice it till there is only 500GB or less space left. The smaller the available space, the quicker the "SLC Cache" will fill, and thus the quiker it will slow down. and yes, i have 16 of them in a RAID array for a portable file server. I also have the Sabrent Rocket Q NVMe drives and they have the same problem, their cache is just different
@@LamarMK I have these 2(super cheap) NVME enclosures in RAID, only getting abut 500MB/s out of these 2 Samsung 970 EVO drives that are supposed to be capable of 3500MB/s each. and last time i checked USB 3.0 was capable of just over 600MB/s. So i ordered one from Sabrent that is supposedly USB 3.2 (1200MB/s). Will have to see how it actually performs. While 500MB/s is enough with both in RAID, i'd much prefer 2400MB/s
@@denvera1g1 Which M1 Mac are you using? I’m not sure you’ll see those speeds at all on the M1 Macs. Even just connecting the regular USB 3.0 I get around 300MB/s.
5:38 pretty sure it's measuring in megabytes, not megabits. The convention is capital B means bytes. 340Megabits per second would be way too slow even for a hard drive.
Just an honest mistake in the video, I’m aware of the difference. The video was already out though, so I pinned it in the comments to make everyone aware of the mistake and correction. 👍💪
my hagibis was delivered yesterday and i must say its well build the only thing im missing now is my mac mini becuase i was so dumb to order the 16gb version
Great video, but an 870 QVO is not a good idea for people working with video. You can only fully overwrite that drive 360 times and the warranty is over. The 860 EVO is almost 2 times better in this regard.
Nice breakdown! Is the speed working any better since the latest update .2.3? Also, if you own/use a Mac Mini stand (Jarlink - the one you can expand), will both units fit, standing on its side? Thanks
Thank you! Stay tuned for more. 👍💪 Apple didn’t fix the speed issue yet, but here’s a video on how I was able to Fix it though 👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7WZEyh49HCw.html I don’t have one of those stands to test with sorry. But I think it works, RNerissa on RU-vid did it.
Hey there I just looked at the hub and saw there's one with ram slots for around $110. So even if you get an 8gb ram or just go with 16gb you can add more ram. Along with the external storage for the 1tb
If I could find one with a similar enclosure that fits the M1 Mac Mini perfectly like this then I’d use it. But for my use case this is actually good enough. 👍💪
I purchased this same hub and hard drive in my older Mac Mini to test it before my new 2020 mini comes in.. I had to use a USB C=USB A cable as the older mini does not have a USB C port. The Mini did not see the Hard drive not matter how many different cables I tried. I then tried a few different hard drives and still could not set up hard drives. I have ordered a new Mac Mini when it comes in if this dock doesn't see it I will send it back
I’ve tried the hub with other types of cables and it doesn’t work with the SSD. The only way it works is with a USB-C to USB-C cable, so the device needs to have a USB-C port for it to work. Let me know how it goes when you get it. 👍💪
Hi I bought Hagibis MC25Pro DP Also I got Samsung NVME 980 pro 1 TB Also Samsung Sata 880 EVO BUT MY MAC Mini M1 Recognize only one Of my Samsung What shall I do Do you’ve another video shows me all your steps Thanks
You’re welcome. Great, it’s a nice hub. The speeds I got from the external SSD was around 300+MB/s which is still pretty good, I used it to edit all my videos, I show the exact speeds in the video. The speeds of external SSD’s are basically cut in half on M1 Macs, the only solution I found to get the max speeds I show in this video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7WZEyh49HCw.html
T5 is around 540 MB/s and this is around 560MB/s. You won’t get those max speeds on M1 Macs unless you go through a Thunderbolt dock like this. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7WZEyh49HCw.html 👍💪
No, the boot drive is still the internal ssd, the external drive is just for extra storage. I don’t have a boot drive setup video, in this video I show how to install and run apps from the external SSD. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_3Y7KMfqWg4.html 👍💪
No issues at all, I’ve upgrade my setup as you can see in recent videos but up until then everything worked the same. I’m also still using the same SSD and it’s working fine. 👍💪
@@LamarMK Are you getting the message saying that the ssd wasn't ejecting properly every time you put your Mac to sleep? I don't know if I want to buy this yet because of that problem.
@@alfonsoalmeida1 Yeah, it’s an issue with Big Sur how it treats external USB devices. What you can do is disable sleep on the M1 Mac Mini and only allow the monitor to sleep instead. 👍💪
Hi Lamar, I am a complete novice. How do I get the additional drive to automatically save to the upgraded TB of storage. I keep getting messages about needing to optimize my storage and I've already clicked that button to do so. Thanks!
@@LamarMK Is this can be for a long term use? Cause I only record audio thru logic pro and edit simple videos on finalcut pro (1080, 60fps) specifically.
I got a 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD with Thunderbolt3/USB4 enclosure to expand my 2019 Mac Mini's internal storage. Read/write speed is as nearly good as Apple-built SSD. I'm booting MacOS from my external drive. Thunderbolt SSD would cost around 150-200 USD including enclosure.
Haha that’s cool lol 😁. Yeah, every time they go in stock they sell out instantly. You got to keep it on your shopping list and keep checking it daily. 👍
Thank you so much for adding Samsung SSD drive Model# available on Amazon. Its being delivered in a day or so. The Hagibis USB-C dock won't arrive until Jan 11. Okay by me. I read that if putting dock on top of Mac mini M1 it may interfere with bluetooth or wifi. I will put under the MacMini. Glad the color is silver instead of space grey.
You're very welcome! Hopefully, you will get the USB-C dock sooner. I didn't notice any issues with mine if the dock is placed on top, but I think it looks a lot cooler with the M1 Mac Mini on top. If you have any Bluetooth or WiFi issues, I have a video on how to fix that. Yes, they recently started offering it in silver, before it was only in space grey. Thanks for your feedback, Stay tuned for more content. 👍
Brother, you have the same items I have and this help me get it setup. One question for you. Do you have Apple Keyboard and Mouse? If yes or no, is your mouse getting jumpy when the pc is working, dose the keyboard disconnect then can't wake up the PC? Im having little small things. Its new. Magic keyboard, Home mouse.
Hey Bro 👋! That’s nice. Yes, I have the Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard and had Bluetooth disconnecting issues. Follow the steps I showed in this video to fix it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IK4EJOvueSM.html 👍💪
Hey there 👋! I’ve had it happen, but not all the time. Seems to be an issue with Big Sur, I’ve noticed it doesn’t happen a lot in the latest updates. What you can do is turn off sleep mode on the M1 Mac Mini and only let the display go to sleep instead. 👍💪
since this is external ssd, do i have to eject the SSD everytime i want to shutdown, or i will get the “ disk not ejected properly “ when the next time im turning my macmini on.
You’d probably see that if you unplug it while it’s in use without ejecting it. Sometimes after the Mac wakes from sleep it shows that message, what you can do is turn sleep mode off on the Mac Mini and just let the monitor sleep instead. 👍💪
@@LamarMK Just curious, does this happen only when the mac mini goes to sleep automatically? If we put the mac mini to sleep manually, I heard it does not happen, have you tried this? My mac mini and hagibis are both arriving in 2 weeks so I am very curious about this, thanks!
@@sekf I’ve never tried it with manually putting the M1 Mac Mini to sleep. I’ve noticed in the latest macOS updates it doesn’t happen a lot, but what you can do is just disable sleep on the M1 Mac Mini and let the monitor sleep instead. 👍💪
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Hi, i have a widescreen LG similar as yours, I will upgrade to mac mini M1, question is,,, in my old imac (2015) i have to use an app to adjust resolution to 2560 x 1080. in the mac mini you need an app too ? or the mac Mini video card does the job by itself? thanks
Hey there! Nice, which M1 Mac Mini are you getting? You don't need an app to adjust the resolution. You can just go into system preferences > display> scaled > and choose the resolution you want. 👍💪
@@YaxkinRetrodisko That’s nice! Great choice. Yes, it’s a great buy especially if you already have a monitor and stuff. You’re welcome, stay tuned for more. 👍💪
That’s just how M1 Macs treat any USB storage devices plugged in. What you can do is turn off sleep mode on the M1 Mac Mini and let the monitor go to sleep instead. 👍💪
Just installed a Samsung ssd drive in my AGPTEK hub. When I shut down the mac and restart I get a message telling me I should eject the drive prior to shut off???
It happens sometimes with my Hagibis hub too. Sometimes after it wakes from sleep the notification will also show up, but it seems that’s the way macOS treats every external storage devices connected. It doesn’t affect it in any way from my testing. Under system preferences there’s a energy saving thing where it puts hard drives to sleep after a while if they are not being used.
Thanks for posting. Q: Does the Hagibis dock snap onto the Mac Mini, perhaps by means of clips or magnets? ... I'm just trying to work out how stable it is when under, or on top of, the Mac Mini.
Thank you, stay tuned for more. There are no clips or magnets to attach the dock to the Mac Mini, you can probably add velcro to secure them to each other. The dock has pads on the bottom so it doesn't move around on your desk. 👍💪
I fully understand to buy the cheapist M1 Mini mac and add external disk. Here is my problem. I have mini mac late 2014 with SSD 1 T (I changed the original myself) Now I have far too much data and programs on my old mini mac. How can I transfer all my data to a smaller mini mac and external disk.? I have asked Apple support and they were not sure. New subscriber from Denmark
Welcome to the channel, thanks for subscribing. 👍💪 What you can do is get a 2 TB external SSD like this, and connect it to your 2014 Mac Mini with a USB to SATA cable, and transfer all your files to it. Then connect that external SSD to your new Mac Mini like how I did in this video, and you’ll have all your files, plus some extra storage.
@@LamarMK Thankyou for the answer. If I do this - can I get access to all my programs, e-mail, internet? will icons on my screen come automatic or shall I install again
@@harderjohansen You’re welcome. This solution would mainly be for transferring over your files such as documents, photos, etc. I do have another video here where I show how to move apps to the external drive. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_3Y7KMfqWg4.html Here’s Apple’s solution for moving files. support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350
But your ssd can read 560 MB/s and Write 530.. so is 300mb/s Little bit to Slow, what kann the sata Port read? In the Docingstation We can read SATA 6.0 Gb/s, SATA 3.0 Gb/s, SATA 1.5 Gb/s.
The slower speed is unique to Macs with the M1 Chip. Even connecting the external drive directly to the USB-C port the speeds are cut in half. We just have to wait and see how Apple addresses this.
In stock for the hub on Amazon from hagibis.. basically still coming from China. Delivery all the way up to Jan 27th.. no different than ordering from them directly or aliexpress. Too bad amazon doesn't stock
The grey one delivers a bit faster in December, Just the new silver one gets delivered in January. Once Amazon receives all their new inventory it could start shipping earlier though. 👍
Hey bro, to confirm, does the type-C connector attaches to the Thunderbolt port? I’m about to buy the Mac mini and I’m reviewing the accessories I may need to buy along.
@@JoelStephen Hey Bro! Yes, the USB-C connector will plug into the thunderbolt port on the Mac Mini. You can check out my playlist I have another accessory video there as well. I know LG, Dell, and Samsung makes some great monitors. If you’re looking for a more budget option I have a review of my monitor on the channel you can check it out. Here’s a link to the M1 Mac Mini Playlist 👉 ru-vid.com/group/PLiJV9CiGrdLkJerrlXFtbYA7bYN2MyjU6
Apple's internal SSD will always be faster than an external drive. But the speeds are still good regardless. And Yes, you can install Apps to the external SSD. Here's my video where I show how to do it 👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_3Y7KMfqWg4.html
do you ever get the "please eject the drive before disconnecting" notification? since the mac treats it like an external drive, I'm wondering if that pops up if you shutdown or put the mac to sleep
@@rafee12 Yes. This exact product paired with an M1 Mac Mini. What I don't know is if there are actual connection disruptions or if MacOS is reporting connection disruptions. If it weren't for the MacOS notification reminding me to eject drives before removing them, I would be blissfully unaware. I have not noticed any issues reading or writing to the drive.
